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This information is a recap for newcomers, I scanned a lot of negatives of these old images - see the initial post for more...

We now move onto Roll 72 and something different to start and may be of use to someone although the information provided is a bit vague...

We now have a bit of time travel to 1964 and a view of what this area looked like, and what was lost - lots of three and four storey...

This is an interesting sign - showing the site where Arthur Conan Doyle lived , I cannot add to this as my noted read - old sign Aston...

and we now turn around to look toward the City Centre, looking to the distance you can see the holes in the landscape - all the old...

I know we have been up and down this road a few time this is a general view of the destruction, sorry redevelopment to improve the...

Next picture forms a theme as this was closed the week before - its The Avenue, Aston Street North, as you can see it is still intact...

A new local addition this week Birmingham Daily Post2000, 2003-2004 But also the somewhat original The Tricyclist1884 This iwas...

Next we move to Thimble Mill Lane and Long Acre, this is the Prince Of Wales , not long closed but now boarded up and the windows broken...

Good morning apologies for the gap in posts, lot happened , but I will try and continue posting. I did notice a number of replies from...

Here's a photograph, from Monty's visit in 1943, pending our seeing those that Graham, has kindly offered to let us see:

https://theironroom.wordpress.com/2024/09/30/number-11-know-your-place/

And not coned off for hundreds of yards. Workers cracking on despite the passing bus. NoddKD.

“The term ‘public realm’ is often used loosely….” https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Public_realm

Used the No 11 many many times growing up great memories have covered some miles over the years thanks WMPTE for getting 1000's of...