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  • Lady Penelope
    Lady Penelope reacted to Moor End Lad's post in the thread Erdington with Appreciate Appreciate.
    No Lady P. As Pedro said, this farmhouse stood at the corner of Bell Lane and what is now Holly Lane opposite what is now the...
  • BrummieGeoff
    BrummieGeoff reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Hill Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Thanks Geoff ! So the Malt Shovel lost the upper storey, that must be why it was referred to as 'ruins'.
  • BrummieGeoff
    BrummieGeoff replied to the thread Hill Street.
    Viv: your newspaper cutting in Post #149 does show the same ruined site in November 1940. Here is a clearer copy of the photo. The far...
    • Hill Street November 1940 (2).jpg
  • BrummieGeoff
    BrummieGeoff replied to the thread Hill Street.
    Pre-war and post-war photos of the Malt Shovel site at the junction of Hill Street and John Bright Street.
    • Hill Street (John Bright Street junction) Malt Shovel PH 1.jpg
    • Hill Street (John Bright Street junction) 1.jpg
  • J
    John L reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread RULES with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Bringing our rules to the attention of everyone. We'd especially draw everyone's attention to being courteous and respectful towards...
  • J
    John L reacted to Moor End Lad's post in the thread Erdington with Appreciate Appreciate.
    No Lady P. As Pedro said, this farmhouse stood at the corner of Bell Lane and what is now Holly Lane opposite what is now the...
  • paul stacey
    paul stacey reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Hill Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Hill Street was bombed during WW2. Wonder if this was when the site in #142 became a ruin (later built on as The Savoy) ? Could the...
  • paul stacey
    paul stacey reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Hill Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    In a nutshell Lyn, the site was bombed during WW2, was an empty/ruined plot until the late 1950s/1960s, then the Savoy was built, it's...
  • paul stacey
    paul stacey reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Hill Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    no doubt the 2nd design was cheaper and easier to throw up viv and also cause less fuss when it was demolished as it was rather a bland...
  • paul stacey
    paul stacey reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Hill Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Thanks Mike. So 'The Casino' building was originally built as the Savoy ! Now I remember it. We have a thread about it. The original...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Hunt and Mitton Ltd Oozells Street North with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Some happy faces of employees of Hunt and Mittons ready for a works outing. Source: British Newspaper Archive
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Hill Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Hill Street was bombed during WW2. Wonder if this was when the site in #142 became a ruin (later built on as The Savoy) ? Could the...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Hill Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    In a nutshell Lyn, the site was bombed during WW2, was an empty/ruined plot until the late 1950s/1960s, then the Savoy was built, it's...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Hill Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    no doubt the 2nd design was cheaper and easier to throw up viv and also cause less fuss when it was demolished as it was rather a bland...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Hill Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Thanks Mike. So 'The Casino' building was originally built as the Savoy ! Now I remember it. We have a thread about it. The original...
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