OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

[Dionysius//88]

Next not mentioned previously but sure to bring back memories Yates Wine Lodge and Bottle department possibly number 17 Corporation Street, rather an imposing entrance

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Went into Yates's a few times not the bottle dept, a couple or three dock's of Australian white and yippee we'were away . A good snooker hall upstairs too with 3 or 4 tables and the novelty chalk suspended by string from the ceiling .

 

[Dionysius//88]

Ciro of Bond Street and J Marks Furriers, and the entrance to Princes Chambers, note the ornamental entrance and I imagine gold lettering on the windows on the first floor. Went in there once there was the old - to me, iron work lift that you opened and closed the doors yourself and could see out of.

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My mate's girlfriend/wife worked at Ciro in the 60's

 

[Dionysius//88]

Arden Hotel New Street 1969, nice brickwork, RAC sign old style bus stop and the entrance to Lloyd bank chambers.


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Ist premises that looks empty to the left of the Odeon , every Thursday night in the 60's after getting paid and playing a game of snooker ,we'd call in there at that time it was a Wimpey store a coffee and a burger . No Macdonalds in those days yippee

 

[Dionysius//88]

Woodhouse New Street 1969, note the street parking with a Hillman Van, and the edge of the ABC CinemaView attachment 154010

Furnished most of our first house from here after getting married .

 

[Dionysius//88]

Suffolk Street Queensway in 1974, the old and the new of the Alexandra Theatre, with Spike Milligan next week. HIFI shop and wine bar and a few half cars, Ford Escort & van and a Hillman Imp. You can also see an old style telephone in an upstairs window

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Late 70's I think it was I along with the wife saw Peter Wyngarde as Dracula here , he took 7 curtain calls that night

 

[lmr3103]

My mate's girlfriend/wife worked at Ciro in the 60's

I inherited some pearls that were bought from there!

 

[Dionysius//88]

Dennis Howell, the Minister for Drought, after his rain dance.

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Was'nt he once known as the Minister for All Seasons ?

 

[Dionysius//88]

Google 3D view

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What are we doing architecture wise ?

 

[Dionysius//88]

I spy the entrance to The Hole in the Wall pub. Spent many an hour in there. Quite often lunch times with an oppo that worked in a camera shop in Martineau Square. Happy days.

NoddKD

NoddKD Ditto , me and a mate went in there one night late 60's , got in with two girls , they looked at us and thought these look gormless we'll latch onto them . Gormless being the operative word we could't get rid of them even followed us up to the flat where I lived , never again

 

[Dionysius//88]

Not sure I posted this view - Preedy's with adverts for Ronson lighters on the sides, nice entrance to Victoria Buildings, Estate agent wording in the windows and the signs of all those starlings - remember the noise in the winter evenings.

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I do Steve and do you remember the fantastic shapes in the sky they created as they flew around before bedding down .

 

[Dionysius//88]

Next is H Samuel, nothing to note apart form the large clock outside, man with briefcase and umbrella and the women with a fearsome bag.

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Why is he looking over his shoulder with the umbrella poised like that , is that something we should have asked at the time , looks a bit dodgy to me slightly James Bondish ?

 

[mikejee]

Maybe he is looking for a taxi

 

[Dionysius//88]

Finally iconic hotel on the Hagley Road The Strathallen Hotel from 1972. Loooking like they had bunch of bricks for a garden refurbishment left over this round building is different. Varied line up of cars out front, those Dolomites on the right? and the "Morse " type Jaguar.

View attachment 154932This hotel opened in the early 79's , the company I worked for had trade shows at any new hotel that opened , there was another two in town one was by Alpha Tower and the other was by the Gaumont I think those were both opened in the 70's also

 

[Dionysius//88]

Blast from the past Newtown Shopping Centre in 1969, This is the sign on the lower wall , more of interest is all that is there and is not now. On the right hand side is a shop front, and either side of the Barton Arms are buildings, with a nice selection of cars parked on the side, also note the pram ideal for making a go- cart from the wheels

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Lyn , I also thought it was my neck of the woods but that sign for Newtown Shopping centre has snookered me . We moved here in 1976 and we left here in1996 and neither of the household of 3 here remember a sign in 21 yrs so Steve's pic must predate us . Oh by the way when coming from town it's the Griffin first

 

[Dionysius//88]

its a great photo sue...the times our mom has dragged me shopping up and down newtown row....happy days but oh so lifeless now

lyn

Yes indeed if it could talk it would tell some tales Lyn even for my meagre 21 years even more so for your length of time around there .

 

[Dionysius//88]

steve the the bull is where we hold a lot of our forum meet ups and when we are allowed back in there you are most welcome to join us it would be good to meet you in person...the last landlady was rose who had been there for about 23 years she came from the village mail finch road...retired a couple of years ago and i think went back to her native ireland

lyn

Lyn Ron Dowty used to keep The Village Maid before he took the Shareholder Arms over when I lived around there in the 80's

 

[Dionysius//88]

I will leave the location up to you but I feel it is Suffolk Street direction - it looks like Baskerville House at the top of the road, goods yard to the right and Police bottom right, nice selection of cars any guess on the year - Oh and the 1000th post to this section !! Thanks all.

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You're correctr there Steve we can see the West End , Allport and Hooliday Streets on the left Navigation St to the lower right and I think the building on the upper right was the Matthew Boulton College

 

[Dionysius//88]

Matthew Boulton Tech on the right, West End ballroom on the second left corner, so certainly Suffolk Street with Navigation Street to the right.

Did'nt realise you'd identified them Jim I've just done the same sorry