Phase 1A contruction site at Park Central
On the construction site of phase 1A. In the distance is Bath Row with the former Accident Hospital building to the right.
Sykes's Timber and Saw Mill, Sheepcote Street
John Sykes established the business in 1862 trading from premises rented at one shilling a yard.Timber was imported and unloaded at the nearby railway wharf. The business kept going until 1966 when it ...
The digger moves in
the business end of the digger which demolished the Community Centre on Gaywood Croft off Cregoe Street. People watched in fascination as it tore the place down in about one hour. Here it looks like something ...
The strain of the crane
At first sight one cannot believe that half a dozen men really expect to manhandle this heavy crane with any degree of success. The photograph, dated 21 March 1973, comes from the Birmingham Post and ...
View from above
Looking down from the new flats on the Wheeley's Lane/ Bath Row junction. Below is Bexhill Grove which stands on the route of the former Piggot Street. The blue building in the middle is the Crest Nicholson ...
West Park area
Prior to the building of the West Park, this is the construction site area. To the distant left is St Thomas's Church, to the middle distance are Cleveland and Clydesdale Towers (The Sentinels) on Holloway ...