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OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

TQ in post 1710 above mentions "

The cube building in P1705 just across the road from the corner of The Royalty may well have been something else at times beforehand, but for me was always The Police Station. Seemingly with some history in that role as accompanying photos suggest, until eventually demolished"

The building that became Harborne Police Station was built about 1730 as the Harborne Free School [ie a chrity school] but rebuilt in 1821. In 1837 the school moved to a newsite near the parish church of St Peters. I can't trace when it became the police station but interestingly when Birmingham wanted to annexe Harborne in 1890 one of the promises made by way of inducement was that the Hatborne Police Force would be raised from six to nine. It closed as a plice station when Rose Road station opened.

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SteveBhx said:
Continuing along the canal towpath and we are now standing on Holliday Street aqueduct , as I have said, on this roll I have no date information, but at first glance it could be any time in the last 50 years!! Firstly no traffic so I presume a Sunday, but when it is compared to today that open vista on the left has been lost and there are a line of new buildings on the right. This view has a more industrial feeling to it


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Steve this is another view of what was the City of B,ham PWD, Rowe Bros Showroom on the right with their showrooms just passed the road signs
 
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I am at a loss for the next picture so need you help, is it Pegtex Limited, fine cobbled street and a fifties brick built building - I am guessing here, and no other clues I am afraid as it is not mentioned on my list -
EDIT From A Sparks
The company name is Pegrex Ltd... Pegrex is in New John Street Birmingham - Thankyou

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Kelly's 1966-7 Has a Pegrex at 222 224 Lichfield Road Aston Birmingham 6 wonder what year this was Steve ?
 
Don't worry I have not gone away for another 4 months !!

Firstly thanks to TQ for his additions to the Harborne pictures and secondly thanks to Dionysius//88, for all the additional information - I will update the original information as and when time allows - but thanks for taking the time. Now updated
Finally thanks to mikejee for the maps and additional photographs.

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Last few off Roll 29 and me now move to The Wellington , corner of Bishop Street and Gooch Street, all boarded up and looking rather sad for itself, but with the M&B globe still intact! taken in November 1990, strange how the brickwork is randomly coming through the paint, also the usual Bill Posting for "Musical artists"

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Next picture is described as Outdoor in Sparkhill, Long Street and Spark Street, taken on the 9th June 1963 and looking like it has not been an outdoor for a while, love the two styles of street lamps and that small chimney in Spark Street - wonder what that was used for?

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We now have another outdoor - this one seems to be still in use - it has a licensee board above the door - looks like Elizabeth Mullins. Location is given as 187 Francis Street and taken 3rd November 1963. Mitchell and Butlers wording on a painted background - was there a painted sign there in the past ? . Nothing else to suggest it was an outdoor but I assume if you lived in the area you knew where and what it was.
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Roll 36 is given as Mrs Harrisons family - I will post a selection of the picture - I have no other information - if it rings bells I can post the rest - if you dont know about them then you cannot ask !!

Information about the Military picture from Donbogen - US Army Chaplin/Padre, Willies Jeep, Unit Censored - thankyou

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Big jump now to Roll 44 - I stopped the random roll posts some time ago, and now running consecutively I found i could spot duplicates easier but this Roll is somewhat out the blue - I cannot see I have posted before but happy to be told otherwise .

First picture was taken outside Wythall Church - picture was taken in 1991
Bus description taken from the Wythall Museum web site :
Date : 1953
Chassis :
Guy Arab IV
Reg No : JOJ 976
Body : Metro-Cammell DD (27 ft)

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we now move onto a selection of Outdoors - never sure if people enjoy them - they all look the same - but I suppose if one was down you street you would like to see a picture of it.
First is 143 Cromwell Street taken in July 1953, three storey building with very small windows on the front, large M&B Ales and Stouts sign and I assume the licensee at the door, front bay window display of a few bottles but much like other properties which I assume it used to be.

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SteveBhx said:
Don't worry I have not gone away for another 4 months !!

Firstly thanks to TQ for his additions to the Harborne pictures and secondly thanks to Dionysius//88, for all the additional information - I will update the original information as and when time allows - but thanks for taking the time. Finally thanks to mikejee for the maps and additional photographs.

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You're most welcome Steve you're doing and have done a great Job
 
this outdoor is 100 Ledsam Street and was taken in October 1954, this one is slightly different as it has a shop frontage rather than the "house" look. Three storey but still with only one window on each floor. Note the black and white sign post with the red triangle on top.

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this is 47 Stour Street, Ladywood licensee Mary .... ? just cannot make it out - someone with the books may help here.
What interests me is the right hand side of the property - is this all the outdoor - there seems to be a number of windows and pipes suggesting a number of properties and what seems to be a large porch in the middle but to where?

Edit - property renumber as 47 - Thanks Mikejee.

From mikejee: In the 1930s there was a beer retailer at no 47 , Walter James Sabell, the license changing to Mrs Mary Eleanor Sabell between the 1940 and 1943 editions. She remained there till some time between 1952 and 1955.

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SteveBhx said:
We have 137 Emily Street Highgate next, a bit simpler with just the two storeys but I love the arch and passage down the side and the piece of fencing at the end . Was it only M & B that had outdoors? This picture was again taken in tne 1950's

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Steve I cannot ever remember an Ansells outlet, I had to fetch Anseels beer from the Shareholders Arms the pub itself not an off licence . See if anyone comes up with an Ansell Offie
 
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we now move onto a selection of Outdoors - never sure if people enjoy them - they all look the same - but I suppose if one was down you street you would like to see a picture of it.
First is 143 Cromwell Street taken in July 1953, three storey building with very small windows on the front, large M&B Ales and Stouts sign and I assume the licensee at the door, front bay window display of a few bottles but much like other properties which I assume it used to be.

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steve photos of cromwell st are very rare and hard to find....i have also posted this one on our cromwell street thread..

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SteveBhx said:
Next picture is described as Outdoor in Sparkhill, Long Street and Spark Street, taken on the 9th June 1963 and looking like it has not been an outdoor for a while, love the two styles of street lamps and that small chimney in Spark Street - wonder what that was used for?

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This must be no 26 Long St, which in 1956 was run by Mrs Marie L.Wells
 
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