Then and Now Images - B11 Postcode
Some locations that were on this page: Beach Road, Durham Road, James Road, Stratford Road.
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James Road - off Kings Road, Tyseley. Blundell Permaglaze Offices and Works.
Upper Image: Author - Phyllis Nicklin, Copyright - MLA West Midlands and the University of Birmingham.
Upper Image Date: 21/11/1968.
Lower Image Date: 04/04/2025.
Westwood's Fruit and Vegetables - The shop directly opposite was also owned by them and sold fresh fish. Located on the corner of Durham Road and Stratford Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham.
Upper Image: Author, and Copyright status not known.
Upper Image Date: Not known - possibly 1970's.
Lower Image Date: 10/10/2018.
A section of Stratford Road, Sparkhill - it is between Weatheroak Road and Inglewood Road. H Wright & Sons was a bread/cake shop, and Turton was a jeweller, I'm not sure about the big house in the middle, it could have been a doctors surgery.
Upper Image: Author, and Copyright status not known.
Upper Image Date: Not known - possibly early 1950's.
Lower Image Date: 14/12/2018.
A section of Stratford Road, Sparkhill - located opposite the junction with Warwick Road.
Upper Image: Author, and Copyright status not known.
Upper Image Date: Not known, possibly early 1970's.
Lower Image Date: 14/12/2018.
Beach Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham - Most of the houses on the left side were destroyed in the Second World War, they were replaced with Maisonettes and a seven storey 'Tower Block' (Longlands House) - that was demolished circa 2002. Most of the houses on the right survived the blitz, but were demolished and replaced with new ones circa 2002.
Upper Image: Author, and Copyright status not known.
Upper Image Date: Not known.
Lower Image Date: 24/02/2015.