Bursting of the canal at Edgbaston
Under the heading 'Serious accident at Birmingham' this print illustrates the scene that resulted when the Worcester and Birmingham Canal burst on Sunday morning, 26 May 1872. Considerable damage was ...
Craven Arms
Taken on a rainy day in Summer 2004. The flags are flying as England at that time were still playing in the European Football Championships. The Craven Arms was proposed for local or statutory listed ...
Craven Arms, Gough Street
Detail of the beautiful decoration on the facade of the Craven Arms Public House in Gough Street.
Gough Road
Gough Road runs through the Woodview estate area. Here it is in 1960 with a nice image of a corner shop. The shop isn't named so we can't be sure which end of Gough Road this is. It is either the junction ...
Gough Road - by Year Five at Woodview
This is one of the Victorian houses to have survived on Gough Road. the one end of the road (nearest to Lee Bank Middleway)was slightly re-routed and changed to become Woodview Drive. The other end is ...
Gough Road - by Year Five at Woodview School
This house was photographed on our walking tour of the area around Woodview Primary School. The house is the cream building to the left but what was of interest was the red brick buidling to the right ...
Gough Road and Sun Street West
A very changed area. This is Gough Road in 1960 at the junction with Sun Street West which goes off into the distance - at the bend visible it becomes Lee Bank Road. Today this spot lies on what was the ...
Time Gentlemen Please!
Empty pint glass and cigarette packet left on a ledge outside the Craven Arms in Blucher/ Gough Street. The outside of this pub is a stunning example of Victorian tiling.