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Hall of Memory Gardens
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Radiorails
master brummie
Lovely photo, which reminds me of the grassed area where I stood to watch the VE or VJ Parade. But the benches and flowers were not there in 1945/6.
The gardens in September 1954 and on Remembrance Day November 1981. Images from the Birmingham Mail archives. Viv.
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The gardens barely changed over the years. Pretty much a grassed area edged with straight borders. In the second image the Jubilee Fountain set into the lawn commemorated the Elan Valley Water Supply Scheme. The Fountain was installed in 1954. Pity it had to go. Viv.
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Radiorails
master brummie
Looking at this photo, which is just a few years after the Victory Parade(s), shows what an advantageous spot my Nanny chose to watch the parade. It was slightly elevated - ideal for a youngster - and most likely less crowded than New Street or wherever the procession went after Broad Street.