EPW037057 ENGLAND (1931). The Bull Ring, St Martin's Church and environs, Birmingham, 1931

Meat Market.

Upper Dean Street.

Park Street. Named in the 1553 Survey of the manor, this was originally Little Park Street and ran along the northern edge of the parkland belonging to the de Birmingham family. The park was in two parts. That part north of Digbeth High Street was known as Little Park. Park Street runs underneath the Great Western Railway, then over the London and North-Western Railway, before arriving at Park Street Gardens.

Red Lion Yard

Midland Arcade

Old Red Lion Hotel

St Martins Public House

Woolpack Hotel

Tamworth Arms Public House

This was once the Lord Nelson Public House

Moor Street

LOCATION OF 'MARKS & SPENCER' STORE

old WOOLWORTH'S STORE

OSWALD BAILEY, ARMY AND NAVY STORES. moved in the 1960's, into the then New BULL RING across the road opposite ST MARTIN'S CHURCH front door, SPICEAL STREET, next to the indoor market beside the WOOLWORTHS STORE.

Sign on the front of this disappeared building reads 'MIDLAND RED MOTOR SERVICES' 'TRAVEL BY THE OPEN ROAD' 'ALL OVER THE MIDLANDS'

Surviving building of G.MAKEPEACE

Now location of ROTUNDA

was location of LLOYDS BANK, NEW STREET

WORCESTER STREET

BELL STREET

PHILIPS ST

LEASE LANE

SMITHFIELD YARD

SMITHFIELD PASSAGE

GLOUCESTER ST

EDGBASTON STREET

ST MARTINS LANE

MOAT LANE

SMITHFIELD MARKETS

JAMAICA ROW

BOMBED WWII....became known as the BIG TOP redevelopment in 1950's....was site where circus erected tent, hence name.

ST MICHAEL'S R.C. CHURCH

CONGRATIONAL CHAPEL...CARRS LANE

UNION STREET

Formerly WILLIAM POWELL & SON (GUNMAKERS)LTD...Est 1802..Birmingham's oldest gun makers.

CARRS LANE

Site of PATERNOSTER ROW

Now occupied by SELFRIDGE'S STORE

SPICEAL STREET......Disappeared.

Location of UNION COLD STORES..(Refrigeration Warehouse)

ORIGINALLY A THEATRE AND THEN BECAME BULL RING CINEMA eventually site of a restaurant (LORENZO'S) and a Fitness centre.

FOX & GRAPES PUB...still standing (just) despite fire(arson?) after it closed.

OLD COBDEN HOTEL ..corner of CORPORATION ST and CHERRY ST..demolished in late 1950's along with the building to the right, to be replaced by a 'NEW' RACKHAMS department store..now called HOUSE OF FRASER.

BULL STREET........COMPLETELY CHANGED...all buildings demolished and 'redeveloped'

MARTINEAU ST......disappeared with subsequent redevelopment

DALE END

Moor Street Station

Fish Market

St Martins Church. Current building constructed in 1873 but this has been the site of a church back to 1290, and possibly earlier.

Market Hall. Opened in 1835 but badly bomb damaged in WW2. It returned to post war use with walls repaired but without a roof. A locally remembered feature was a sea mine, painted red, placed at the back entrance steps. The building was demolished circa 1959 - 60 for the major Bullring redevelopment.

Statue of Horatio Nelson A bronze statue by Richard Westmacott installed 1809. In 1961, during the first Bullring redevelopment, it was relocated but in the later Bullring redevelopment (2000 - 2005) it was returned to near its original position overlooking St Martins church.