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Silver Street depot

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Astoness

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hi all...ive not heard of silver st but here is a pic of victorian steam trams at the depot...

lyn:)
 
I think the building is still there as is now a cash and carry store opposite Lidl Store. Dek
 
Dek, the buildings were demolished in the 80's, it had been used as a council repair depot for many years, however the end of the International Stock store was rebuilt in a similar fashion to the old depot.
 
ColinB said:
Lyn, it's Silver Street, Kings Heath, used the same image on my site.
https://www.bhamb14.co.uk/index_files/SILVERSTREET.htm
Check out the Tommy Godwin link lower down the page, written by Graham Webb ( Cadeau).


Colin
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It was still standing and in use as a ex catalogue type store . Up to a couple of years ago x the name of the store was —International Stock. The. Not far up the Alcester Road south, you have the pub, always known by the locals, The Knob, nickname gained by the post where the trams would terminate & circle around the knob and turn back towards Kings Heath. The funny part about the nickname of the pub, until the pub closed down and was taken over and refurbished. It was only then I was aware the pub actual name The Kings Arms,
 
Maria Ayres said:
It was still standing and in use as a ex catalogue type store . Up to a couple of years ago x the name of the store was —International Stock. The. Not far up the Alcester Road south, you have the pub, always known by the locals, The Knob, nickname gained by the post where the trams would terminate & circle around the knob and turn back towards Kings Heath. The funny part about the nickname of the pub, until the pub closed down and was taken over and refurbished. It was only then I was aware the pub actual name The Kings Arms,
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No circles usually for trams, the conductor would 'flip' the reversable seats and swing the electric pole to the other end, and the driver would just take his handle to to what had been the back and it became the front. The pub's nickname came from the fact that Kings, royalty and the upper classes were also known as the Nobility, or Nobs.
 
As mentioned International Stock demolished in 2022. Sheltered housing built on the site. Found these phots on Google of original tram shed [1889] and layout. These were origimally posted on "Birmingham Forum" back in 2009 and worth looking at for description.

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Lloyd said:
No circles usually for trams, the conductor would 'flip' the reversable seats and swing the electric pole to the other end, and the driver would just take his handle to to what had been the back and it became the front. The pub's nickname came from the fact that Kings, royalty and the upper classes were also known as the Nobility, or Nobs.
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This is the "turning circle" just past the Knob. Bit of confusion of what it was for. It was originally the bus terminus for a time before route extended to Maypole and beyond. I remember the old fashioned cast iron bus stop. Was there also a time clock there? Not sure but would make sense. Screen shot from Google Maps.

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The 35 bus route, which maybe what you mean, ran from Erdington (Chester Road} -City - Alcester Road - Maypole. It was numbered 17 in a northerly direction. WW2 saw the service truncated to City to Maypole and return keeping route 35.. When the trams ceased a new set of routes, 48, 49 and 50 were introduced in October 1949. Service 35 was discontinued at the time.

The tram terminus was here.
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superdad3 said:
This is the "turning circle" just past the Knob. Bit of confusion of what it was for. It was originally the bus terminus for a time before route extended to Maypole and beyond. I remember the old fashioned cast iron bus stop. Was there also a time clock there? Not sure but would make sense. Screen shot from Google Maps.

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Yes this was for short workings of the 49 & 50 in rush periods, AM to give empty buses for between here & Kings Heath as well as Kings Heath itself.as they were often full from the Maypole. Ditto PM, extra capacity for the numbers travelling. It is now used for Running Day workings from the Transport Museum at Wythall.

Kings Arms loop .jpeg

(Photo by Lindsey White - hope she doesn't mind!)
 
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