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SteveBhx said:
Just remembered that this journey was via a car so adds more logic to it - next is the old cinema on Dudley Road, corner of - but just cannot make it out - sure someone will know.

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If it was the Grove Cinema, then it would be corner of Grove Lane
473 Dudley Road

Now see from Brummy-lad reply it is Chiswell Road, previously 315 Dudley Road ( Birmingham )Picture House Co.Ltd in 1930's, later Imperial Ballroom, teachers of Dancing
 
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Last one for tonight - stepping back from the previous location we have the public conveniences under the trees - I always thought this was a strange site - inner city but with almost a village green look tree on a triangle of land but then with the toilets. Interestingly later it became a fast food shop !!

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great steve thanks..almost certainly the last 12 or so photos are taken by my brothers friend so have not been seen before..i told you the negatives would be a mixed bag :)

lyn
 
Posts 144,149 Of The Globe Pub, This was the first ever pub I went into for a drink, around 1968, I was just 15 years old and my mates were just a year or two older, we went in to play darts, and most evening during the week we were the only customers in there, I think a pint each lasted us all evening well it did me, I can remember falling in love with the barmaid.
 
SteveBhx said:
Tonights selection is from Sheet 9, and are all from 1989. All rather dark bit hopefully you feel the are worthwhile.
First a stroll down Blews Street.
First is The Globe, Manchester Street and Blews Street, following on from recent conversations note the door is on the corner !

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The address was 35 Blews st. Have slighly improved image
 
aston lad said:
Posts 144,149 Of The Globe Pub, This was the first ever pub I went into for a drink, around 1968, I was just 15 years old and my mates were just a year or two older, we went in to play darts, and most evening during the week we were the only customers in there, I think a pint each lasted us all evening well it did me, I can remember falling in love with the barmaid.
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little story about the globe in blews st john...dad always said he was born in the globe pub..i was in there one night with him having a drink and he said to me..just think lyn i was born in one of the upstairs rooms..some years later when dad was quite poorly and in a nursing home i found out through family research he had got the wrong globe..it was the globe inn hospital st that he was born..it took a direct hit during the war and so dad would never have seen the pub so he just naturally thought it was the globe in blews st..his birth cert says he was born in the rose and crown hingeston st but his birth was not registered for 6 weeks by which time they had moved from the globe so i guess they just put down where born as the address of the rose and crown....i did not have the heart to tell him...thought it best to leave it

lyn
 
Next up we have a wander around Livery Street , this is the Hockley end and view across to The Gothic, Great Hampton Street / Great Hampton Row, note the old style road sign on the left and the FINA petrol station - I think its a good job we cannot see the price of petrol!!
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Re. #175 - Agree Steve Livery Street is a pretty straight street, with no curves.I can't find any point on Streetview Livery Street like this. Viv
 
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