brummy-lad
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In 2008 Nos. 372 and 374 were occupied by Green Lane Music Centre, some time between 2008 and 2011 No. 372 was taken over by Gerry Andrews (Hairdresser)
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Ghost signs of Birmingham
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At the junction of Second Avenue and Green Lane, Small Heath/Bordesley Green. Pity part of the name is obscured.
viv if you take it back to 2014 street view the name is there...if you want to delete this post and edit yours please do
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Thanks Lyn, nice and clear.
At the corner of Washwood Heath Road and Asquith Road. Uncovered when a large billboard was removed around 2021.
Here's a challenge. Looks like industrial premises. Any ideas ? Very difficult to decipher. But cute cat !
Jonob
master brummie
Here's an earlier picture of the same building; so nice to see the improvemnts made by the current owners, regards, John.
That's great, thanks John ! We can also see the writing above 'Players', quite a lot of information about Haywards shop.
Richard Dye
master brummie
John, the car in the center/right looks like a Ford, later than 1953. I could be mistaken.
Jonob
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It's a Mk.1 Ford Consul first produced in 1951, regards, John.
Richard Dye
master brummie
Great.............Thank you!
Both of these corner shops are at the junction of Aston Lane and London Road. The first one, now covered over, seems to have "Corner" in the name. The second one seems to have been some sort of repair shop before it was a barber shop.
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Update on post #30. The photos in the post were of George Ellison's (now Tufnols) on Wellhead Lane. Opposite the factory was a former Ellison's site that was in the process of being cleared The gates into the site had the 'E' Ellison logo and the pillars each side had lamps on top, exactly the same as those on the factory entrance gates across the road.
Today the site has become a bus station. The gates have gone, being replaced with new ones, but the two lamps remain on top of the pillars. Would have liked to have had that 'E' logo, hope it's gone to a good home.
Today the site has become a bus station. The gates have gone, being replaced with new ones, but the two lamps remain on top of the pillars. Would have liked to have had that 'E' logo, hope it's gone to a good home.
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Mark Tooze
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Sadly this must now go down as a "ghost sign" I guess - compare to my photos of the late 70's on the Snow Hill Station threads:-
However if you look behind Taylor & Challens there is another sign on the building to its right:-
Could possibly be "Diesets"? I'll have to go back with something a bit better than an Iphone camera.......
However if you look behind Taylor & Challens there is another sign on the building to its right:-
Could possibly be "Diesets"? I'll have to go back with something a bit better than an Iphone camera.......
This might have been on here before, but not sure as I think my search function has problems since the site went down. Looks like Darrow - Newsagent, Tobacconist, Confectionery.
This one's at the junction of Oxhill Road with Rookery Road. " ................ Noted for Danish Butter and (Bacon?) perhaps. Can't read the shopkeeper's name at the top.
Richard Dye
master brummie
That used too be such a nice intersection. I used to take the 70 bus to Rookery Rd sometimes.
This one is tucked away near 71 Hamstead Road Handsworth. To the right are now new buildings. This sign must have been in a passageway off Hamstead Road. Not sure of the name, maybe Strood ? They were builders and decorators.
(Just out of interest, the newer houses to the right of this sign don't look out of place in this part of the road, a sympathetic rebuild).
(Just out of interest, the newer houses to the right of this sign don't look out of place in this part of the road, a sympathetic rebuild).
That's great thank you !
Richard Dye
master brummie
Next door!
I like the old phone numbers - NOR on the Stroud sign. Not sure, but think ours was ERD in Kingstanding. Later went over to 373.
Good to see some signs show the old numbers.
Good to see some signs show the old numbers.
pjmburns
master brummie
At least with the letters you knew where places were.
Richard Dye
master brummie
Ours was: NOR 7614, how’s that for 62 years on
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Radiorails
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Birmingham Exchanges - Telephone Exchanges
Photographs and details of the telephone exchanges that make up the Birmingham telephone group. STD Code: 0121.
telephone-exchanges.org.uk
Some of the exchange names had an indication of the areas served, but not all.
This was uncovered in 2020, at the junction of Pershore Road and St Stephen's Road. Like many of these painted signs, they include a variety of fonts. In the two years its b3en uncovered, the sign seems to be fading.
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Richard Dye
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Very sad! That area always was a nice clean area as I remember.
Mark Tooze
master brummie
Found this one last Saturday - opposite "The Fox" carvery in Walmley:-
Haleys Fruit & Veg Shop?
Haleys Fruit & Veg Shop?
Mark Tooze
master brummie
And this one on the run-in to New St Station - doubt this building will last for much longer?
