OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

[SteveBhx]

Carrying on down the road and we have this selection of shops and what made Hurst street " different" at its time - totally different from the City Centre and markets a few streets away

 

[SteveBhx]

and a few more - even a proper garage doing servicing

 

[SteveBhx]

and to finish off we have - and I am guessing Ladywell Walk or Wrottersley Street - of coure nothing left now !!

 

[Elaine Hemming]

I think we are slowly turning to the right from where we were just standing, a line of old style what they would call these days Independent traders, selection of shop styles and frontages with tradition shop signs
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The Avenue Public House on the Corner.

 

[Elaine Hemming]

I think we have now moved further up the road and more tradition high street building - Midland Bank ( now called HSBC) public Library and a large pub on the corner, all still there - much to my surprise
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The Public House is The Golden Cross.

 

[lmr3103]

We now move to the City Centre and Hurst Street - there was a conversation about the location months ago but I cannot recall it but I feel it was about this area -
As you can see we are outside the Hippodrome and looking across to the "Old" Fox, we are coming to the end of the redevelopment around there - very much and ancient and modern as we will see
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The pub’s now called the Sly Old Fox, reopened last year.

 

[podgery]

Now apologies for this shot, the road sign says Warwick Road - but as its a long road I am not sure of it relationship to the Dolphin. A selection of shops with older building close but a look down the road have more modern ( relatively) buildings. Again these were taken December 1991
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Directly opposite the Dolphin pub.

 

[Mark Tooze]

Walking down Hurst Street and this time a more positive outcome and very much an old and new - we have the site of the " Back to Backs " and a look at the Street View can see how this has changed for the better

Now run by National Trust : https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/birmingham-west-midlands/birmingham-back-to-backs

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Desperate OConnor is on at the Hippodrome!!!

 

[SteveBhx]

First up - thanks for the comments I will credit you and add them to the page when I have a moment

 

[SteveBhx]

Roll 63 now and we are back to old Pub photographs I will try not to duplicate previous posts - but it may happen, shout and I will remove them. The first picture is the Rose and Crown Brealey Street but taken from the side - I have posted a front picture before.
Its an interesting view as in reality there is quite a lot of space behind the frontage and its not as large as you may think. I like the fence - high security and the little round window on the side too

 

[SteveBhx]

Next picture is a bit on the lean but taken in 1941 we will allow that - this is St. Martins Jamaica Row, large imposing building over many floors with a large illuminating M & B sign on the front and a large lamp over the corner entrance.

 

[Astoness]

and to finish off we have - and I am guessing Ladywell Walk or Wrottersley Street - of coure nothing left now !!

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thanks steve these photos are little gems as a lot of the places have been demolished in the past over 30 years since they were taken...i have not heard of wrottesley st must try and find a todays street view..

lyn

 

[SteveBhx]

another picture from 1941, this is Stevens Bar in New Street, love everything about this building - the black windows on the left hand side and the massive M & B sign, I am unsure of the side road (to give me more idea of a location ) suggestion?

 

[SteveBhx]

Next we have The King Edward Lichfield Road - I have posted a more modern picture of this place but this is 1941, nice car out the front - can you imagine parking there these days !! Dark painted building but I think it was an M & B thing as I have seen a few pubs in the scheme

 

[Astoness]

another picture from 1941, this is Stevens Bar in New Street, love everything about this building - the black windows on the left hand side and the massive M & B sign, I am unsure of the side road (to give me more idea of a location ) suggestion?

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i cant see the photo steve

lyn