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-Photo showing the rear of a building with crates, a truck, and a shed. Reverse side reads "R/O 219 Hawthorn Road. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED25-6. Date: 11 Apr 1958."
Page 2
-Photo showing single shop with scaffolding behind. Reverse side reads "Single shop, Greaves Square, Kings Norton. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED5160. Date: 21 Feb 1963." Attached caption reads "Completed December 1962."
Page 3
-Photo of single storey shop. Reverse side reads "Greenvale Store, Sheldon. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No.ED36-1. Date 5th July 1961."
Page 5
-Photo showing shops around a pedestrianised are. reverse side reads "Shops, Shawsdale Road, Castle Bromwich. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED5208. Date: 6th June 1963." Attached caption reads "Completed August/September 1960."
Page 8
-Photo showing a row of single storey shops with people and bikes outside. Reverse side reads "Block of 6 temporary lock-up shops. 14-24 Marston Drive, Kingshurst Hall Estate. Completed: June 1956. Provided and erected by: Harrison Smith Buildings Ltd. Photograph taken by: Woolgar, August 1957."
Page 9
-Photo showing a row of shops on a street corner. Reverse side reads "c/o Shard End Crescent and Ownall Road. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED35-10. Date: [2]4th April 1961." Attached caption reads "Completed January 1960."
Page 10
-Photo showing a row of shops. Reverse side reads "Taysfield Road, Merritts Hill. Block of 5 shops with maisonettes over. Photograph shows 5 shops Nos. 73-81. Builder George Wimpey & Co. Ltd. Architect: City Architect. Completed November 1958. Photographed by Photographic Section P.W.D. 23rd July 1959. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED28-1."
Page 11
-Photo showing a row of shops. Reverse side reads "Bell Lane, Tile Cross Road, Tiles Cross. Block of 17 shops with maisonettes over. Photograph shows 4 shops Nos. 75 - 81, Tile Cross Road. Builder: E. Crowder. Architect: City Architect. Completed: November/December 1957. Photographed by: Photographic section P.W.D. 24/7/59. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED28-3."
Page 12
-Photo showing a patch of empty ground snow covered ground with what appears to be the backs of a row of single storey shops in the distance, and 2 trucks, one with "Birmingham Co-operative Society" on the side. A "Fish & Chips" sign is also visible. Reverse side reads "City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED18-9. Date: 17 February 1956."
Page 13
-Photo showing a row of shops with Co-operative signs above them. Reverse side reads "Shawsdale Road, Castle Bromwich. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED5207. Date: 6 June 1963." Attached caption reads "Completed August/September 1960."
Page 14
-Photo of 3 shops. Reverse side reads "Block of three lock-up shops with three maisonettes over, erected at The Green, Kings Norton (Postal Nos. 7, 8, & 9). These shops were specially designed for this restricted site bounded on both sides by existing shops and are in keeping with the type of shop already provided in The Green. Builder: H. M. Grant & Co. Ltd. Architect: J. H. Madin, DIP.ARCH(B'ham), A.R.I.B.A. in association with City Architect. Completed: August 1957. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED24-7. Date: 31 October 1957."
Page 19
-Photo showing a pedestrianised area enclosed by shops. Reverse side reads "The Fold, Kings Norton. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED35-3. Date: 20 April 1961."
Page 20
-Photo of a row of shops. Reverse side reads "Mobury Avenue, Kingsbridge Road, Bartley Green. Block of 5 shops with maisonettes over. Photograph shows 5 shops Nos. 23 - 29 Mobury Avenue, and 1 & 3 Kingsbridge Road. Builder: C. Bryant & Son. Architect: J. H. Madin in association with the City Architect. Completed: July 1957. Photographed by: Photographic section P.W.D. 23/7/59. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED28-5."
Page 22
-Small photo of a row of shops. Reverse side reads "Mickleton Avenue. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED5168. Date: 8 March 1963." Attached caption reads "Shops, Mickleton Avenue, Sheldon. Completed February 1961."
-Photo showing the corner of a large shopping centre area with shops around the edge and a large Co-operative on the right. Appears to be Poolway Shopping Centre. Reverse side reads "Public Works Department, Photographic section. Date 24 November 1964. Ref. No. A5506." Attached caption reads "Shops, Meadway, Kents Moat Estate. Completed March 1963."
Page 23
-Photo of the same building as in the photo of Poolway shopping centre, Meadway, on page 22, but from a slightly different angle. Reverse side reads "Public Works Department, Photographic section. Date 24 November 1964. Ref. No. A5506."
Page 24
-Another copy of the photo on page 8 showing a row of single storey shops with people and bikes outside. Reverse side reads "Block of 6 temporary lock-up shops. 14-24 Marston Drive, Kingshurst Hall Estate. Completed: June 1956. Provided and erected by: Harrison Smith Buildings Ltd. Photograph taken by: Woolgar, August 1957."
Page 25
-Photo of a row of shops. Reverse side reads "Part of Ingoldsby Road Shopping Centre on the Bunbury Road Estate, Northfield.
Photograph shows 7 lock-up shops Nos. 62-72 with separate flat over the off-licence No.62, and maisonettes over the other shops. Entrance to dwellings over shops is in the corner next to the off-licence. The whole centre consists of 16 lock-up shops.
Builder: C. Bryant.
Architect: L. J. Multon, F.R.I.B.A. in association with City Architect.
Completed: February 1957.
Photograph by: Photographic Section, P.W.D."
Page 26
-Photo of a row of shops. Reverse side reads "Wychall Road Shopping Centre, Kings Norton. Block of 18 lock-up shops with maisonettes over. Photograph shows 17 shops Nos. 202(part) - 234.
Builder: G.Stubbings Ltd.
Architect: L. J. Multon, F.R.I.B.A. in association with the City Architect.
Completed: March 1957.
Photograph by: Photographic section P.W.D.
City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED24-9. Date: 7 November 1957."
Page 27
-Photo showing a Co-operative and other shops with cars in front [slightly torn]. Reverse side reads "Shops, Shawsdale Road, Castle Bromwich. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED5209. Date: 6 June 1963." Attached caption reads "Completed August/September 1960."
Page 28
-Photo of a row of shops. Reverse side reads "Shops, Hollybank Road, Kings Heath. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED5162. Date: 21 February 1963. Completed: Early 1961."
Page 29
-Photo of a row of shops. Reverse side reads "Grove Lane, Harborne. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED31-5. Date: 27 June 1960. Completed October 1959."
Page 30
-Photo of a row of shops. Reverse side reads "Hillwood Road, Bartley Green. Block of 12 lock-up shops with maisonettes over Nos. 24 - 48 Hillwood Road, Bangham Pit and Woodcock Hill Estate. Photograph shows shops 24 - 34 Hillwood Road.
Designed by: J.H.D. Madin in association with City Architect.
Builder: G Stubbings Ltd.
Completed: April 1957.
Photograph taken by E.P. Woolgar. November 1957."
Page 31 & 32
-Photo of a row of shops plus 1 duplicate. Reverse side reads "Hillwood Road, Bartley Green. Block of 12 lock-up shops with maisonettes over Nos. 24 - 48 Hillwood Road, Bangham Pit and Woodcock Hill Estate. Photograph shows shops 36 - 48 Hillwood Road.
Designed by: J.H.D. Madin in association with City Architect.
Builder: G Stubbings Ltd.
Completed: April 1957.
Photograph taken by E.P. Woolgar. November 1957."
Page 33
-Photo showing the same row of shops from Page 32, from a different angle. Back reads "Hillwood Road, Bartley Green. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. 2079. Date: 24 June 1957." Attached caption reads "Completed March 1957."
Page 34
-Photo showing the same row of shops from Page 30, from a different angle. Back reads "Hillwood Road, Bartley Green. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. 2080. Date: 24 June 1957."
Page 35
-Photo apparently showing the backs of the shops from the photos on the previous pages. Back reads "Hillwood Road, Bartley Green. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. RD45. Date 19 Sept 1957.
Page 37 - 39
3 photos, from different angles, of a single storey factory with a sign in front. Reverse side reads "Ralph Dutton & Sons Limited. Corner of Howard Street & Mott Street."
Page 40
-Photo of a cafe and some shops, on a corner, in the snow. Back reads "95-101 Drews Lane. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. TP5661. Date: 3 January 1963."
Page 41
-Photo of a building behind a corrugated fence. Back reads "70 - 73 Hatchett Street. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED22-15. Date 7 August 1957."
Page 42
-Photo of a row of shops with people in front. Back reads "Heathway, Shard End. Block of 17 shops with 6 offices and maisonettes over. Photograph shows 9 shops Nos. 213 - 229.
Builder: J.P. Kelly & Co.
Architect: City Architect.
Completed: October 1957.
Photographed by: Photographic Section P.W.D. 23/7/1959.
City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED28-6."
Page 43
-Duplicate of photo on page 30.
Page 44
-Photo of a row of shops. Back reads "Bell Lane, Tile Cross Road, Tile Cross. Block of 17 shops with maisonettes over. Photograph shows 11 shops Nos. 1 - 21 Bell Lane, and 87 Tile Cross Road.
Builder: E. Crowder.
Architect: City Architect.
Completed: November/December 1957.
Photographed by: Photographic Section P.W.D. 24/7/1959.
City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED28-2."
Page 45
-Photo of a row of shops with cars parked in front. Back reads "Bristol Road South. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED5206. Date: 6 June 1963."
Page 46
-Photo showing several shops. Back reads "Caynham Road (Curdale Road). City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED31-14. Date:14 July 1960."
Page 47 - 52
-5 different prints and 1 duplicate showing two rows of single storey buildings together on an open, snow covered patch of land. Information on the reverse sides reads "Block of 20 temporary lock-up shops 5 - 45 Shustoke Road, Shard End.
Completed: April/June 1955.
Provided and erected by: Harrison Smith Buildings Ltd.
Photographs taken: 17th February 1956.
City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative Nos. ED18-4 - ED18-8."
Page 53 & 54
-2 photos of the same row of shops. Reverse sides read "Wychall Road Shopping Centre, Kings Norton. Block of 18 Lock-up shops with maisonettes over. Photograph shows 17 shops Nos. 202 (part) - 234.
Builder: G. Stubbings Ltd.
Architect: L. J. Multon, F.R.I.B.A. in association with the City Architect.
Completed: March 1957.
Photograph by: Photographic Section P.W.D.
City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative Nos. ED24-9, ED24-10.
Date: 7th November 1957."
Page 55 - 56
-2 different unlabelled photos of the same row of shops. Road sign reads Hagley Road. Visible shops are; Newbury's, Konczyk & Co, Midland bank, Player's Please - J. Wilde, & Pattison's.
Page 57
-Photo showing a row of shops in front of a tower block. Back reads "Vaughton Street South, Highgate. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED5198. Date: 16th May 1963. Completed December 1959."
Page 58
-Photo showing a row of single storey shops. Back reads "Block of 6 temporary lock-up shops. 14 - 24 Wolverley Road, Bartley Green.
Completed: September 1955.
Provided and erected by: Harrison Smith Buildings Ltd.
Photograph taken by: Woolgar - August 1957.
Page 60
-Photo of a row of shops. Back reads "Wood Lane, Bartley Green. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED29-3. Date: 28th September 1959. Completed April 1958."
Page 62
-Photo of a row of shops. Back reads "Wychall Road Shopping Centre, Wychall Farm Estate, Kings Norton. Block of 18 lock-up shops with maisonettes over. Photograph shows 8 shops Nos. 220-234.
Builder: G Stubbings Ltd.
Architect: L. J. Multon, F.R.I.B.A, in association with the City Architect.
Completed: March 1957.
Photograph by: Photographic Section P.W.D.
City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED24-8. Date: 7th November 1957."
Page 65 & 67
-2 different photos of a row of shops. Back reads "Block of 19 Lock-up shops with maisonettes over 152 - 170 Yarningale Road, Brandwood Park Estate, Kings Heath.
Photograph shows shops 152 - 164 Yarningale Road.
Builder: Mackee & Rodway (Suberbia) Ltd.
Completed: July 1956.
Photograph taken by E. P. Woolgar, November 1957." |