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Z_Abidi
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Dear all - What a wonderful website! Reading such personal and collective memories and seeing so many photos really brings Birminghams history to life and it is wonderful to share in it - This website really is a treasure in itself!
My residence in Birmingham has been relatively short (from the age of 6-18) but it will always partly be 'home' for me. At the moment I am using the Ladypool Rd area as an example for an urban studies project ( I am an architecture student). I am really interested in knowing the areas history (pre and post war) as I am trying to understand how it came to be as it is today - largely populated by an immigrant community.
I'm particularly interested in knowing what Ladypool Rd was like (what kind of shops? What communal buildings?) And also what industries were there? Now there are many car repair workshops in the area, but I understand from another post there used to be a Kirby Grips factory on Clifton Rd - Does anyone know of other industries which used to exist but have since dissappeared?
Would love to hear your stories...and apologise for such a long post!
My residence in Birmingham has been relatively short (from the age of 6-18) but it will always partly be 'home' for me. At the moment I am using the Ladypool Rd area as an example for an urban studies project ( I am an architecture student). I am really interested in knowing the areas history (pre and post war) as I am trying to understand how it came to be as it is today - largely populated by an immigrant community.
I'm particularly interested in knowing what Ladypool Rd was like (what kind of shops? What communal buildings?) And also what industries were there? Now there are many car repair workshops in the area, but I understand from another post there used to be a Kirby Grips factory on Clifton Rd - Does anyone know of other industries which used to exist but have since dissappeared?
Would love to hear your stories...and apologise for such a long post!