EPW053098 ENGLAND (1937). The area between Warstone Lane Cemetery and Snow Hill Station, Birmingham, 1937

Location of 'Metropole Cinema'...originally 'The New Star Theatre of Varieties', opening in 1883, altered and extended and reopening in 1886 as 'The Queen's Theatre and Opera House'. Early 1900s renamed 'Metropole Theatre' under new management and became a cinema in 1911. ABC took it over in 1929 and by an independent operator in 1938. Clifton Cinemas took over in 1939, closed when hit twice, by bombing, in 1941 causing extensive damage. Demolished in 1952 and an Art Deco style hotel built in 1953, later becoming the YMCA, and a homeless hostel. Now 'The Snow Hill'

'BISHOP'S HOUSE'......Designed by Augustus Welby Pugin in 1840 as the residence of Thomas Walsh, the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Birmingham. It was across the road from St Chad's Cathedral, on the corner of Bath Street and Weaman Street. The house was demolished in 1959, after Birmingham City Engineer (Herbert Manzoni....and the City Council) demanded that the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham pay for any alterations necessary to the city's inner ring road scheme in order to preserve the building. A Pugin design ....lost forever!!!!!

Key Hill Cemetery

Standard Works, Vittoria Street

Bath Street

Shadwell Street

Lancaster Street

Cecil Street

Cliveland Street

Summer Lane

Summer Lane

New Summer Street

Hanley Street

Lower Loveday Street

William Street North

Hospital Street

St. Georges Street

Hampton Street

George Street

Assay Office

Henrietta Street

Regent Row

Regent Place

James Street

Charlotte Street

Fleet Street

Graham Street

Church Street

Ludgate Hill

Great Charles Street

Great Charles Street

Lionel Street

Lionel Street

Water Street

Northwood Street

Mary Street

Kenyon Street

Kenyon Street

Hall Street

Brook Street

Mary Ann Street

Cox Street

St. Paul's Square

Livery Street

Snow Hill

Howard Street

Buckingham Street

Mott Street

Tenby Street North

Tenby Street North

Vittoria Street

Frederick Street

Newhall Street

Caroline Street

Hampton Street

Livery Street

Constitution Hill

Great Hampton Street

Key Hill Drive

Warstone Lane

Warstone Lane

Augusta Street

Northampton Street

Branston Street

Spencer Street

Hockley Street

Pitsford Street

Snow Hill Station

St Michaels Church - Mortuary Chapel

The Birmingham Mint

Catacombs

Warstone Lane Cemetery

St Chad's RC Cathedral

St. Paul's Church and St. Paul's Square built 1777-9

The Lord Clifden

Jewelers Arms

The Chamberlain Clock at the junction of Vyse St, Warstone Lane & Frederick St was erected in 1903 in honour of servants, Joseph Chamberlain, MP for the area in the late 1800's.

Rose Villa tavern.

Vyse street.