Mainly For Brummies But All Are Welcome To Join In The Birmingham Fun & Chat


RE: Great Thread

#106 by phil ( deleted ) , Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:44 pm

Do you mean in the new photo?

Phil


Make Love, Not War

phil

RE: Great Thread

#107 by lynne webb , Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:52 pm

no Phil, the original pic, No.9. theres a building with a spire on, looks as if its in Dale End.

 
lynne webb
Posts: 4.264
Date registered 10.05.2011


RE: Great Thread

#108 by astoness , Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:53 pm

got it now..carrs lane is on the right just past the bus stops...new photo..

 
astoness

Granny
Founder Member
Posts: 15.017
Date registered 02.24.2010


RE: Great Thread

#109 by astoness , Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:58 pm

lynne that building with the spire on in pic 9 isnt there now is it....

 
astoness

Granny
Founder Member
Posts: 15.017
Date registered 02.24.2010


RE: Great Thread

#110 by phil ( deleted ) , Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:03 pm

Lynne

You must be talking of this building at the junction of Bull St and Corporation St. I think it housed Dunne's the Hatters on the ground floor. Lots of buildings had spires in those days and quite a few of them down Corporation St.

Phil


Make Love, Not War

Attached pictures:
You do not have the necessary rights to view attached pictures
phil

RE: Great Thread

#111 by lynne webb , Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:04 pm

Lyn, Carrs Lane is before the bus stops, Albert St. was opposite Bull St. I would think the building with the spire was somewhere near where the new courts are now.I could be completely wrong though.

 
lynne webb
Posts: 4.264
Date registered 10.05.2011


RE: Great Thread

#112 by astoness , Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:13 pm

Posted by lynne webb
Lyn, Carrs Lane is before the bus stops, Albert St. was opposite Bull St. I would think the building with the spire was somewhere near where the new courts are now.I could be completely wrong though.




i know lynne ..i was looking at the bus stops the other way to you...lol think you could be right about that spire...

 
astoness

Granny
Founder Member
Posts: 15.017
Date registered 02.24.2010


RE: Great Thread

#113 by lynne webb , Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:34 pm

wonder why they had spires on other buildings.

 
lynne webb
Posts: 4.264
Date registered 10.05.2011


RE: Great Thread

#114 by Voltman , Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:34 am

I wonder why there are spires on churches?


Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote. - Benjamin Franklin

http://brummiestalking.org.uk/ [Spacer]

 
Voltman

Founder Member
Technical Administrator
Posts: 18.439
Date registered 02.24.2010


RE: Great Thread

#115 by astoness , Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:39 am

silly billy volty...by the way im going to post a few of my old brum pics later on...may i be so bold as to ask what st/rd you were born in...may have some of interest to you....thats if yer interested of course....

 
astoness

Granny
Founder Member
Posts: 15.017
Date registered 02.24.2010


RE: Great Thread

#116 by Voltman , Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:47 am

I was born in hospital but spent my first 5 years in Green Lane, Handsworth.
If you have any photo's of a good looking liitle kid with either a push along steel wheelbarrow, or in pedal car or on a tricycle, then it must be me.

But why do churches have spires?


Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote. - Benjamin Franklin

http://brummiestalking.org.uk/ [Spacer]

 
Voltman

Founder Member
Technical Administrator
Posts: 18.439
Date registered 02.24.2010


RE: Great Thread

#117 by signman ( deleted ) , Thu Oct 20, 2011 9:00 am

They aspire to reach the heavens.

signman

RE: Great Thread

#118 by astoness , Thu Oct 20, 2011 9:00 am

ok volty will look for any green lane pics...no idea why churches have spires...maybe like you can see them from a distance...

 
astoness

Granny
Founder Member
Posts: 15.017
Date registered 02.24.2010


RE: Great Thread

#119 by Voltman , Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:39 am

Signman, despite plentiful opportunities "The Heavens" have never proven themselves to exist (I could stop here) above the normal height of a church building.


Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote. - Benjamin Franklin

http://brummiestalking.org.uk/ [Spacer]

 
Voltman

Founder Member
Technical Administrator
Posts: 18.439
Date registered 02.24.2010


RE: Great Thread

#120 by phil ( deleted ) , Thu Oct 20, 2011 11:11 am

I think churches had towers to hang their bells in, and as I suppose flat roof technology was not very good back then they built spires on them to keep the rain out.

Phil


Make Love, Not War

phil

   


Thank you for visiting our humble forum, make this your forum by joining us and posting your own thoughts and questions.
Xobor Create your own Forum with Xobor