I had certaintly heard of old Matthew Boulton Tech but the West End Ballroom was a new one. Are there any photos?
I'm trying to work out where this would have been taken precisely in contemporary terms. Is it likely that the goods yard is where the current Mailbox is? What's perplexing is that there appears to be goods wagons but, and I am very happy to be corrected, I didn't think there were rail lines in that direction. However, I was aware that there was/is a tunnel linking the what was the main mail sorting office with New Street Station but assumed that was pretty small-scale (like the mini underground railway in London which can, in more normal times, be visited at Mount Pleasant)?
As I am sure everyone will say, what was done in the name of progress to Birmingham resulted in the loss of so many wonderful old buildings. Thank you Birmingham planners for finishing what the Luftwaffe started......!!!