the old pubs of brum
Brum from the air: 16 aerial views of old Birmingham - Birmingham Live
Midland Red Bus Garage, Bull Ring
This story set in Castle Bromwich is told by the Rector of Sutton Coldfield in a book about his own family history. In 1883 Rev William Kirkpatrick Riland Bedford described an event which occurred during the ’45. This was the Jacobite rising of 1745, when Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Young Pretender, tried to regain the […]
The picture is of High Street looking towards the Bull Ring, to the left is Albert Street. The original Marks and Spencer building (1956/57) is in process of extending to the edge of Albert Street. The Co-operative was still a large store and featured on both sides of High Street. In the distance 2 WMPTE fleetlines can be seen and that highlights a major problem. In a typically dunderheaded move High Street was pedestrianised...except for buses, and vans, and taxis, heaven help the poor drivers that had to cope with pushing a loaded bus through throngs of shoppers crossing the street determined to get to a shop they wanted to purchase something from. Now of course High street is properly pedestrianised and the shopper no longer risks a painful interface with the front of a Daimler Fleetline, the buses terminate in Albert street and turn on clearly designated roads, people still walk in front of course... Copyright Geoff Dowling; all rights reserved
WMPTE's one and only Metro-Scania, 4242. Often to be found on Airport Express service 993 as seen here, a rainy day at New Street station, November 1975. 4242-f-rt993-NewStStn(6th-15thNov)82Z75b
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Clint Eastwood on Smallbrook Queensway, Malcolm X in Smethwick - this is Birmingham and the Black Country in the 1960s.
Hi All Here are a few photos from the Ladywood Area this shop is 356 Monument Rd Ryland St 1961 Stour Street Ladywood...
We take a look back to the 1950s from the archives at a developing Birmingham. The Erdington Lyndhurst Estate was just being built and areas like Rubery and Shard End were just beginning. Other established regions of the city have not changed in many years, Sparkhill, Small Heath, all look very similar over the passage of time.
With the building of the Central Library, Alpha Tower and the iconic Spaghetti Junction, Birmingham saw some massive developments in the 70s. King Kong was firmly in his place at the Bull Ring and the Queen toured the country for her 1977 Silver Jubilee, all in all, the decade saw massive changes.
Note: Many photos in the original 'Old street pics' thread started by Astoness (Lyn) were linked to Photobucket who recently changed their terms and...
Birmingham has seen may changes over the years. We take a look back to Brum in a bygone era how it used to look, and how modern day plans are also making a mark on the landscape.
When C E Bateman designed a new Coach & Horses inn on Castle Bromwich Green, he little imagined how brief its life would be. A public house with the name of the Coach & Horses has stood on the Green at Castle Bromwich since the 18th century; the earliest record takes it back to before […]
