OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

[SteveBhx]

Evening a few images for you this is Roll 80 The first few slides were taken around Saltley viaduct, the quality and descriptions are not amazing for the first few slides - 7 photos and only 4 entries for them!! also I don't know the area so I am not sure if they are of interest or not.
Saltley Viaduct looking up Alum Rock Road from Crawford Street the old bridge Saltley is the description for these first few

 

[SteveBhx]

second picture from the same location, this is more recognisable, lamp of a pub on the right which I believe is the London Tavern - more of this later

 

[SteveBhx]

This is I take it is the saltley viaduct looking towards the gasometers again a poor image but maybe of interest.

 

[SteveBhx]

same location but a lot of tweeking to get a brighter image , I assume there used to be more there looking at the brickwork with its arches and openings.

 

[SteveBhx]

crossed the road with this picture and a bit closer to the gasometers. A lot of work going on to the right, and the old style wooden road work barriers.

 

[SteveBhx]

We are back to the location of the second image but to the other side of the road, roundabout off in the distance and Saltley Viaduct on the left off the roundabout

 

[SteveBhx]

Now I am back to the list and a description which I can see relates to the picture, my second image on this roll had a pub on the left - we now have a better view of the London tavern, Crawford Street which I am informed is taken looking up Crawford Street.

 

[SteveBhx]

we have now crossed over the road and are now in front of of the white car in the previous picture. We can just make out the Crawford Street road sign and some more walls with bricked up arches.

 

[SteveBhx]

We now jump to the Jewellery Quarter for the last two images - similar locations on both this been Vittoria Street. I am afraid this is all the information I have, and there is no year either. There is a notice on the hoarding asking pedestrians to use the other footpath. Just been up and down the road on Street view and find this is 68 Vittoria Street, with the construction of the new build under way.

 

[SteveBhx]

and this last picture for tonight is a better picture of 68 Vittoria Street with its distinctive layout of doors and windows. Owned by Frank B Scragg & Co - the company website tells us the following:
Frank B. Scragg & Company was established in 1933 as general brassfounders. The company began specialising in supplying the picture framing trade in the 1970's. Looking on streetview the nameplate to the left of the door is still in place.

 

[Eric Gibson]

Just a question about the name Vittoria Street, was it a spelling mistake in the distant past or was Vittoria some notable local?

 

[mikejee]

According to Carl (Streets of Brum pt 2), it was named after Wellington's win at Vitoria (only one t) in 1813

 

[SteveBhx]

It often amazes me how often a location has not changed in 30+ years, here we are standing with our back to Vittoria Street looking down Regent Street - you can just make out the street sign on the left. I don't have a date for this picture but others on this roll are from 1993 so we can assume this was taken the same year.

 

[SteveBhx]

I was going to ask for help with this next picture as it it said old building Regent Street / Vittoria Street, but couldn't make it fit, but then had a quick look on street view and the location is Vittoria Street / Regent Place and is now the site of Argent College.

 

[SteveBhx]

Moving across town now and we come to Sheepcote Street and the corner of Grosvener Street West, and has survived the redevelopment - any offers on what it housed then or now?

 

[SteveBhx]

The next view I am informed is from Sheepcote street towards the Indoor arena or whatever it is called this week !!

 

[SteveBhx]

Here we have another view that has dissappeared this is Utilita Arena Birmingham, I went and checked, and has been hidden by more apartments, again taken from Sheepcote Street

 

[Astoness]

great pics steve...another look at the ever changing city

lyn

 

[SteveBhx]

Now if you know central Birmingham and can recall Oozell Street this is the view you would have had before Brindley Place, Sea Life Centre and all the Business quarter was built, and really amazes me as to how the City has changed, there is a canal there somewhere and the Post Office Tower is peeping out behind the Convention Centre.

 

[SteveBhx]

another picture showing how it was - unfortunatly its not the best image but shows again how the city has changed, sitting on its own is Oozells Street Board School, now the Icon Gallery.

 

[SteveBhx]

Last one for tonight and the last in this location a view over the canal bridge and towards a new building near Farmers Bridge locks , again the foreground has changed so you would not recognise it, I imagine we are somewhere in Brindley place and certainly wouldn't get the view today.

 

[mikejee]

I reckon the last one is taken from where the sealife centre is , from the red arrow position

 

[Eric Gibson]

I wonder if all this change has really made the city any more prosperous.

 

[SteveBhx]

We are continuing with Roll 80 and the vague location details - we are now looking at " old buildings standing in Price Street " but we are not - looking on Google Street view and realising the road was too narrow I looked at the next parallel road which is Princip Street and there we have it - looking remarkably unchanged with most of the building still there and many For Sale - these were taken 22nd January 1993,

 

[SteveBhx]

We now move further along towards Newtown Row the entrance of the demolished building has been what we call sympathetically restored the remaining building has now gone .

 

[SteveBhx]

From the previous view we now look behind us to the remaining part of Princip Street ( is this where the old Soho Pool warehouse used to be ? ) and the start of the construction of the build that is now on the corner . Apologies for the quality of the picture it was January .

 

[SteveBhx]

Stepping into Newtown Row and a few more pictures of the construction of the building - this is to be the site of Affinity Living Lancaster Wharf, and if you look at the pictures on-line and what the area used to be it is hard to believe this is now due to be another up and coming apartment site.

 

[SteveBhx]

One last picture of the corner and a much better one too. While the construction site is rather unintersting if we look across the canal we see another view that is no longer there . I haven't been to Birmingham for years, but when I did, I used to travel down Newtown row now I know buildings go up quickly but when did they all disappear!! (2017 apparently)

 

[Astoness]

We now move further along towards Newtown Row the entrance of the demolished building has been what we call sympathetically restored the remaining building has now gone .

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steve this is taken in princip st close to the junction of newtown row..i was hoping that the entrance to that old building would be retained but i am sure that when i went past a few weeks back it had gone...i am due a trip down there next week so i will confirm or not as the case maybe hope i am wrong..below is street view from 2020

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[Robin Stott]

Along Lichfield Road, Aston, I couldn't fail to notice this chimney – it's been reduced in height and bears the name BROS LTD. Who were the Bros and what did they make here?