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Old Worcester Wharf, 1913. This wharf extended from Granville Street toward the junction with the Birmingham Canal Navig...
16/10/2026

Old Worcester Wharf, 1913. This wharf extended from Granville Street toward the junction with the Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) at Gas Street Basin, and was near where the Mailbox currently stands.

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Manufacturing bedsteads at Hoskins and Sewell, c.1950s.
16/10/2026

Manufacturing bedsteads at Hoskins and Sewell, c.1950s.

Trows moored at Droitwich Canal Head, 1913. These were flat-bottomed trading barges and sailing boats used extensively o...
15/10/2026

Trows moored at Droitwich Canal Head, 1913. These were flat-bottomed trading barges and sailing boats used extensively on the River Severn, Welsh rivers, and connecting canal networks.

Brand new homes leap up on Shaftmoor Lane, whilst an ancient barn looks sleepily on. Acocks Green, 1924.Visit the Birmin...
15/10/2026

Brand new homes leap up on Shaftmoor Lane, whilst an ancient barn looks sleepily on. Acocks Green, 1924.

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Queen's Corner, at the junction between New Street and Corporation Street, 1948.
14/10/2026

Queen's Corner, at the junction between New Street and Corporation Street, 1948.

Housing is demolished as part of the Ladywood Redevelopment Scheme, 1954.For more visit the Birmingham Photography Archi...
14/10/2026

Housing is demolished as part of the Ladywood Redevelopment Scheme, 1954.

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Wrestling is on at The Delicia Cinema, Gosta Green, photographed in 1951.
13/10/2026

Wrestling is on at The Delicia Cinema, Gosta Green, photographed in 1951.

Shops on Broad Street, 1958.
12/10/2026

Shops on Broad Street, 1958.

For those of you who love a good 20th Century multi-storey car park, here's the one that used to be by the Bull Ring.htt...
11/10/2026

For those of you who love a good 20th Century multi-storey car park, here's the one that used to be by the Bull Ring.

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Benyon & Ireland Bookbinders and Printers, on the junction between Silver street and Dalton Street, 1961.https://tinyurl...
10/10/2026

Benyon & Ireland Bookbinders and Printers, on the junction between Silver street and Dalton Street, 1961.

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