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Old 31-03-2013, 20:28
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I was at university in Brum from 1980, I can remember going to see The Jam at Bingley Hall which stood where the ICC is now.
Me too. Missed The Jam. And have no memory of Bingley Hall. I love that canal bit down there - near the Sealife Centre, now. Used to frequent the bars there, when it was revived, around the late 1990s.
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Old 31-03-2013, 20:29
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I was born and bred in old birmingham 1952. This is where I was brought up

http://oldbirminghampictures.lefora....-road-hockley/
Looking at the pictures of the streets without cars makes you realise how neat,tidy, and uncluttered so many streets were
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Old 31-03-2013, 20:33
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Some other images I have found.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d1...5/DSC00334.jpg

That's Salford Bridge which is now part of the Spaghetti Junction.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d1...5/DSC00336.jpg

Erdington (Birmingham) Race Course which no longer exists.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43...ess/134415.jpg

A 50's traffic jam - somewhere in town

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...aleEnd1960.jpg

Dale End in 1960.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...dywood1968.jpg

Anderson Steet in Ladywood, 1968.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...OTower1967.jpg

BT Tower in 68
Where about was the Erdington Race Track?
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Old 31-03-2013, 20:34
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Christmas in Birmingham, 1963.

http://youtu.be/rUQ0RmKyVrQ
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Old 31-03-2013, 20:39
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Me too. Missed The Jam. And have no memory of Bingley Hall. I love that canal bit down there - near the Sealife Centre, now. Used to frequent the bars there, when it was revived, around the late 1990s.
I used to get dragged to the Ideal Home Exhibition at Bingley Hall every year.
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Old 31-03-2013, 20:42
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Did anyone go to watch the Birmingham superprix?

http://youtu.be/MTmoQOu8ULk
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Old 31-03-2013, 20:46
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I remember that big Co-op - think there's a new shopping centre over it now? Anyone else remember that? Also... what was the supermarket in the Bull Ring?
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Old 31-03-2013, 20:54
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and I went to see the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Walker Brothers, Roy Orbison at the Birmingham Odeon; the Rolling Stones at the Town Hall (that was just something else!), The Who,Spencer Davis, at the Gaumont. And many, many many more! A very good time to be a teenager!
I saw The Stones at the Town Hall and Screaming Lord Sutch was a supporting act. When he performed Jack the Ripper he was throwing offal into the audience and it caused a bit of a stir, he was banned from doing it on the second performance.

When I said that I saw The Stones, I meant just that because I didn't hear them, it was impossible because of the volume of screaming that the girls were doing. They were late appearing on stage and our last bus was at 10.30pm so we gave up the ghost and left, we caught that last bus and saved ourselves a taxi fare home.
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Old 31-03-2013, 20:58
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I saw The Stones at the Town Hall and Screaming Lord Sutch was a supporting act. When he performed Jack the Ripper he was throwing offal into the audience and it caused a bit of a stir, he was banned from doing it on the second performance.

When I said that I saw The Stones, I meant just that because I didn't hear them, it was impossible because of the volume of screaming that the girls were doing. They were late appearing on stage and our last bus was at 10.30pm so we gave up the ghost and left, we caught that last bus and saved ourselves a taxi fare home.
I deny it all!
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Old 31-03-2013, 21:16
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Where about was the Erdington Race Track?
It was called Bromford Bridge Racecourse, so it was in that area - near the Fort Shopping Park. It closed in 1965.
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Old 31-03-2013, 21:16
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Did anyone go to watch the Birmingham superprix?

http://youtu.be/MTmoQOu8ULk
Would love to see something like that happen today, a street race.
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Old 31-03-2013, 21:56
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Would love to see something like that happen today, a street race.
You can see plenty of them on Saturday evenings on the big estates.
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Old 31-03-2013, 22:21
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Surprise no one has mentioned the Media Archive for Central England.

www.macearchive.org

Lots of videos from ATV Today and Midlands Today from the late 50's onwards.
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Old 01-04-2013, 10:01
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You can see plenty of them on Saturday evenings on the big estates.
Not like with cars, through the streets though...
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Old 01-04-2013, 10:11
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If anyone is on Facebook and from the Northfield/Longbridge areas then we have a great group called Northfield Past where we discuss the past and have a great collection of photographs and videos from around the B31 areas including Rubery, Rednal, Lickey Hills, Kings Norton etc. Currently just over 3000 members but plenty of room for more

https://www.facebook.com/groups/northfieldpast/

Come say hello
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Old 01-04-2013, 10:36
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Did anyone go to watch the Birmingham superprix?

http://youtu.be/MTmoQOu8ULk
Yes!

And a car ran into the fence just near where we were standing - I've never seen a large group of people move so quickly before......

I thought it was great (the Superprix, not the accident!) - a shame they stopped it, but I dare say the expense must have been huge.
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Old 01-04-2013, 10:49
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There have been plans to bring it back since 2004 with people like Eddie Jordan and Mika Hakkinen amongst many high profile names backing the idea. There are some images around of what the new track would look like and how it compares to the old one. Only problem stopping it is the funding and whether BCC would allow it to run really.
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Old 01-04-2013, 11:01
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There have been plans to bring it back since 2004 with people like Eddie Jordan and Mika Hakkinen amongst many high profile names backing the idea. There are some images around of what the new track would look like and how it compares to the old one. Only problem stopping it is the funding and whether BCC would allow it to run really.
I was lucky enough to attend the Singapore GP which also takes place in a city centre setting. They make the whole thing into one huge street party, laying on live bands and other entertainment.

Yes, it causes total disruption for the locals, but it is fantastic. We saw several bands, the food was brilliant and the buzz was incredible.
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Old 01-04-2013, 11:05
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If anyone is on Facebook and from the Northfield/Longbridge areas then we have a great group called Northfield Past where we discuss the past and have a great collection of photographs and videos from around the B31 areas including Rubery, Rednal, Lickey Hills, Kings Norton etc. Currently just over 3000 members but plenty of room for more

https://www.facebook.com/groups/northfieldpast/

Come say hello
Absolutely no chance. Don't fall for it, folks, it's run by a bunch of idiots who have no idea how to run a page or how to communicate with its members. Not only that, they're totally illiterate. Ask a simple question as to where your photo went, one that was taken over fifty years ago, and they delete you and block you from even seeing their pathetic site. They, as with most of their members, need to go back to school and get an education.

Click the link, see for yourselves the level of intellect that's displayed, you'll laugh your socks off.
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Old 01-04-2013, 11:34
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Where about was the Erdington Race Track?
That's what I was thinking too. I grew up in Erdington in the 70's/ 80's and went to Erdington Girls. All my family have moved away now and having driven through a couple of years ago, I don't think it's as nice as it used to be.
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Old 01-04-2013, 12:15
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It was called Bromford Bridge Racecourse, so it was in that area - near the Fort Shopping Park. It closed in 1965.
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Old 01-04-2013, 12:17
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For those that know Erdington, the big house in Pype Hayes Park is now up for sale.
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Old 01-04-2013, 12:34
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I have fond memories of Birmingham when I and other
Sth London school kids were evacuated to the Billesly, Sth Yardley area during the V1 flying bomb era - Summer 1944 with recollections of German POWs working the
farmland on Billesly common - The canal with dozens of colourful butterflys and dragonflys The . Boating Lake on Trittiford Park - helping to alleviate homesickness for young children seperated from parents during the war.
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Old 01-04-2013, 12:37
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If anyone is on Facebook and from the Northfield/Longbridge areas then we have a great group called Northfield Past where we discuss the past and have a great collection of photographs and videos from around the B31 areas including Rubery, Rednal, Lickey Hills, Kings Norton etc. Currently just over 3000 members but plenty of room for more

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Thats my neck of the woods..off for a look
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Old 01-04-2013, 12:38
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i was born there, the photo`s of the old bullring bring back memories. i was always fascinated, as a child, by the bombed out houses with the inside exposed, the bedroom wallpaper was invariably floral. i can still smell the smog and fumes too.
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