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-Print showing a row of shops including a Co-Operative and 'Gents Hairdressing'. Back Reads 'Aston Lane. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED 31-10. Date: 13 July 1960.' Attached caption reads "Shops, Aston Lane, completed April 1960."
-Caption reading 'Shops - Beechmount Drive, Chester Road, Erdington. Completed March 1961.'
-Small Print showing a block of flats above shops. Back reads 'Beechmount Drive. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED 5164. Date 8 March 1963.'
Page 4-5
-Print of shops and flats. 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 24/7/59. Negative No. ED 28-2."
-Caption on Page reading "75-81 Tile Cross Road, completed Nov/Dec 1957."
-Photo. Back reads "Bell Lane, Tile Cross Road, Tile 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. Negative No. ED 28-3."
Page 6-7
-Photo of stand-alone shop with corrugated roof. Back Reads "Berrandale Road. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED 31-13. Date: 14 July 1960."
-Photo of a row of shops, including 'Helen's', 'Walker's', 'Standley's'. Back reads "Blandford Road, junction Welsh House Farm, Quinton. Block of 8 shops Nos. 93-107. Builder: C. Bryant & Son. Architect: H.S. Scott A/A.R.I.B.A. in association with the City Architect. Completed: July 1957. Photographed by: Photographic Section P.W.D. 31/7/59."
Page 8-9
-Photo showing a row of single storey shops. Back reads "Birchfield Rd. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED 31-12. Date. 14 July 1960." Attached caption reads "Temporary Shops, Birchfield Road, completed November 1959, Perry Barr."
Page 10
-Photo showing a row of single storey shops. Back reads "Birchfield Rd. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED 32-1. Date. 14 July 1960." Attached caption reads "Temporary Shops, Birchfield Road, completed November 1959, Perry Barr."
Page 11
-Photo of 6 shops. Back reads "Castle Rd. 1 Prestwood Rd. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED 32-12. Date 17 August 1960." Attached caption reads "Castle Road, 1 Prestwood Road, Weoley Castle. Completed January 1960."
Page 12-13
-Small print of stand-alone shop 'Ada Hicks Self Service'. Back reads "Booths Lane. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED 5165. Date 8 March 1963." Attached caption reads "Single shop - Booths Lane, Great Barr, completed August 1960."
-Print showing a row of shops beneath flats. Reverse side reads "Bradburns Way. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED 5197. Date: 16 May 1963." Attached caption reads "8 shops - Bradburne Way, Nechells Green. Completed October 1961."
Page 14-15
-Photo. Back reads "Curdale Road. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED 31-15. Date: 14 July 1960." Attached caption reads "Curdale Road shops, Bartley Green. Completed June/July 1959."
-Photo. Back reads "Curdale Road. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED 31-8. Date: 8 July 1960."
Page 16-17
-Print showing Woolworth's and other shops. Back reads "Caynham Road (Curdale Road). City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED 31-14. Date: 14 July 1960." Attached caption reads "Shops. Bartley Green. Completed December 1958."
-Print showing stand-alone shop. Back reads "Collingbourne Avenue. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED 32-2. Date: 14 July 1960." Attached caption reads. "Collingbourne Avenue, Firs estate. Completed April 1956."
-Loose caption on page reads "Digbeth shops on main traffic route into Birmingham. Completed May 1956".
Page 18-19
-Print showing shops. Back reads "Block of 14 permanent lock-up shops, 15-55 Comberton Road, Chestnuts Estate, Sheldon, with maisonettes over. Completed June 1955. Commissioned architects: J. Surman & Partners. Builders: C. Bryant & Son. Photograph shows: 15-21 Comberton Road. Photograph taken by: Woolgar, August 1957."
-Print showing shops (shows different shops from previous print). Back reads "Block of 14 permanent lock-up shops, 15-55 Comberton Road, Chestnuts Estate, Sheldon, with maisonettes over. Completed June 1955. Commissioned architects: J. Surman & Partners. Builders: C. Bryant & Son. Photograph taken by: Woolgar, August 1957."
-Photo with white border showing a single shop, 'K.R.Wheeler', with sticker reading "Enclosure 968". Back reads "99 Drews Lane Ward End. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. TP 5457. Date: 17 October 1962. Planning and redevelopment, section B, order no. 72."
-Photo with white border showing shops in snow. Back reads "Shops 95-101 Drews Lane. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. TP 5662. Date: 3 January 1962."
Page 20-21
-Photo showing a single shop, by a terraced house, with snow nearby. Back reads "Shop, Cross Farm Road, Harborne. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED 5161. Date: 21 Feb 1963." Attached caption reads "Single shop, Cross Farm Road, completed June 1960."
Page 22-23
-Photo showing a row of shops after rain. Reverse sides read "1st block of shops to be erected in Duddeston and Nechells redevelopment area. 6 lock up shops - 2-12 Duddeston Mill Road. Designed by City Architect. Contractors - Sims, Son & Cook. Completed - June, 1956. End shop not yet occupied, has been allocated to Messrs. Mitchells & Butlers Ltd. for use as an off licence. Photographs taken by Woolgar. September 1957."
-Photo showing the same row of shops from a different angle. Reverse sides read "1st block of shops to be erected in Duddeston and Nechells redevelopment area. 6 lock up shops - 2-12 Duddeston Mill Road. Designed by City Architect. Contractors - Sims, Son & Cook. Completed - June, 1956. End shop not yet occupied, has been allocated to Messrs. Mitchells & Butlers Ltd. for use as an off licence. Photographs taken by Woolgar. September 1957."
Page 24-25
-Photo showing the same row of shops from a different angle. Reverse sides read "1st block of shops to be erected in Duddeston and Nechells redevelopment area. 6 lock up shops - 2-12 Duddeston Mill Road. Designed by City Architect. Contractors - Sims, Son & Cook. Completed - June, 1956. End shop not yet occupied, has been allocated to Messrs. Mitchells & Butlers Ltd. for use as an off licence. Photographs taken by Woolgar. September 1957."
-Photo showing the same row of shops from a different angle. Reverse sides read "1st block of shops to be erected in Duddeston and Nechells redevelopment area. 6 lock up shops - 2-12 Duddeston Mill Road. Designed by City Architect. Contractors - Sims, Son & Cook. Completed - June, 1956. End shop not yet occupied, has been allocated to Messrs. Mitchells & Butlers Ltd. for use as an off licence. Photographs taken by Woolgar. September 1957."
Page 26-27
-Photo of a row of shops. Reverse side reads "Block of 8 lock-up shops. 66-72 Digbeth and 1 Rea Street, with seperate flats over. Completed May 1956. Designed by City Architect. Builder: F. Deeley Ltd. Photograph shows: 66-70 Digbeth. Taken by: Woolgar, August 1957."
-Photo of a row of shops. Reverse side reads "Block of 8 lock-up shops. 66-72 Digbeth and 1 Rea Street, with seperate flats over. Completed May 1956. Designed by City Architect. Builder: F. Deeley Ltd. Photograph shows: 69-72 Digbeth, and 1 Rea Street. Taken by: Woolgar, August 1957."
Page 28-29
-Photo showing a row of shops. Reverse side reads "Block of 13 shops (including 2 half-shops) 78-100 Edgewood Road, Rednal. Completed: November 1956. Designed by: City Architect. Builder: J. Ashmore (Builders) Ltd. Photograph taken by Woolgar, September 1957." Attached caption reads "Edgewood Road shops, Rednal House Estate."
-Photo showing the same row of shops from a different angle. Reverse side reads the same as on the previous print "Block of 13 shops (including 2 half-shops) 78-100 Edgewood Road, Rednal. Completed: November 1956. Designed by: City Architect. Builder: J. Ashmore (Builders) Ltd. Photograph taken by Woolgar, September 1957."
Page 30-31
-Photo showing the same row of shops from a different angle. Reverse side reads the same as on the previous print "Block of 13 shops (including 2 half-shops) 78-100 Edgewood Road, Rednal. Completed: November 1956. Designed by: City Architect. Builder: J. Ashmore (Builders) Ltd. Photograph taken by Woolgar, September 1957."
-Photo centered on some concrete slabs fallen from a wall by a shop entrance. Reverse side reads "Edgewood Road. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED24-2. Date: 5 Spetember 1957."
Page 32-33
-Photo showing a row of shops after rain. Appears to be a duplicate of the photo on page 25. Reverse sides read "1st block of shops to be erected in Duddeston and Nechells redevelopment area. 6 lock up shops - 2-12 Duddeston Mill Road. Designed by City Architect. Contractors - Sims, Son & Cook. Completed - June, 1956. End shop not yet occupied, has been allocated to Messrs. Mitchells & Butlers Ltd. for use as an off licence. Photographs taken by Woolgar. September 1957."
-Photo of single shop. Reverse side reads "2 Dunton Road. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED5175. Date: 18 March 1963." Attached caption reads "Single shop, Dunton Road, Kingshurst Hall Estate. Completed October 1961."
Page 34-35
-Photo showing a row of shops after rain. Duplicate of photo on page 24. Reverse sides read "1st block of shops to be erected in Duddeston and Nechells redevelopment area. 6 lock up shops - 2-12 Duddeston Mill Road. Designed by City Architect. Contractors - Sims, Son & Cook. Completed - June, 1956. End shop not yet occupied, has been allocated to Messrs. Mitchells & Butlers Ltd. for use as an off licence. Photographs taken by Woolgar. September 1957."
Page 36-37
Page contains 6 small black & white polaroids, all apparently of the same row of shops, with flats above, from different angles. Some have the date '5/2/86' written on the back;
-Photo shows an empty shop with 'To Let' sign inside and graffiti on the window. Sign above the adjacent entrance reads 'Kim's'.
-Photo show the same shops from a different angle with a man infront facing away from the camera.
-Photo shows empty shop with graffiti on the window.
-Photo shows a man smoking in the entrance to the 'Department of Transport Driving Test Centre'.
-Photo shows an empty shop between a newsagents and white fence, with an advert for pies in the foreground.
-Photo shows a man entering 'Pricecheck Supermarket'.
Page 38-39
-Photo showing a row of shops on a corner, one of which is a 'Ten Acres and Stirchley Cooperative'. Road sign appears to read Westcote Avenue. Reverse side reads "Shops, Egghill Lane. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED5215. Date: 7 June 1963."
Page 40-41
-Photo showing a row of shops. Reverse side reads "Fairfax Rd, West Heath. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED35-2. Date: 20 April 1961."
-Photo showing a row of shops, apparently the opposite side of the road from the previous photo. Reverse side reads "Cropredy Road / Fairfax Road. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED36-2. Date: 3rd July 1961."
Page 42-43
-Photo showing a row of shops. Reverse side reads "The Fold, Kings Norton. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED35-7. Date: 24 April 1961." Attached caption reads "The Fold, Kings Norton. Completed January 1960."
--Photo showing the same row of shops as the previous photo, but from futher down the road. Reverse side reads "The Fold, Kings Norton. City Engineer & Surveyor, Civic Centre, Birmingham, 1. Negative No. ED35-4. Date: 20 April 1961."
Page 44-45
-2 identical photos of a row of single story shops. Reverse side reads "Block of 6 temporary lock-up shops. 124-134, Fairfax, West Heath. Completed: November 1955. Provided and erected by: Harrison Smith Buildings Ltd. Photograph taken: by Woolgar - August, 1957." |