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snowglowjoe

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Re: Nechells, Vauxhall, Duddeston & Saltley, 40's, 50's & 60's.
« Reply #2079 on: January 22, 2012, 11:45:26 AM »
Gents,


As an old gas man myself, these gas holders are definitely not Nechells. The 2 holders at Nechells were built in 1898 and 1896 respectively. Unfortunately, I cannot say where they were located!

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« Reply #2080 on: January 22, 2012, 11:53:05 AM »
Apologies everyone, I forgot to include the relevant photo from Steve in my post

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Re: Nechells, Vauxhall, Duddeston & Saltley, 40's, 50's & 60's.
« Reply #2081 on: January 22, 2012, 12:02:08 PM »
I still think that it is Nechells Park Rd running diagonally across the bottom left of the photo.
 
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« Reply #2082 on: January 22, 2012, 12:20:27 PM »
Phil


Attached is an aerial shot of Nechells Gas Works - probably taken in the Nineties? - You can see the Paper Works on the right of the photo - You will see that Nechells gas holders are much closer together than those pictured in Steve's photo

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Re: Nechells, Vauxhall, Duddeston & Saltley, 40's, 50's & 60's.
« Reply #2083 on: January 22, 2012, 01:41:51 PM »
Steve/Phil,


Think I have sorted this photo now! Steve's original photo shows the construction of a gas holder at Swan Village gas works, which was in West Bromwich. This gas holder was built between 1951 and 1953.
The second attached photo shows an aerial shot of the works in the early nineties. I would suggest Steve's photo was taken from the taller of the 3 gas holders (one in foreground) which was built in 1950.

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Re: Nechells, Vauxhall, Duddeston & Saltley, 40's, 50's & 60's.
« Reply #2084 on: January 22, 2012, 01:56:04 PM »
Hi snowglowjoe, I agree with you as it is taken in west brom gasworks for you can makeout the railway bridge in the background of the pictureand the small building next to the gas holder in both photos
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Re: Nechells, Vauxhall, Duddeston & Saltley, 40's, 50's & 60's.
« Reply #2085 on: January 22, 2012, 01:58:39 PM »
Joe
 
That looks a reasonable enough assumption to me, as I think Aston Church Rd (Sorry I misnamed it Nechells Park Rd) was the only slight possibility in Birmingham.
 
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« Reply #2086 on: January 23, 2012, 05:43:43 PM »
I don't think these photos of Ashted Row have been put up before. I'm pretty sure photos 1 is from Windsor St down to Henry St and photo 2 is from Henry St down to Willis St on the other side of the road.
 
It's photo no 3 that has got me scratching my head, as the only houses I remember having front gardens on Ashted Row were between Henry St & Willis St and its not a photo of that section of the road. Mind you by the time I moved to Nechells 1953 some of Ashted Row had been demolished.
 
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Re: Nechells, Vauxhall, Duddeston & Saltley, 40's, 50's & 60's.
« Reply #2087 on: January 23, 2012, 07:20:39 PM »
Phil I think the 3rd photo could be Gt Brook St between Barrack St and Willis St the little wall on the right is I think the very edge of St James.Dek

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Re: Nechells, Vauxhall, Duddeston & Saltley, 40's, 50's & 60's.
« Reply #2088 on: January 23, 2012, 07:23:49 PM »
Dek
 
That could be a possibility as I can't seem to put it on Ashted row as it is tagged. Not from what I remember anyway.
 
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Re: Nechells, Vauxhall, Duddeston & Saltley, 40's, 50's & 60's.
« Reply #2089 on: January 23, 2012, 08:49:20 PM »
Phil
i have a copy from soemwhere of the third picture that states (printed at bottom) that it is march 1961


 

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