The last one went down well....so because I found an amazing treasure-trove of old Birmingham pics, I figured I'd do another. See how many old Brit classics you can spot, and just check out how people used to buy petrol!
Enjoy.
New Street Station, 1961
Bearwood, 1958
Cotteridge, 1958
King's Heath, 1953
Selly Park, 1951
Moseley, 1959
Northfield, 1964
Longbridge, 1964
And lastly, a short history lesson....if anyone's ever driven into Birmingham and wondered why most of the main roads in and out have massive central reservations, then here's the answer:
A38 Bristol Road outside Pebble Mill. The trams ran down tracks built into the central reservations until they stopped running in 1952. Here's the exact same spot now:
Visit the website www.photobydjnorton.com/index.html for hundreds more, and in most cases you can click on an indvidual pic to see a photo of the exact same scene now. Fascinating!
Enjoy.
New Street Station, 1961
Bearwood, 1958
Cotteridge, 1958
King's Heath, 1953
Selly Park, 1951
Moseley, 1959
Northfield, 1964
Longbridge, 1964
And lastly, a short history lesson....if anyone's ever driven into Birmingham and wondered why most of the main roads in and out have massive central reservations, then here's the answer:
A38 Bristol Road outside Pebble Mill. The trams ran down tracks built into the central reservations until they stopped running in 1952. Here's the exact same spot now:
Visit the website www.photobydjnorton.com/index.html for hundreds more, and in most cases you can click on an indvidual pic to see a photo of the exact same scene now. Fascinating!