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Old street pics..

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The two buses are BMMO D5s, the last type they made with open rear entrances. Climbing the hill the light coloured car is an A40 Somerset, behind a 1937 Austin Cambridge Ten, and the shiny job is no less than an Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire immediately behind a Singer SM1500. A prewar Rover is parked at the kerb.

On the right, next to the Sheerline is a Bedford CA, maybe an ambulance for sitting patients. In the middle of the road, a Morris Minor convertible, then a prewar Hillman Minx, and an Austin A40 Van parked. Behind the old Minx is a row of Ford vans which look quite agricultural compared with the smart A40, but I guess they were quite a bit cheaper to buy. Finally the other D5. Had the Red made a takeover that day?

Any other identification would be a bit hit and miss, in fact there may be one or two iffy ones already!
 
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Tates said:
Marsh Hill Erdington 1947...........click for a larger view.............Enjoy


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I walk my dog up this road every day. Visit Brookvale Park and Witton Lakes. Where the shop is it is houses, also a post office got no dates. The other side of the phone box is the entrance to the allotments. The post box is gone. In front the no 11 bus there is a pedestrian crossing. Across the road where the Hare & Hounds was is now nursing home now called Abbey Rose.
 
JackiePritchatt said:
I walk my dog up this road every day. Visit Brookvale Park and Witton Lakes. Where the shop is it is houses, also a post office got no dates. The other side of the phone box is the entrance to the allotments. The post box is gone. In front the no 11 bus there is a pedestrian crossing. Across the road where the Hare & Hounds was is now nursing home now called Abbey Rose.
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Just for you Jackie.......Witton Lakes 1951

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Tates said:
Streetly Road 1930...........walked down here a FEW times.
Click for a larger view.............Enjoy.

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Drove down there this morning. The central reservation has seen some use over the years, pictured here are the tram tracks. In the eighties the central reservation became the 'Guided bus Tracline' system. In twenty years or so it may have reverted back to trams.
 
JackiePritchatt said:
I walk my dog up this road every day. Visit Brookvale Park and Witton Lakes. Where the shop is it is houses, also a post office got no dates. The other side of the phone box is the entrance to the allotments. The post box is gone. In front the no 11 bus there is a pedestrian crossing. Across the road where the Hare & Hounds was is now nursing home now called Abbey Rose.
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I`ve walked that road many times. Had a few pints in the Hare & Hounds & across the road was Holdens post office, where as a sixteen year old wages clerk i had to walk up that hill every day with a suitcase full of Registered mail ( Wages to post out to workers all over the country ) I think it would be a trifle dangerous to do that these days. :worried:
 
MWS said:
I know everyone waxes lyrical about the buildings that have gone but the Market Hall can't be one of them.
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I remember the 'Market Hall' back in the fifties/sixties. What a dump. I used to be dragged around there by my mother in the wind and the rain.
Many people do wax lyrical about old buildings etc and are saddened by the demolition of the same. I can understand how they feel. I also have been saddened at the demise of buildings that I grew up with.

A few years ago now I was talking to the private owner of a castle, he said that all visitors enjoyed the property but it was him who had to pay for the upkeep. ,
 
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Architecturally the Market Hall was never a beauty, but it is still one of the Brum places that I miss the most. It was what it was, but nevertheless it was known by many as a symbol of Brum that should not have been demolished. Yes, sometimes it rained, Mort, but it was still a pleasure to go whether or not you actually bought anything, and Dad always bought a tray of plants. A trip there was also coupled with a trip to the the rag and fish markets, neither of which could be described as architectural masterpieces. The trouble with modern malls/shopping centres is that they are much the same in every city you go to.

Having said that, the photograph above is one of the best photographs I have ever seen of the front of the Market Hall. Thanks Rob.

Maurice :cool:
 
Tates said:
NO idea where I got them from but people need to "Right Click" & SAVE them for posterity.
The more people that do that, the less chance of them being lost forever.
Also.....that goes for any images I put up that my Father in Law took.........all I ask is you give him a credit.
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Great photos thank you but some I have seen before.
 
sospiri said:
Architecturally the Market Hall was never a beauty, but it is still one of the Brum places that I miss the most. It was what it was, but nevertheless it was known by many as a symbol of Brum that should not have been demolished. Yes, sometimes it rained, Mort, but it was still a pleasure to go whether or not you actually bought anything, and Dad always bought a tray of plants. A trip there was also coupled with a trip to the the rag and fish markets, neither of which could be described as architectural masterpieces. The trouble with modern malls/shopping centres is that they are much the same in every city you go to.

Having said that, the photograph above is one of the best photographs I have ever seen of the front of the Market Hall. Thanks Rob.

Maurice :cool:
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Hi Maurice, I agree with what you say about the Market Hall and Rag Market. For me so many happy memories, one favourite being a plate of whelks or penny winkles. Loved going there Saturday afternoons with my mom. I have mentioned this on another post. The Photo is great but a bit before my time. The other photo was late 50’s and I think it may have been one of Steve’s. Unfortunately, I am unable to find the post. That too was a great photo but more side on.. Many thanks to Steve, Tates and his father in law. Kind regards Sue
 
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