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This Page Was Updated On Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Then and Now Images - B4 Postcode

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Minories, connects Bull Street with Old Square

Minories, originally a road that connected Bull Street to Old Square, it sits on land that was once part of the Medieval Priory of St Thomas the Apostle (often referred to as St Thomas of Canterbury). Lewis’s department store had buildings on both sides of Minories, in the 1920’s a bridge was built to connect the two buildings.
The view is from Bull Street; Old Square can be seen in the distance in the upper image.
Upper Image: Author - John Ball, Copyright - John Ball.
Upper Image Date: 1963.
Lower Image Date: 27/05/2026.

The Old Square at the junction of Priory Queensway and Corporation Street

Old Square/Priory Square - The junction of Corporation Street and Priory Queensway at Old Square.
Upper Image: Author, and Copyright status not known.
Upper Image Date: c1980.
Lower Image Date: 30/05/2026.

Corporation Street with the law courts in view

Corporation Street - This scene hasn't changed much since the early photo, the tower is Methodist Central Hall, built 1903-1904. The buildings on the left are legal establishments, the red bricked one being the magistrates court.
Upper Image: Author, and Copyright status not known.
Upper Image Date: Not known.
Lower Image Date: 07/05/2018.

Coleridge Passage connects Corporation Street to Steelhouse Lane

Coleridge Passage - Located by the side of the magistrates court, it links Corporation Street to Steelhouse Lane.
Left Image: Author - John Ball, Copyright - John Ball.
Left Image Date: 1964.
Right Image Date: 25/06/2018.

Ryder Street

Looking towards Corporation Street. In the upper image, on the right-hand side, the corner kerb stones show where a section of Ashley Passage was, the building on that corner was The Salvation Army Hostel. The new road layout can be seen in the lower image.
Upper Image: Author - John Ball, Copyright - John Ball.
Upper Image Date: 1964.
Lower Image Date: 30/05/2026.

Accident Hospital, Children's Hospital on Steelhouse Lane

General Hospital/Children's Hospital on Steelhouse Lane - Opened in 1897 as the General Hospital, opened as the Children's Hospital in 1998.
Upper Image: Author - John Ball, Copyright - John Ball.
Upper Image Date: 1963.
Lower Image Date: 07/05/2018.

Steelhouse Lane Police Station

Steelhouse Lane - Opposite the Children's Hospital on Steelhouse Lane is the police station, it was opened in 1933, it closed on 15 January 2017.
Upper Image: Author - John Ball, Copyright - John Ball.
Upper Image Date: 1963.
Lower Image Date: 07/05/2018.

Central Fire Station with Aston University in the background

Central Fire Station - Opened in 1935, closed in November 2006, decommissioned in December 2008, has now been converted into student accommodation.
Upper Image: Author - John Ball, Copyright - John Ball.
Upper Image Date: 1963.
Lower Image Date: 07/05/2018.