A dedication parade for St Judes Church. Are they at the junction with Station Street (Crown pub on the corner - to the right) ? Not too sure.
Viv.
Source: British Newspaper Archive
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Given the move to save Station Street, here are some older images of how it once looked. Just a few of the buildings to the right still exist, and the present day efforts to save its cultural history would also preserve some of the few remaining buildings.
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So little left after the 1960s development.
And today - ghost sign (at the rear in Hinckley Street) on the wall of the former Tatler (News) Theatre (latterly Electric Cinema, but closed 2024)
savestationstreet
Brummie babby
Hey, Does anyone have any further info on C.F. Marlow & co. Ltd that existed in Station Street?
I've got that they were a Wine & Spirits merchant, and established in 1650 - they appear to still be operating in around 1960s.
Other than a couple of receipts on eBay and the picture below I can't seem to dig up any more info myself. Seems odd to see so little about a business that seems to have been around c.300yrs.
I've got that they were a Wine & Spirits merchant, and established in 1650 - they appear to still be operating in around 1960s.
Other than a couple of receipts on eBay and the picture below I can't seem to dig up any more info myself. Seems odd to see so little about a business that seems to have been around c.300yrs.
Can someone please confirm if there was a Militaria collectors shop on Station St. late 1960s or early-mid '70s 2 or 3 doors down from The Crown?
I seem to remember going there with my Dad and definitely remember going up some stairs to a show/sales room where the owner had a dummy dressed in a full Nazi SS Officers uniform, complete with all regalia.
I seem to remember going there with my Dad and definitely remember going up some stairs to a show/sales room where the owner had a dummy dressed in a full Nazi SS Officers uniform, complete with all regalia.
Yes, there was. I never went inside, but looked at the window display. There is always a market and a fascination for such things. There are also lots of fakes originating from Eastern Europe.
A Sparks
master brummie
The Council are now exploring the possibility of making Station Street a Conservation Area
www.bbc.co.uk
Station Street in Birmingham could become conservation area
The idea is born out of the recent failed attempt to list The Electric cinema, which dates from 1909.
www.bbc.co.uk
Let's hope this happens, otherwise it's an opportunity lost. Given the proximity to the station (of course!) and the need to encourage visitors to Brum, listing the whole street as a conservation area is surely a no brainer.
That is positive news. I would be shocked if the council do make Station Street a conservation area, but they do need to earn some Brownie points somewhere. Good news that the Save Station Street campaign intends to appeal the DCMS' decision too. Their decision that the "architectural interest" of The Electric had been eroded by numerous alterations, needs some further clarification, is it the removal of the mannequins they are referring to?The Council are now exploring the possibility of making Station Street a Conservation Area
Station Street in Birmingham could become conservation area
The idea is born out of the recent failed attempt to list The Electric cinema, which dates from 1909.
thanks sparks...it certainly sounds promising....fingers crossedThe Council are now exploring the possibility of making Station Street a Conservation Area
Station Street in Birmingham could become conservation area
The idea is born out of the recent failed attempt to list The Electric cinema, which dates from 1909.
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devonjim
master brummie
The Council are now exploring the possibility of making Station Street a Conservation Area
Station Street in Birmingham could become conservation area
The idea is born out of the recent failed attempt to list The Electric cinema, which dates from 1909.
Sign the Petition
Designate Birmingham's Station Street a Historic, Cultural and Civic Asset
www.change.org
Richard Dye
master brummie
When the council decides where a site in this case 115 years old fails to meet criteria, is the data to support it or is it a subjective thing? It’s seems like the pass/fail decision is based more on a commercial development rather that historical data.Worth supporting?Sign the Petition
Designate Birmingham's Station Street a Historic, Cultural and Civic Asset
Pretty soon Birmingham will be running out of the history that mad3 it so special!
BrummieGeoff
Sparkhill Lad
The Station Hotel (aka Market Hotel) and the Basket Wholesaler/Manufacturer were adjacent in Station Street, and both listed in 1890 Kelly's to Henry E Jordan.
Now that's a very interesting map Geoff. I assume it's from Goads 1887 insurance maps. It shows a Shaftesbury Hotel on Station Street alongside the Crown Public House. It was a temperance hotel with coffee house and dining rooms in 1893 and was the scene of a murder in 1918. The building that exists today on the site is Shaftesbury House.
Keeping Station Street's history in the spotlight.
Here are a number of threads covering the history of the buildings and businesses of Station Street. These are brought together in the list below. Let's add to this resource where we can to support saving Station Street. Thank you.
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/station-street-birmingham.57835
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/electric-cinema-station-street.56147
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/for...-general-elliott-cutlers-station-street.15800
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/shaftesbury-hotel-station-street.59231
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/for...tion-hotel-station-street-dudley-street.59229.
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/43-45-station-street.58489
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/coldicutt-bros-carriages-station-street.53937
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/c-f-marlow-co-wine-shippers-station-st.57858
Here are a number of threads covering the history of the buildings and businesses of Station Street. These are brought together in the list below. Let's add to this resource where we can to support saving Station Street. Thank you.
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/station-street-birmingham.57835
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/electric-cinema-station-street.56147
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/for...-general-elliott-cutlers-station-street.15800
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/shaftesbury-hotel-station-street.59231
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/for...tion-hotel-station-street-dudley-street.59229.
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/43-45-station-street.58489
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/coldicutt-bros-carriages-station-street.53937
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/c-f-marlow-co-wine-shippers-station-st.57858
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Ghost sign : Wheatley and Sons, Funeral Directors at #51 Station Street.
Snooker Open 24 Hrs
The site of 51 Station Street had been used as a funeral directors for some time before Wheatley and Sons.In the 1880s, the Coldicutt Brothers had a funeral and wedding carriage business at the premises (although the building must have been redeveloped/rebuilt since Coldicutt's time). The 1887 map in post #20 shows a vacant plot between Coldicutt's and the Shaftesbury Hotel. Was this 'Station Mews'), as given in some of Coldicutt's advertising ? The Streetview attached is where I think Station Street Mews might once have been (red dot). It would have given access onto Hinckley Street.
I also wondered if Coldicutts made use of the stables behind the Crown/Shaftesbury Hotels for their carriage horses.
I also wondered if Coldicutts made use of the stables behind the Crown/Shaftesbury Hotels for their carriage horses.
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I think this shows Coldicutt's old buiding - red dot.
Blue dot - the Crown/General Elliots/Cutlers
Yellow dot - Shaftesbury Hotel/Shaftesbury House
Purple dot - Station Street Mews? I think the second line of writing seen on the wall in the gap shows 'Cold...' so could be a Coldcutt advertising sign.
There seems to be boarding across the gap at street level (across the Station Street Mews gap ?), so perhaps this was just before the building that later became the Snooker Hall and / or redevelopment of the old Coldicutt's building.
I also notice on the insurance map (Geoff's post #20) that the Pantechnicon building next to Coldicutts could be accessed internally from Coldcutt's. They must have also been using/occupied that building too - the internal walls between the two are shown as broken lines.
Blue dot - the Crown/General Elliots/Cutlers
Yellow dot - Shaftesbury Hotel/Shaftesbury House
Purple dot - Station Street Mews? I think the second line of writing seen on the wall in the gap shows 'Cold...' so could be a Coldcutt advertising sign.
There seems to be boarding across the gap at street level (across the Station Street Mews gap ?), so perhaps this was just before the building that later became the Snooker Hall and / or redevelopment of the old Coldicutt's building.
I also notice on the insurance map (Geoff's post #20) that the Pantechnicon building next to Coldicutts could be accessed internally from Coldcutt's. They must have also been using/occupied that building too - the internal walls between the two are shown as broken lines.
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In the distance we can see Jordan's Station Hotel/Market Hotel (and H E Jordan Basket and Perambulator manufacturer) - pink dot. These two buildings were commissioned by Jordan in 1883 and were built as an hotel and warehouse ( the warehouse being for Jordan's basket business). Alongside is another gap in the buildings. I think this gap would soon become the Electric Cinema/Jacey's Theatre at #47-#49 Station Street. This dates the photo to pre-1909.
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pjmburns
master brummie
As far as I can tell N Wheatley and Sons are now part of the Co-op Funeral Service. Their Moseley branch has a sign saying "Incorporating N Wbeatley and Sons". Tried a streetview check but it is 3 years old so not sure if still there.
Jordans/Market Hotel has some details on the Dudley Street side. As well as 'Market Hotel' which I suspect covers an earlier sign:
Two "pilasters feature carved decoration with the date '18' on the left and '83' on the right. Above, these have small swan neck pediments. At the top entablature level are the initials 'HEJ' to the left and 'TP' to the right". Source: Historic England Grade II listing details. See blue dots below - quite difficult to decipher on Streetview images.
What did "TP" stand for ? The architect Thomas Plevins ?
Two "pilasters feature carved decoration with the date '18' on the left and '83' on the right. Above, these have small swan neck pediments. At the top entablature level are the initials 'HEJ' to the left and 'TP' to the right". Source: Historic England Grade II listing details. See blue dots below - quite difficult to decipher on Streetview images.
What did "TP" stand for ? The architect Thomas Plevins ?