john knight
signman
Looks like Acme hotel.
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Old street pics..
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norfolk brummie, afraid not. It was flattened and houses and a Welfare Clinic were erected on the old site.
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BernardR
Guest
Great eye sight John I had not noticed the sign in the window.
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BernardR
Guest
Take a look at this on Bill Dargue's site Nico.
https://billdargue.jimdo.com/placenames-gazetteer-a-to-y/places-s/showell-green/
I Am Nico
master brummie
Marvellous site Bernard thank you.
i know bernie....as i said i actually took a trip down the old end and those houses have not changed at all really....you can always do a street walk and take a look for yourself....
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DavidGrain
master brummie
I don't know the location either but my only reservation about this photo is that does not look like the Birmingham Coat of arms on the side.
DavidGrain
master brummie
I see that the tramway is single track. The trams in this area were know as the Chinese Railway as some of the streets were so narrow the trams had to take a different route going in ans out of the city.
DavidGrain
master brummie
The Women's Hospital is on the QE site but is a separate hospital from the QE. There is a suggestion to merge the Women's and Children's hospitals,, or if not actually merge them, then to share a site and facilities.
Dennis Williams
Gone but not forgotten
David
Enlarging the coat of arms, there does not seem to be any "Forward " on it, amongst other details
'The Avenue', 227 Bristol Road, Gloucester:
https://goo.gl/maps/y4JsA
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Ian Jelf - The presence of a Bristol Road route, the rough shape of the coat of arms on the side of the tram and the architecture of the buildings on the right.
Peter Martin Baggett I used google after reading Ian's post and discovered another version of the photograph complete with original caption. It is 1904 and the inaugural run of the tramway system.
Radiorails
master brummie
Curiously enough I was looking at pics and facts about the 'Chinese' railway, which ran in the Balsall Heath? area, yesterday. It was an unusual set up to say the least and I guess one had to be familiar with the area to get on a car going in the direction you wanted.
devonjim
master brummie
In Michael Byrne's book on Acocks Green. Terminus was at Broad Road from Feb 1916 until Oct 1922, needed an amendment to Tramways Act because outside of tram too close to pavement unless pavement width reduced to six foot. Trams ran until Jan 1937 on single track between Broad Road and The Green.
In his book there is a picture of tram on that narrow section. I walked along that stretch of road to infant school in Acock's Green in 1940's (it was 1/2d on the bus which had wooden slatted seats).
In his book there is a picture of tram on that narrow section. I walked along that stretch of road to infant school in Acock's Green in 1940's (it was 1/2d on the bus which had wooden slatted seats).
Frothblower
Lubrication In Moderation
I so liked the old Snow Hill Station, with the Grand Hotel being revamped they would have looked great together again
