No it was on the opposite corner to where the Swan was, if you look behind the clock on the "then" photo you will see the Old Swan, as you can see the building that replaced the new Swan on the "now" photo.
thanks phil. any idear the date the petrol station was there.
Standing in the Bull Ring outside Woolworths looking down Spiceal Street in 1959, and the same view today.
Oh dear...It's stretching things to call it a 'view' these days
The junction of Alum Rock Road and Brook Hill Road and the then new Co-op Shop number 30.