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Astoness

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hi folks...i took a pic of a pic that was in the brown lion pub on friday but no one knows the location..i thought it had a look of constitution hill or gt hampton st...i would have done a kellys look up on the shops but ive mislaid my disc....

lyn
 
Wasn't the Kam Ling at the top of Livery Street opposite Snow Hill Station? If so I had my first chinese meal there the day I had the top teeth taken out thanks to not looking after them and the horrors that were the School Dentist.
 
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Wow Lyn, you're never off duty! This photo seems so familiar. My vote goes to Bernie's suggestion, top of Livery Street/corner Colmore Row, across the road from the old Snow Hill station. I like the sign on the Kam Ling: "Grills. Chop Suey", keeping the menu in the comfort zone of traditional 'grills' but offering something new and exotic in chop suey. Good catering advertising sense. :grin2: Viv.
 
We once went there with a somewhat pompous friend who decided the waiter would not understand what we had ordered. At his assistance we had asked for separate bills. When it came to the dessert course he took it upon himself to repeat not just their order but ours as well and took no notice of my warning that they would be served with not one dessert each but a repeat of our also. So it was but he still would not accept he had got it wrong.
 
Vivienne14 said:
Wow Lyn, you're never off duty! This photo seems so familiar. My vote goes to Bernie's suggestion, top of Livery Street/corner Colmore Row, across the road from the old Snow Hill station. I like the sign on the Kam Ling: "Grills. Chop Suey", keeping the menu in the comfort zone of traditional 'grills' but offering something new and exotic in chop suey. Good catering advertising sense. :grin2: Viv.
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hi viv...well i was quite a way out with my suggestion but it all makes sense now as the brown lino do a livery st mild....:) thanks again bernie
 
The photograph is number 5 livery street in the door as the name above door Great Western Buildings No 6 Livery street
 
Lyn

Without a doubt the corner of Livery St & Barwick St taken in 1959. Well thats what the blurb with my photo says.

Phil

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Yes agree Phil. That stretch of shops looks to have been entirely replaced by Barclays Bank. And the buildings over Barwick St (just in view at the right-hand edge of the photo) have been replaced too.

Been trying to work out what Geo. L. Brown's business was. Is it works of art? Viv.
 
Hello Lyn-- Notice the " The one way sign " to the best of my knowledge Constitution Hill has never been One way even for a short period.Maybe someone knows better? Dek
 
HI Lynne,

They are right with Livery St. The plumper chap from 2 towers (the dsrinker not the skinny worker!), confirmed it - Top of Livery St - Told him the Forum would have it cracked within minutes!

Brian
 
I think I'm getting the hang of this at last. Colmore Street would therefore be away to the left out of view and the Birmingham Hosiery shop would be number ? Its the 'left turn only' sign which is confusing. Its not for road users coming out of a road junction but out of a side exit from Snow Hill?
 
As far as I can make out the "turn left" sign could only have been for people exiting Snow Hill Station. By the way the Kam Ling along with the Tung Kong on Snow Hill were the First two Chinese restaurants to open in Birmingham in the 1950's.

Phil
 
Not to jump on the nandwagon but I guessed Livery St as well. I too had my first meal at Kam ling (Working at Lucas GHS)....didn't know what to eat so ordered a Curry...found it so hot, didn,t know you had to have rice as well.
 
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