EPW053091 ENGLAND (1937). The area between Snow Hill Station and New Street including St Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham, 1937
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| Title | [EPW053091] The area between Snow Hill Station and New Street including St Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham, 1937 |
| Reference | EPW053091 |
| Date | 18-May-1937 |
| Link | |
| Place name | BIRMINGHAM |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 406971, 286977 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -1.8973446848823, 52.480304029413 |
| National Grid Reference | SP070870 |
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 THIS PORTION OF THE 'MIDLAND ARCADE' HAS ALSO DISAPPEARED. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY THE LOCATION OF THE 'BIG TOP' POST OFFICE. |
 Griffin |
Tuesday 24th of November 2015 10:51:17 PM |
| 'MIDLAND ARCADE'....THIS TOO WAS DESTROYED BY BOMB DAMAGE, BUT THE LINE OF THIS ARCADE WAS MAINTAINED WITH THE 'BIG TOP' CONSTRUCTION, ALTHOUGH COMPLETELY ENCASED IN THE NEW BUILDINGS. IT CONNECTS HIGH ST WITH UNION PASSAGE (UP THE STEPS) AND NEW ST (VIA THE OTHER PORTION OF THE ARCADE). |
Griffin |
Tuesday 24th of November 2015 10:48:51 PM |
| THE LINE OF THIS ARCADE WAS ALSO KEPT AND IT TOO BECAME ENCASED IN THE 'BIG TOP' BUILDINGS,EMERGING ONTO NEW STREET. |
Griffin |
Tuesday 24th of November 2015 10:43:33 PM |
| ALSO CALLED 'CITY ARCADE'....THIS WAS DESTROYED BY WWII BOMBING AND NOT REVIVED WITH THE NEW 'BIG TOP' DEVELOPMENT. |
Griffin |
Tuesday 24th of November 2015 10:33:53 PM |
| 'CITY ARCADE'.... STILL STANDING AND SAVED. |
Griffin |
Tuesday 24th of November 2015 10:31:49 PM |
| DEMOLISHED...REPLACED WITH TALL TOWER HOUSING NAT WEST BANK...NOW EMPTY. |
Griffin |
Monday 19th of October 2015 03:45:02 PM |
| LOCATION OF BT TELECOMM TOWER |
Griffin |
Monday 19th of October 2015 03:43:00 PM |
| ST CHADS R.C. CATHEDRAL |
Griffin |
Monday 19th of October 2015 03:38:53 PM |
| THEATRE ROYAL, NEW STREET |
Griffin |
Monday 19th of October 2015 03:36:06 PM |
| CONSTRUCTION OF 'KING EDWARD VI HOUSE'.....REPLACING THE OLD KING EDWARD VI GRAMMAR SCHOOL BUILDING. |
Griffin |
Monday 19th of October 2015 03:32:56 PM |
| CINEMA NEW STREET...NOW 'THE ODEON' |
Griffin |
Monday 19th of October 2015 02:18:33 PM |
| LOCATION OF THE 'BIRMINGHAM BANKING COMPANY'...BECAME THE 'BIRMINGHAM AND MIDLAND BANK'....(i.e. THE MIDLAND BANK....NOW THE HSBC )...BUILDING NOW VACANT.
( CARVING OF "BBC" OVER PORTICO STILL VISIBLE)
TWO OF THE LARGE BANKS WERE STARTED IN BIRMINGHAM....LLOYDS BANK (TAYLORS & LLOYDS)...AND MIDLAND BANK. |
Griffin |
Monday 19th of October 2015 02:15:49 PM |
| WESLYAN ASSURANCE |
Griffin |
Monday 19th of October 2015 01:46:41 PM |
| GAUMONT CINEMA |
Griffin |
Monday 19th of October 2015 01:45:19 PM |
| Snow Hill station. Great Western Railway. |
John Wass |
Tuesday 30th of December 2014 02:27:37 PM |
 Class31 |
Wednesday 13th of August 2014 07:55:16 PM |
