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The Square Old Square

”In Old Square, c1900, looking towards Upper Priory. Newbury's Store stands on the present site of Lewis's.”

Victorian and Edwardian War-wickshire: from old photographs. Publication date 1976.


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It was at a bus stop, it was the terminal point for the route. The stop sign is there, on the pole - it was a hexagonal sign for trolley buses as opposed to the usual circular ones for buses. The date is 1932, before the Newberry building was demolished to make way for new Lewis's building.
 
Radiorails said:
It was at a bus stop, it was the terminal point for the route. The stop sign is there, on the pole - it was a hexagonal sign for trolley buses as opposed to the usual circular ones for buses. The date is 1932, before the Newberry building was demolished to make way for new Lewis's building.
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Trolley Bus OV 4002 entered service in 1931 and was withdrawn in 1940.
 
After withdrawal from service, in 1940 due to perceived war-time conditions, the batch of trolley buses 1 - 16 were stored at Sampson Road North for the duration of WW2. They were not used again and sold to dealers. They initially failed the tilt test and the destination box mechanics, among other items, were removed. A paper detaination reading NECHELLS was substituted. This was overcome by about 1937.
Newer trolley buses were ordered in 1934, 1937 and 1940 for the Coventry Road routes. But the writing was on the wall for trolley buses due the BCT having made large purchases, pre-war, of diesel engined motor buses.
 
john knight said:
Looking at the square on a map it was in the top right corner, we used to do a lot of work for them, Mr Lunt was always in our workshop, giving us orders for deed boxes which we had to put names on.
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Hi,
I’ve just started working on my family tree and stumbled across this thread. You mention ‘Mr Lunt’, would this be Richard or Geoffrey? who I believe took over from their father (also Richard). They are my great-grand uncles. I’m not sure yet what happened with the business when they died in 1965 & 1951. Did it pass to another Lunt I wonder? Any info would be great. Thanks
 
Old square was originally the priory of st Thomas from the 1200 s until 1546 . When it was sold off to build old square . The priory was situated north of Bull Street - then called Chapel Street after the priory's chapel of St Mary - in an extensive tract of its own land that extended as far as the Prior's rabbit warren or conygre, now marked by Congreve Street near Chamberlain Square .Priory of St Thomas of Canterbury,Birmingham. Exact date of the priory's foundation is unknown, but numerous later records suggest that it was established by a member of the de Birmingham family. The picture which is attached shows relics of the priory found whilst escavtions. When building in the mid 1900s
 

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Colroy07 said:
Old square was originally the priory of st Thomas from the 1200 s until 1546 . When it was sold off to build old square . The priory was situated north of Bull Street - then called Chapel Street after the priory's chapel of St Mary - in an extensive tract of its own land that extended as far as the Prior's rabbit warren or conygre, now marked by Congreve Street near Chamberlain Square .Priory of St Thomas of Canterbury,Birmingham. Exact date of the priory's foundation is unknown, but numerous later records suggest that it was established by a member of the de Birmingham family. The picture which is attached shows relics of the priory found whilst escavtions. When building in the mid 1900s
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what a great relic to see colroy and the map is very interesting...do not think ive see that one before

thank you

lyn
 
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