Date:1953
Description:A rare photograph showing the Y-Block development under construction. In the foreground are the foundations for the small blocks of flats and in the background is Avon House. The development lies between Grant, Wynn and Great Colmore Street. The attached streaming clip is of local residents Fred and Pat Meads talking to Jackie Gay about the fifties build and the shops around Cregoe Street.
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Author Jackie Gay (left) met up with local residents Pat and Fred Meads. Jackie interviewed the couple, ...
Fred and Pat talk here about the old Great Colmore Street and number 56's most famous residents - The ...
Fred and Pat remember the speed with which the last new build took place and remember the shops around ...
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Creators: Mr Norman Bartlam - Creator
Image courtesy of: Mr Norman Bartlam
Donor ref:Norman Bartlam (65/7612)
Source: Mr Norman Bartlam , Mr Roy Edwards , Mr Alex Henderson , Ms Val Blake , Mr Ray Usher
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