tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88483651851206732482024-02-20T18:46:55.667+00:00Birmingham Daily PhotoShutterspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848365185120673248.post-90037069899936646312008-10-01T18:36:00.000+01:002008-10-01T18:37:35.798+01:00Model boat III<img src="http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg318/shutterspy/BDP/DSCF0085CropBwPset403wSh.jpg"><br>
Another model boat belonging to a member of the Bournville Model Yacht and Power Boat Club.Shutterspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848365185120673248.post-43210420122978773412008-09-30T12:00:00.000+01:002008-10-01T18:36:11.449+01:00Model boat II<img src="http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg318/shutterspy/BDP/DSCF00901SClfy403wSh.jpg"><br>
Another model boat belonging to a member of the Bournville Model Yacht and Power Boat Club.Shutterspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848365185120673248.post-48447693281872341232008-09-29T12:00:00.002+01:002008-10-01T18:35:14.548+01:00Model boat I<img src="http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg318/shutterspy/BDP/DSCF0100Crop403hSh.jpg"><br>
A model boat belonging to a member of the Bournville Model Yacht and Power Boat Club.Shutterspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848365185120673248.post-91535756465944691352008-09-28T12:00:00.001+01:002008-10-01T18:33:29.451+01:00Bournville Model Yacht and Power Boat Club members<p><img src="http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg318/shutterspy/BDP/DSCF00821S403w.jpg"></p>
<p>And here they are - the members!</p>Shutterspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848365185120673248.post-32148565915173635832008-09-27T12:00:00.002+01:002008-09-28T14:36:08.585+01:00Bournville Model Yacht and Power Boat Club building doorway<p><img src="http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg318/shutterspy/BDP/DSCF01061S403hSh.jpg"></p>
<p>A closer view of the club building from yesterday.</p>Shutterspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848365185120673248.post-33207087122389532702008-09-26T12:00:00.003+01:002008-09-28T14:35:58.549+01:00Bournville Model Yacht and Power Boat Club building<p><img src="http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg318/shutterspy/BDP/DSCF01041S403wSh.jpg"></p>
<p>A small wooden building provides the base for Bournville Model Yacht and Power Boat Club.</p>
<p>Behind me when I took the photo is a small lake/large pond with boats sailing on it. In fact, only the club members are permitted to sail their model craft on the water.</p>Shutterspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848365185120673248.post-43256323268640855952008-09-25T12:15:00.002+01:002008-09-25T12:22:34.331+01:00Hard disk corruption<p>My hard disk has corrupted. All my photos are on it. Is there no end to this?</p>
<p>I shall carry on posting for as long as possible - I have some uploaded and I shall try and take some more.</p>
<p>I hope this wont be the last straw for my readers :(</p>Shutterspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848365185120673248.post-66547638624406864542008-09-25T12:03:00.001+01:002008-09-25T12:15:26.487+01:00Bournville's high street<p><img src="http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg318/shutterspy/BDP/DSCF00451S403wSh.jpg"></p>
<p>If we move further towards Bournville's high street, we find a lovely row of old-fashioned shops.</p>Shutterspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848365185120673248.post-8348610935595383592008-09-23T12:00:00.000+01:002008-09-24T09:24:33.550+01:00Bournville Rest House<p><img src="http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg318/shutterspy/BDP/DSCF00401S403wSh.jpg"></p>
<p>This rest house was biult to celebrate the Silver Wedding Anniversary of George and Elizabeth Cadbury, but first I should maybe explain about Bournville and its relation to Mr. Cadbury and his now world famous chocolate.</p>
<p>Bournville must be one of the nicest places in Birmingham. To understand how it came to be so, one needs to look back to 1879 when George and Richard Cadbury moved their chocolate factory from Bridge Street (near The Mailbox) in the centre of Birmingham to a rural area near Bournbrook Hall in the hope that it would be easy to develop and there was a canal and railway station nearby, which would be necessary for the transportation of their products. They named this new place after Bourn Brook (known now as The Bourn).</p>
<p>At the time, most workers were paid poor wages and their living conditions were cramped and the working conditions very hard. However, the Cadburys were Quakers and they believed in providing their workers were better accommodation and working conditions (although still nowhere near today's standards). A similar set-up can be found at Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Village near Manchester.</p>
<p>The rest house is now used to house local information.</p>Shutterspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848365185120673248.post-42285956292168995012008-09-22T09:39:00.002+01:002008-09-22T09:49:14.667+01:00Athletic Pavillion, Bournville<p><img src="http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg318/shutterspy/BDP/DSCF01131SPrspctvBW403wSh.jpg"></p>
<p>Also known as the Cadbury Cricket Pavillion and the Coronation Cricket Pavillion (it was given in commemoration of the coronation of King Edward VII), this impressive building was a gift to the Bournville Cricket Club (from whom, I don't know) and was opened in June 1902.</p>Shutterspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848365185120673248.post-27425941625243478212008-09-21T12:00:00.000+01:002008-09-22T09:39:08.347+01:00Vain statue!<p><img src="http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg318/shutterspy/BDP/DSCF0122BW1SClfy403wSh.jpg"></p>
<p>The statue is admiring its own reflection!</p>
<p>I don't think that's the idea, but I don't know who the statue is supposed to be of, so you never know!</p>
<p>The statue is outside the Cadbury World building, Bournville.</P>Shutterspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848365185120673248.post-80735009461164388192008-09-20T17:04:00.005+01:002008-09-21T07:58:50.353+01:00Cadbury World, Bournville<p><img src="http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg318/shutterspy/BDP/DSCF0118BCClfy403wSh.jpg"></p>
<p>Yesterday's building behind the fence was Cadbury World - a visit to which involves a tour around a museum about the history of chocolate, the Cadbury familiy and their products.</p>Shutterspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848365185120673248.post-63885839964323626992008-09-19T10:38:00.004+01:002008-09-19T10:52:22.834+01:00Through the fence<p><img src="http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg318/shutterspy/BDP/DSCF0123BW1SClfyRota403wSh.jpg"></p>
<p>Does anyone know what the well-known building behind the fence is?</p>Shutterspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848365185120673248.post-81707378313380661962008-09-18T09:00:00.002+01:002008-09-18T09:00:01.936+01:00Juvenile ducks, Worcester and Birmingham Canal, Bournville<p><img src="http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg318/shutterspy/BDP/DSCF0014Clfy403wSh.jpg"></p>
<p>Still by the canal, but this time a group of juvenile ducks. Strictly speaking, they're not much to do with Birmingham except that they're Birmingham ducks, but here they are.</p>Shutterspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848365185120673248.post-59675561117332054612008-09-17T09:00:00.004+01:002008-09-17T09:00:00.203+01:00Falstaff, Worcester and Birmingham Canal, Bournville<p><img src="http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg318/shutterspy/BDP/DSCF01301SSat403wSh.jpg"></p>
<p>I've posted two canal pictures already, but I may as well show you one more.</p>
<p>Is 'Falstaff' the name of the boat, or an indication as to its manufacturer or model?</p>Shutterspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848365185120673248.post-77954672848800095662008-09-16T09:00:00.002+01:002008-09-16T09:00:00.424+01:00Afternoon sunlight on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, Bournville<p><img src="http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg318/shutterspy/BDP/DSCF0133BWCrop403wSh.jpg"></p>
<p>Another canal photo for you!</p>Shutterspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848365185120673248.post-57870745315209695242008-09-15T16:35:00.002+01:002008-09-15T16:43:22.778+01:00Barge on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, Bournville<p><img src="http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg318/shutterspy/BDP/DSCF01291SCrop403wSh.jpg"></p>
<p>About a month ago, I went to Bournville and Selly Oak, in response to a comment from someone asking for photos of the canal there. Unfortunately, I cannot find the comment, so I don't know who posted it, but I can finally say here is a photo!</p>Shutterspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848365185120673248.post-11342315459336032202008-09-15T15:55:00.003+01:002008-09-15T15:58:14.395+01:00Finally!<p>The phone line has <i>finally</i> been mended!</p>
<p>I'm so sorry for such a long delay, especially after the delays caused by the computer breakage.</p>
<p>As with the previous problems, it may take a while to get back to normal, so please still expect sporadic posting for a (hopefully) short time. Catching up with your posts will also take a while.</p>
<p>Thank you for your patience and for sticking with the blog!</p>
<p>:-D</p>Shutterspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848365185120673248.post-80915316253800991522008-08-12T13:48:00.003+01:002008-08-12T13:52:35.548+01:00Complete lossWe have now have a complete loss of service. I am posting this at my workplace (although I'm not actually at work <i>per se</i>).
BT are still doing nothing about it.Shutterspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848365185120673248.post-77917885235358855862008-08-08T18:00:00.002+01:002008-08-08T18:13:14.773+01:00Apologies again<p>I'd just like to apologise for yet another delay in posting to this blog. Our house and four others in our road have an almost complete loss of the use of our telephone lines. The internet connection is slow and very sporadic, involving a lot of browser refreshing, loss of work and loss of patience! Apparently the road needs to be dug up to replace some corroded or damaged cables. The fault was first reported on the 30th July and over a week later nothing has been done about it.</p>
<p>Aside from the fact that we may be missing some important phone calls, I can't post to my blog very easily at all! So, my apologies to you again - sorry for delays so soon after the last problems!</p>
<p>For those of you (Americans *ahem*) who are about to post 'you're on DIAL-UP?!' I want to say that no, I'm not. I don't know what you have over in the States, but using a telephone line for one's internet connection does not necessarily mean dial-up. Just thought I'd let you know, because someone on a forum I belong to was astonished when I told him about the problem and told me to 'get with the times'!</p>Shutterspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848365185120673248.post-90528249129845837362008-08-06T12:00:00.002+01:002008-08-12T14:20:31.422+01:00School Road<p><img src="http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg318/shutterspy/BDP/DSCF0043403wSh.jpg"></p>
<p>You may be forgiven for thinking this photo shows a lane in small village. In fact this is School Road, Moseley, running past a surgery (St. George's, not St. Georg's!), a florist, a hairdressers' shop and a tailor's, before reaching Cambridge Road Methodist Church on a small island with four other roads leading from it.</p>
<p>These long-established shops are some real gems in a country of chain stores and five-minute-wonder independent shops and are even more amazing given that they are in Birmingham. I hope they remain.</p>Shutterspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848365185120673248.post-87894852395978078282008-08-05T20:06:00.004+01:002008-08-05T20:17:21.130+01:00Cambridge Road: leaning lamppost<p><img src="http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg318/shutterspy/BDP/DSCF0039403hSh.jpg"><br>
A lamppost leans rather precariously on Cambridge Road, Moseley!</p>Shutterspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848365185120673248.post-54086891548264865232008-08-04T09:00:00.002+01:002008-08-04T09:00:01.235+01:00Big Dickens Wood forest school<p><img src="http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg318/shutterspy/BDP/DSCF0050403wSh.jpg"></p>
<p>Tucked away in Big Dickens Wood, Dickens Heath is a 'forest school' belonging to, and built by, Tidbury Green School. The forest school is a small area of woodland marked out with blue rope and contains within the boundaries a fire place surrounded by log seats and fences made of logs and sticks from the wood. Around this there are materials suitable for building small shelters. The area is also used for physical education lessons. The school has given the local cubs permission to use it. May I point out that not only is this highly irregular in England in this day and age of over-zealous health and safety, this is downright astounding in Birmingham!*</p>
<p>*Actually it's Solihull, but it has a B postcode, so it's still astounding!</p>Shutterspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848365185120673248.post-56362454342661130072008-08-03T09:00:00.004+01:002008-08-03T09:00:01.170+01:00Tidbury Green wheat field<p><img src="http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg318/shutterspy/BDP/DSCF0072Clfy403wSh.jpg"></p>
<p>A field of wheat belonging to Tidbury Green Farm, Tidbury Green, Solihull. Nearby is Big Dickens Wood.</p>Shutterspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848365185120673248.post-46102697368010540172008-08-02T17:34:00.004+01:002008-08-02T17:42:24.924+01:00House extension<p><img src="http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg318/shutterspy/BDP/DSCF0083Crop403hSh.jpg"></p>
<p>It's summer - the time when everyone seems to feel the need to enlarge their houses and so the air is filled with the noise of drills, saws and skip lorries. Here a workman delivers breeze blocks to an already doubled-in-size house in Moseley.</p>Shutterspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.com0