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Inner Ring Road

Ok thanks both of you.

Yesterday saw something about the Beeching Cuts of lost railway lines in the West Midlands in the Birmingham Mail.
 
Think this is the same view Ell as your first photo post # 6, but maybe around 40 years earlier. (Copied photo here for easy ref. hope that's ok). Viv.

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I understand that some land which is just to the right of these pictures is one of the only bomb sites in the City never to be built on, there's a car park there now just right of the tunnel entrance.
 
brumgum said:
I understand that some land which is just to the right of these pictures is one of the only bomb sites in the City never to be built on, there's a car park there now just right of the tunnel entrance.
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I was not aware it was a bomb site, but it certainly has not been built on and is just a surface car park (according to Google maps).

I think this is just an example of how the inner ring road isolates those areas outside the ring road.

This land would be prime building land if it was INSIDE the inner ring road, yet because it is just OUTSIDE the ring road it is allowed to lie virtually unused for decades.

There is now an exit from Snow Hill station nearby (in Livery St, right opposite the car park) so I wonder if that will help make the area more popular and encourage visitors.

Mind you I am not sure how many people even KNOW about exit from Snow Hil station into Livery St (I assume it is open?).
 
guilbert53 said:
I was not aware it was a bomb site, but it certainly has not been built on and is just a surface car park (according to Google maps).

I think this is just an example of how the inner ring road isolates those areas outside the ring road.

This land would be prime building land if it was INSIDE the inner ring road, yet because it is just OUTSIDE the ring road it is allowed to lie virtually unused for decades.

There is now an exit from Snow Hill station nearby (in Livery St, right opposite the car park) so I wonder if that will help make the area more popular and encourage visitors.

Mind you I am not sure how many people even KNOW about exit from Snow Hil station into Livery St (I assume it is open?).
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Would love to know the history of the derelict building facing the car park on Ludgate Hill. it would be useful for apts



https://www.flickr.com/photos/ell-r-brown/4169793701/sizes/z/in/photostream/


one of ells shots

just found a thread on this...

https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=32608
 
Vivienne14 said:
(Copied photo here for easy ref. hope that's ok)
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No problem Viv with copying it. Yes that is the same view / location.

Doubt that the existing footbridge would have been there when it looked like a mess!

Note that the Livery Subway between both sides of Livery Street (split by Great Charles Street Queensway) is still there!





 
guilbert53 said:
There is now an exit from Snow Hill station nearby (in Livery St, right opposite the car park) so I wonder if that will help make the area more popular and encourage visitors.

Mind you I am not sure how many people even KNOW about exit from Snow Hil station into Livery St (I assume it is open?).
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Yes the Livery Street entrance of Snow Hill Station is open - but from Monday's to Saturday's - daytime I think.
Not many people use it (at least not when I've used it).





 
guilbert53 said:
I was not aware it was a bomb site, but it certainly has not been built on and is just a surface car park (according to Google maps).

I think this is just an example of how the inner ring road isolates those areas outside the ring road.

This land would be prime building land if it was INSIDE the inner ring road, yet because it is just OUTSIDE the ring road it is allowed to lie virtually unused for decades.

There is now an exit from Snow Hill station nearby (in Livery St, right opposite the car park) so I wonder if that will help make the area more popular and encourage visitors.

Mind you I am not sure how many people even KNOW about exit from Snow Hil station into Livery St (I assume it is open?).
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Plans are afoot...

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/birmingham-great-charles-street-bomb-4869676
 
This site nearly became a Coach Station to replace Digbeth Coach Station nothing came of it

brumgum said:
I understand that some land which is just to the right of these pictures is one of the only bomb sites in the City never to be built on, there's a car park there now just right of the tunnel entrance.
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Why is it closing? Useful App to help you plan alternative routes - funny to think that computers were just arriving on the scene when the tunnel was built and the mobile phone hadn't even been invented! In many respects we've come a long way. Viv.
 
Thanks Brumgum. Good luck with the alternatives. With only (?) 1.5 million people using the tunnels per month should be a breeze to get every one of them to use the alternatives! Viv.
 
An interesting analysis. Didn't know the future of St. Chad's had ever been in doubt. Not much sympathy for Mr Manzoni in this article, and criticised for very little public consultation. Viv.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-23319775
 
Having difficulty posting a working link, so copied it here with extra photos from the article. Viv.

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Thanks for the update Ell. Let's face it, it was never meant to be a pretty addition to Birmingham! Viv.
 
No problem Viv.

Some pics from Suffolk Street Queensway.







Taken on Sunday 28th July 2013.

Also got some new pics from Great Charles Street Queensway to go up from last weekend.
 
ellbrown said:
No problem Viv.

Some pics from Suffolk Street Queensway.







Taken on Sunday 28th July 2013.

Also got some new pics from Great Charles Street Queensway to go up from last weekend.
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Ell, any idea what the building is going up in your third Pic?.
 
It's Beneficial House. Built in the 1960s. Refurbished early 2000s. More refurbishment started in 2010, but work stalled due to the builders owners falling into administration.
Not new.
 
No problem

Great Charles Street Queensway, on Saturday 27th July 2013. Was the same like this today, when I got a green NXWM bus to Snow Hill Queensway from Broad Street.

Pavement level





First level of the steps up the bridge



Views walking over the bridge.





The middle of the bridge view



 
The footbridge - taken many pics from it over the last 4 years



Wonder if it will one day get refurbished too?
 
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