Then and Now Images - B7 Postcode
Some locations that were on this page: Bullock St, Duddeston Mill Rd, Great Brook St, Great Francis St, Great Lister St, Nechells Parkway, Oliver St.
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Bullock Street as viewed from Windsor Street, Aston, Birmingham.
Upper Image: Author - Phyllis Nicklin, Copyright - MLA West Midlands and the University of Birmingham.
Upper Image Date: 13/10/1968.
Lower Image Date: 22/10/2018.
New Inn, on the Corner of Great Lister Street and Windsor Street
Upper Image: Author, and copyright status not known.
Upper Image Date: Not Known, perhaps early 70's.
Lower Image Date: 17/04/2025.
Victoria Inn, on the corner of Duddeston Mill Road and Inkerman Street
Upper Image: Author, and copyright status not known.
Upper Image Date: Not Known, perhaps early 70's.
Lower Image Date: 17/04/2025.
In the upper image I think that the photographer may have sat on the wall to take this shot, it is a fairly low wall, maybe less than 1.5 metres high. The lower image was taken by me standing next to the wall with the camera raised above my head, holding it as high as I could and shooting blindly, hoping that I would achieve a somewhat decent image.
Located on
Melvina Road, close to the junction with Duddeston Mill Road.
Upper Image: Author, and copyright status not known.
Upper Image Date: Possibly 1960's.
Lower Image Date: 30/04/2026.
Shops at the corner of Duddeston Mill Road and Melvina Road, Nechells
Left Image: Author, and copyright status not known.
Left Image Date: Not Known, perhaps early 70's.
Right Image Date: 17/04/2025.
South Tower – Located near the junction of Little Hall Road and Great Francis Street, Nechells. One of the first tower blocks to be built in Birmingham. There are 3 other blocks identical to this nearby, they are Home Tower, Queens Tower, and High Tower. There were to be a total of 6 towers, but because of the high cost of each tower only 4 were built. They were constructed using Girders and Brick in 1953 - 1954. Refurbishment of the towers was undertaken between 2018 and 2022.
Left Image Date: 27/05/2012.
Right Image Date: 29/07/2024.
Great Brook Street - This section is now Revesby Walk
Upper Image: Author - Phyllis Nicklin, Copyright - MLA West Midlands and the University of Birmingham.
Upper Image Date: 19/02/1954.
Lower Image Date: 17/04/2025.
Home Tower, Queens Tower, and High Tower – Looking along Nechells Parkway, 3 of the 4 oldest tower blocks in Birmingham, the fourth, South Tower is approximately 200 yards (185 metres) behind these. They were constructed using Girders and Brick in 1953 - 1954. Refurbishment of the towers was undertaken between 2018 and 2022.
Upper Image Date: 16/05/2014.
Lower Image Date: 29/07/2024.
Queens Tower, originally on Bloomsbury Street
Upper Image: Author - Phyllis Nicklin, Copyright - MLA West Midlands and the University of Birmingham.
Upper Image Date: 22/07/1953.
Lower Image Date: 17/04/2025.
Outside of what was the Oliver Cromwell pub on Oliver Street, by Bradburne Way
Upper Image: Author - Phyllis Nicklin, Copyright - MLA West Midlands and the University of Birmingham.
Upper Image Date: 13/10/1968.
Lower Image Date: 17/04/2025.