Photograph of the Council House in Victoria Square, Colmore Row, with the decorations for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The photograph was taken in mid 1953
These colour photographs of Birmingham, England, in the summer of 1953 were taken by Phyllis Nicklin (1913-1969), a University of Birmingham geography teacher. The photos were used in her lectures on the geography of Birmingham.
We’ve fseen her fabulous pictures before, notable of Birmingham in the 1960s.
Photograph of the Art Gallery and Chamberlain fountain decorated for the celebrations of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The photograph was taken in mid 1953.
Farmers Bridge, 23 July 1953
Photograph of St. Paul’s Square. The photograph was taken in mid 1953.
Photograph of St. Paul’s Square. The photograph was taken in mid 1953.
Duddeston Hyde Park Corner. New Flats and Condemned Property
Gas Street Canal (Long Boat Danube)
Photograph of Golden Hillock Road, Small Heath, taken in 1953.
Parkbrook, Farm Road
Small Heath, BSA Works, Armoury Road
Small Heath, Golden Hillock Road
Photograph of the corner between Bennett’s Hill and Waterloo Street in Central Birmingham. The photograph was taken in mid 1953.
Bartley Green Jiggins Lane (Adams Lane Corner)
Bartley Green School, Bus Terminus and Village Delivery Van (Genners Lane and Adams Lane)
California, Back of Houses adjacent to Former Brickworks
Photograph of Bradford Street, Deritend. The estate was begun in 1767, while the end house; no.178 was probably built pre-1817.
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