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  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We are now on the corner of Arden Street and Adderley Road and the old school building , fine brick built Victorian School, I don't...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    To put the location into perspective - we are now looking down Garrison Lane towards Witton Street , just to the left was the site...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Moving to the left and we can see how quickly these estate are build- the first shot had the site office - this one has completed house...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We now move out of the City Centre to Bordesley Green and the then new development of Grasmere Park off Wolesley Street and Garrison...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I think we have gone back a few streets now , this is Livery Street and Lionel Street, showing the size of the viaduct, and the arches...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Next we have an often seen feature of the canals, whether these are in use I am not sure however I saw a big fire in Great Bridge a few...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Taken form a similar location but featuring the flight of locks and shows how much of a slope there is especially if you imagine it from...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Next we are in the tunnel under the rails at Snow Hill, see the enormous size of this structure, the damp on the roof glistening , and...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We now move to the hidden world towards Snow Hill from the canal - I have no specific details from thes, the first if from the direction...
  • SteveBhx
    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    me too used to love having a drink in front of City of Birmingham in the little cafe area, the canal was not as nice then - not sure we...
  • SteveBhx
    SteveBhx reacted to Donbogen's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Very familiar to me from my youth on Sundays when i used to vist the Science Museum
  • SteveBhx
    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    We are now on the corner of Arden Street and Adderley Road and the old school building , fine brick built Victorian School, I don't...
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    Donbogen replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    Very familiar to me from my youth on Sundays when i used to vist the Science Museum
  • SteveBhx
    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    To put the location into perspective - we are now looking down Garrison Lane towards Witton Street , just to the left was the site...
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  • D
    Donbogen reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I think we have gone back a few streets now , this is Livery Street and Lionel Street, showing the size of the viaduct, and the arches...
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