We had so many bomb sites around us in Nechells some of them made by Adolph's lads and the others made by demolition contractors. It was hard to make a choice, but if I had to choose one it would be one of the real bomb sites it was Holbrook's the site of the old vinegar factory on Ashted Row.
It was a great site it had a half exposed tunnel which I could only imagine was a part of a canal tunnel, but I suppose it could have been a huge vaulted ceiling cellar. On the adjoining empty factory that fronted Heneage street there was a huge chimney stack with a steel ladder that went right up to the top. We used to dare each other to climb up as far as we dared. Only a couple of us ever made it to the top.
What amazed me was we would spend days on this bomb site and nobody ever came and moved us off or sent the police around. I think today if you set one foot on a site like that the police would be all over you.
Phil