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  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We now move across town to the site of The Dolphin Warwick Road - when it was been demolished - more boarded up shots actually
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Now a much wider shot of this site with junction with Park Lane - showing how much was lost on the left to allow this road to be built
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I think we have now moved further up the road and more tradition high street building - Midland Bank ( now called HSBC) public Library...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I think we are slowly turning to the right from where we were just standing, a line of old style what they would call these days...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Well that idea went out the window - a month since Christmas and I have not posted anything !! I have prepared quite a few rolls for...
  • SteveBhx
    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    and to finish off we have - and I am guessing Ladywell Walk or Wrottersley Street - of coure nothing left now !!
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  • SteveBhx
    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    and a few more - even a proper garage doing servicing
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  • SteveBhx
    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    Carrying on down the road and we have this selection of shops and what made Hurst street " different" at its time - totally different...
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  • SteveBhx
    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    Walking down Hurst Street and this time a more positive outcome and very much an old and new - we have the site of the " Back to Backs "...
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  • SteveBhx
    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    We now move to the City Centre and Hurst Street - there was a conversation about the location months ago but I cannot recall it but I...
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  • SteveBhx
    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    Now apologies for this shot, the road sign says Warwick Road - but as its a long road I am not sure of it relationship to the Dolphin. A...
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  • SteveBhx
    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    and lastly the work begins - not sure if this is from the interior or to be used to board the building up - all taken in December 1991.
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  • SteveBhx
    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    Next we have a look through a hole in the fence to the state of the building at the rear and also the fencing round the site too
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  • SteveBhx
    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    We now move across town to the site of The Dolphin Warwick Road - when it was been demolished - more boarded up shots actually
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  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Now a much wider shot of this site with junction with Park Lane - showing how much was lost on the left to allow this road to be built
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