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Then & Now
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Richard Dye
master brummie
You might not hold your breath!
Robert Ensor (bob)
master brummie
Is she looking to cross or get on the tram, the street had front yards and trees and people along with character
oldMohawk
gone but not forgotten
My thoughts about them are in another thread and comments from others ....
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/for...ught-in-our-old-street-pics.41947/post-506964
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Richard Dye
master brummie
Absolutely...………..
Robert Ensor (bob)
master brummie
I recall those temporary fencing around trees, narrow pieces of wood quite rough and ready with wire twisted between the wood.My thoughts about them in another thread and comments from others ....
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/for...ught-in-our-old-street-pics.41947/post-506964
Temporary fencing the city put up
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Radiorails
master brummie
The earlier thread (caught in old streets) suggests a date of around 1913. These corporation trams were new in 1912 and had roofs where the previous company ones were open topped. That I guess would be a novelty. Trams had run to Stockland Green since 1904.
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oldMohawk
gone but not forgotten
I thought I would pick a difficult one. I've always liked this pic of lad who had climbed a lamppost ... reminds me of when I used to do it ...
I think the view looks straight up Guest Street towards Hockley Hill with Bridge Street West going across. Villa Street is behind the camera.
View today looking in the direction of where Guest Street was ... roads have disappeared. The road to the right is now called Old Bridge Street and the road to the left is called Guest Grove. I wonder whether the lamppost lad ever saw it like this.
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I think the view looks straight up Guest Street towards Hockley Hill with Bridge Street West going across. Villa Street is behind the camera.
View today looking in the direction of where Guest Street was ... roads have disappeared. The road to the right is now called Old Bridge Street and the road to the left is called Guest Grove. I wonder whether the lamppost lad ever saw it like this.
Have a scroll look round with
Robert Ensor (bob)
master brummie
Lamp post lad is dressed in white, his mum must have washed in Tide.I thought I would pick a difficult one. I've always liked this pic of lad who had climbed a lamppost ... reminds me of when I used to do it ...
I think the view looks straight up Guest Street towards Hockley Hill with Bridge Street West going across. Villa Street is behind the camera.
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View today looking in the direction of where Guest Street was ... roads have disappeared. The road to the right is now called Old Bridge Street and the road to the left is called Guest Grove. I wonder whether the lamppost lad ever saw it like this.
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Have a scroll look round with
Would never have guessed same place today pic
we were both at farm st school at the same timeRobert Ensor (bob)
master brummie
WHAT !!!!! Go get that guy have him climb up a Street lamp and take a pic.phil i could ask that lad if you like....hes my next door neighbour...lived in farm st
lyn
Just make sure he is wearing white
yes phil it is isnt it...think i mentioned who it was when i posted that pic on the bsw thread years ago...my neighbour nearly fell off his chair when he saw it lol
lyn
oldMohawk
gone but not forgotten
Hi Lyn, I've just noticed you had mentioned it before when I added it 6 years ago in the other thread ... time flies !
Phil
They Were Caught In Our Old Street Pics...
Think the man behind the one with the cane is a clippy and he has the machine just over his shoulder great pic lots to spot.......
birminghamhistory.co.uk
here is one off me of a scene i know so well...the four corners of nursery road and villa st.. villa st running accross ..so the four corners show the villa cafe..berts the veg shop..the post office and the crown pub..the lady at the no 8 bus stop is our mom and my brother mark
lyn
lyn
Hay Mills Police Station was originally just a couple of houses, then in 1901/2 this was built. At the Time Hay Mills was part of Worcestershire, and to this day the Worcestershire Coat of Arms is still displayed on the front of the building. It wasn't until about 1912 that it became part of Birmingham
Eric Gibson
master brummie
Made my head ache looking at that.
Is the grenery bit where the café used to be? I know that the top end of Villa Street disappeared when they decided it needed modernising.
Made my head ache looking at that.
eric look at my pic on post 887 then look at the now view on post 888....the villa cafe was on the left hand corner..hope you can get your bearings its so very different now but none the less its still the old end
lyn
Richard Dye
master brummie
Phil, where did all the people go to live after the houses went?
In the 1960's the council had a direct labour organisation who were busy building lots of social houses. Castle Vale, Chemsley Wood, Bromford, Druids Heath, Hawskley etc.
A lot of tower block appeared during this period, sold as ways to effectively used land, but in reality, they were just cheep ways to build.
A lot of tower block appeared during this period, sold as ways to effectively used land, but in reality, they were just cheep ways to build.
Robert Ensor (bob)
master brummie
My very thought also, where ever they went you can be sure they never had the same sense of community.
Maybe they moved to the top floor of a block of flats that's what happened to my grandparents.
Robert Ensor (bob)
master brummie
I was just.posting as yours appeared
We went from homes to warehouse
As i recall the overspill aera's soon got a bad rep the few times I ventured into one I thought it was a rabbit run.
The now pic made my heart sink the before pic you could see a story waiting to be told, pop in the pub have a brown and mild and soak it all in
mort i have spoken to many people over the years who were moved out of what they called slum houses...(some were but a lot were not and could have been modernised) oh yes as they said at the time they were grateful to move into the high rises with bathrooms central heating and hot water but it was not long before they were wishing they could still be living in their old houses despite the pitfalls..the reason was because at least they would have friends and neighbours to talk to...living in the flats some people would not see a soul for weeks and even longer before they saw anyone to talk to...made even worse by having no gardens...i should know i lived in one for 7 years with my 4 young children in a two bedroomed flat 7th floor before eventually taking on the council to get a decent move for my family ...totally soul destroying for young and old alike..
lyn