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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Warwickshire => Topic started by: shyster2008 on Thursday 11 October 12 03:27 BST (UK)
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Memmories of the old bullring before they tore it down...
Would like to have your reminiscences.
Brian.
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Remember New Street Station before they tore it down???
Do you have any Photos ???
Would like some.
Brian.
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I remember it going up.Used to use the Mulberry Bush in the Rotunda before the IRA redesigned it.
I remember the security in the Bullring used to try & move us on if we were congregating in groups,not sure what they thought we were doing.
The shops were great,pity the escalators kept breaking down.
you might find some photos here:
http://www.pbase.com/beppuu/old_bham&page=1
jim
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There's lots of pictures of both the Bullring, and New St station, on this site.
Nick
http://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/search.php?searchid=2275978
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Hi Jim1
I remember the Rotunda going up too but do you remember the "Old" Bullring and New Street Station???
The open air Market was next door to Woolworths and you had to climb up some steps to get into it...Looked like it had been a building at some time but the roof was missing.
New Street Station . Well,as I knew it before it was rebuilt, consisted of a walkway above the lines and steps down to each platform.
There was a road that went between the Passenger Trains and the Royal Mail Line....Anyone remember any of this.
Looked at the Photos of Old Birmingham...Found 1 that showed the old Bullring but nothing of New Street Station..
Has anyone got any??
Anyway, thanks for your time and trouble.
Brian
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Some photographs taken at New Street Station here:
http://www.photobydjnorton.com/NewStAtWork2.html
Cati
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Hi Cati.
Thanks will look at them in a few minutes OK?
Regards
Brian
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And some (inluding the old entrance off Stephenson Place - ah yes, I remember it well!) here: (scroll down to 6.2)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_Plus
Cati
(still firmly entrenched in the Golden Age Of Steam)
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Hi Cati.
Thanks for the Link; However it only shows New Street Station when the Pallisades were built...
What I would like are some 1950`s Photos.!!!!!!
When Steam was the order of the day...
Remember when Snow Hill Station was the end of the line and there were Buffers at the end of the track???
About that time...
Brian
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Hi Cati...
Apologies...Just looked at the other link and they are exactly as I remember the Station in th `50`s
Brian.
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Hi Cati...
Apologies...Just looked at the other link and they are exactly as I remember the Station in th `50`s
Brian.
Gawd, dunnit tek yow back, as we say here in the Black Country...
Cati
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I prefer the 1885 version, at least it there was a light during daylight hours. ;D And I bet the trains were more punctual than the cross city route currently is ... so says someone who has to use it every day at the moment. >:(
I still remember the old Bull Ring and that underpass you had to go down near where Waterstones is. I hadn't been into Moor Street station since they had redeveloped the old part as the new entrance area until this year. Looks quite posh now. ;) I remember using it during the 1980s when you still arrived at the old station, and then later when the new one opened and the old part was not used prior to redevelopment. It was always a trip to the sales arriving at Moor Street just after Xmas. Always thought it was sad they hadn't done anything with it for so many years so nice to see now.
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And here's one of the Bullring in 1950...
http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/cs/Satellite?c=Page&childpagename=Lib-Central-Archives-and-Heritage%2FPageLayout&cid=1223092751862&pagename=BCC%2FCommon%2FWrapper%2FWrapper
Cati
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Absolutely spot on.....Can`t quite see the Market area as I described as it would be to the right of whoever took the Photo....But I remember all the rest....Must be getting old Our Kid.
Brian.
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Absolutely spot on.....Can`t quite see the Market area as I described as it would be to the right of whoever took the Photo....But I remember all the rest....Must be getting old Our Kid.
Brian.
I aye as young as I used to woz...
Cati
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN2KKjh0ZdM
Looking into pre-war locations for Birmingham ancestors I came across a series of 8mm cine films of Birmingham in 1958.....see the link for the first of these. Not great quality but that somehow adds to the nostalgia!
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Hi west2013
Thanks for the link...Not great but nostalgic;;
Brian.
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I remember when the new Bullring was being built. There was a workmans food caravan which served up the best bacon butties especially on a freezing cold morning. Mum and I went to the Bullring markets but cannot remember details. Queen Street which ran through the middle of New Street station was cobble stones and very slick in wet/icy weather.
I have very fond memories of New St, Snow Hill (with the buffers) Moor Street and Curzon St.
When the new Bullring was built there was a fish and chip shop which had lovely meat pie and chips. Guess I love food ;-)
Brit