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29. Old locomotive. 1970s
This was in Blew Street Park (thanks John) as a near- indestructible item for children to play on.
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28. Aston Cross. Late 1970s
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22. Steam loco Aston No 2 signal box
Taken from Lover's Walk alongside the embankment that leads to Aston Station from Witton Station...
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21. Aston Road
At the light controlled junction with Dartmouth Street that has since been obliterated and replaced by a large traffic...
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16. Aston Cross Aston. 1978
All of this has gone now - replaced by a traffic island. There used to be a photographic shop just over the...
Apr 23, 2026
19. Radiation Factory Fire. June 1985
This is the fire that destroyed the factory of Radiation Gas Fires in Thimblemill Lane, near...
Apr 23, 2026
16. Aston Cross Aston. 1978
All of this has gone now - replaced by a traffic island. There used to be a photographic shop just over the...
Apr 23, 2026
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12. Priory Road. c2001
The plaque said "Victory Place." The street has since been demolished.
Close to 'Spaghetti Junction,' this...
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12. Priory Road. c2001
The plaque said "Victory Place." The street has since been demolished.
Close to 'Spaghetti Junction,' this...
Apr 23, 2026
11. Villa Star Café
The café on the corner of Nelson Road and Trinity Road, with Aston Villa football club in the background. The café...
Apr 23, 2026
5. Atkinsons Brewery. c1965
The brewery was situated between Aston Hall Road (opposite the house pictured in the previous photo) and...
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4. Aston Hall Road. 1966
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11. Villa Star Café
The café on the corner of Nelson Road and Trinity Road, with Aston Villa football club in the background. The café...
Apr 23, 2026
3. Aston Hall Road. 1966
There was a row of these houses in Aston Hall Road, opposite Atkinson's Brewery. Both have been gone for some...
Apr 23, 2026
2. Old Factory. July 1979
Old factory Aston, Birmingham Near Aston Cross.
Apr 23, 2026
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29. Old locomotive. 1970s This was in Blew Street Park (thanks John) as a near- indestructible item for children to play on.