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  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    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...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    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...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    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...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    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...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    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 Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    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...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    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...
  • mikejee
    An earlier photo of the Argent cemtre (probably 1970s) has just been posted on post 2166 on...
  • SteveBhx
    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    if we now walk down the road behind us ( Newhall Hill) we have this view - still with Argent Centre at the top of the road . At the top...
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  • SteveBhx
    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    We are now on the corner of Legge Lane and Frederick Street this is the Argent Centre a wonderful red brick building with arched...
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  • MWS
    MWS reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The next picture is taken from on of the back accessways off Legge Lane and shows the rear of these premises.
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The next picture is taken from on of the back accessways off Legge Lane and shows the rear of these premises.
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Had a bit of a hunt to find this location but now I know where I am - the white building is 17 Legge Lane the building to the left of...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    we now look across the road at a few building that seem rather sad, Barrowclift has the windows boarded up and the building to the right...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We now move across to the Jewellery Quarter and Legge Lane - these are a selection of old buildings but I am not sure which are left...
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