Trams and Buses - City Centre
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839 Suffolk St - 5/7/52
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| This picture shows Suffolk
Street with Holloway Head off in the distance. The road going off
to the right is Severn Street. To take the modern view of this location involved standing in the middle of Suffolk Street Queensway! Behind the advertising hoarding on the far right is where The Mailbox is today. |
8 Navigation St - 13/2/50
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| I wasn't going to include this
picture because it's a little out of focus. However, I guessed
that the fact that it is the only single decker photographed and the
fact it is Tram No. 8 probably makes it quite important! |
739 Pershore St - 5/7/52
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| I'm not sure why it says,
"Pershore St", on the back of this one as it's clearly taken in Hurst
St. Maybe it's because the tram is heading towards Pershore St
via Bromsgrove St. The modern view of this scene is particularly depressing since, over 50 years later, the spot where the Bromsgrove St buildings were is still wasteland. The old picture shows that Bromsgrove St used to extend beyond its junction with Pershore St. An old map shows it continuing until it reached Jamaica Row. |
570 Deritend - 4/7/53
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| The tram is turning into Rea
Street. H.Goodman & Sons on the left was on the corner of
Milk Street. |
581 Nr Central Fire Station - 4/7/53
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| This is taken at Lancaster Place
with Aston Street being the road to the right of the fire station. Is that a double decker Midland Red behind the tram? |
722 Dale End - 4/7/53
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| I still can't believe Dale End
was full of such beautiful buildings! |
698 Carrs Lane / Moor St - 4/7/53
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| The tram is turning from Carrs
Lane into Moor Street where it will pick up the overhead lines. |
674 Carrs Lane - 4/7/53
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690 Carrs Lane - 4/7/53
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| Another unusual portrait format
print - there aren't many in the collection. Note the guy on the
tram is pulling on a rope to disconnect from the overhead lines.
Hang on! Where are the overhead lines...? It turns out
they'd already been removed as this tram was on its final
journey. This is all explained in the detailed
notes. |
546 High St - 4/7/53
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| This slighly crooked image shows
tram 546 turning into Carrs Lane from High Street. Note the
rescue struck on standby on the left of the picture. Here
is a clearer view of the truck. |
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