EPW001100 ENGLAND (1920). General view of central West Bromwich, West Bromwich, 1920

Coach and Horses, Lyng Lane. Ca. 1860 to 1960. A Provisional Ordinary Removal to premises to be erected at the corner of Essex Avenue and Kesteven Road [COACH AND HORSES] was granted on 6th February 1958, and confirmed on 15th April 1958. A Final Order was made [on the Lyng Lane pub] on 2nd October 1958.

Dog and Duck, Braybrook Street, Lyng. ca 1860 to 1960. It was subject to a Compulsory Purchase Order in July 1959.

Golden Cup pub, on corner of Cross Street and Braybrook Street, Lyng. A Provisional Order of Removal to premises to be erected in Thornycroft Way, Yew Tree Estate [ARCHERS] was granted on 11th March 1954, and confirmed on 7th July 1955. The Golden Cup closed at 10pm on 28th July 1955.

Horse and Jockey, on corner of Lyng Lane and Hall Street.

Horse and Jockey pub, on corner of Lyng Lane and Hall Street, Lyng. 1864 - c 1963

Junction of Braybrook Street and Lyng Lane

Malt Shovel, Dove Street, Lyng

Barrel pub, junction of Cross Street and Smith Street, Lyng

Price Street, West Bromwich, 14/08/2015

Lyng Lane, West Bromwich, 14/08/2015

St. Michael Street, West Bromwich, 14/08/2015

Billiard Hall PH, St. Michael Street, West Bromwich, 14/08/2015

Wesleyan Methodist Church (since demolished and replaced)

RC Church St Michael and The Holy Angels

New Street

The King's Cinema

Spon Lane

The West Bromwich District General Hospital. Now Edward Street Hospital.

West Bromwich station, GWR. Now a stop on the Midland Metro.

This street is recorded as Old End in 1890 map, although this whole area was known as Old End in 1841 census and before (Barton Street and Richard St. S). The higgledy-piggledy nature of street arrangement still exists in Barton Street and crooked alignment of Richard St. S., reflecting the haphazard development on the edge (end) of West Bromwich Heath which was enclosed in 1841. Many of these older properties (early to mid 19th Century) were demolished in the early 1920's. Another such End is Lambert's End.

Queen's Square. It really is tragic at how town planners ripped the old buildings and street patterns out of historic town centers during the 1960s and 1970s. It really is one of the greatest scandals of the last century. Once the novelty of the 'modern' architecture wore off over a couple of years, the negative social and economic impact of these new town centers played out over the decades ahead. How unfortunate that this scenario was repeated across the West Midlands, with Birmingham hardest hit and arguably it has never recovered and will never be the same powerhouse again. Only now in 2013 with the redevelopment of the town centre is West Bromwich becoming a place where you would actually choose to spend time.

Dartmouth Square

Sandwell Public House

Paradise Street (local bus terminus)

Electromotive Brakes (EMB) Ltd

Richard Street South

Oak House Park

Lyng Infant & Junior School

Lodge Estate School