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Inside the courtyard of the National Trust's Birmingham Back to Backs.
The back-to-backs are all that remains of the common Victorian buildings which housed workers and their families for more than a century.
Built when the city's industrial boom led to chronic overcrowding in the city, houses one room deep and up to three storeys tall housed whole families, built around a single courtyard where they all shared bathrooms and washing facilities.
Construction of the houses was banned by Birmingham City Council in the 1870s, but people lived in them for more than a century thereafter.
The majority were bulldozed in the 1970s, but one small cluster – Court 15 Inge Street – survives under the care of the National Trust, who provide tours inside, where the rooms are cramped and wallpaper and furniture dates back many decades and a shop which used to be a tailors still contains many of his designs.
View north east from Cross Flatts Park, Beeston, Leeds.
On the far left Cross Flatts Park Primary School. From left to right and running away from the camera: Harlech Mount, Harlech Avenue, Harlech Terrace, Harlech Street. Beyond and crossing from left to right: Harlech Road, Burlington Road, Back Burlington Road, Tempest Road., Colwyn Road and beyond. In the distance is Hunslet and beyond the Cross Green industrial estate.
You can just see the roof of the house on Tempest Road that I lived in in 1989-90.
Photographed by a camera lifted by a kite. Best Viewed Large
«Explore el jardín de los Cárpatos»
Companyia José y sus hermanas
Dramatúrgia: Ignacio de Antoni Antón
Intèrprets: Alejandro Curiel, Marta Díez, Carolina Manero, Gemma Polo i Glòria Ribera
Teatre Lliure Gràcia
Barcelona, 9 desembre 2020
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One of my entries for the WeLoveFine Jem T-Shirt Design Contest!
I had to try a few different background colors out to see which I liked best. I think the purple edition compliments the artwork better, but I think the "white hot" edition sizzles!
A visit to the Birmingham Back to Backs from the National Trust.
We had a guided tour in the morning.
The guided tour lasted well over an hour and a half (or longer). In a group of ten. There was other groups on tours as well. Best to book tickets in advance. National Trust members go free on their membership cards.
The Birmingham Back to Backs (also known as Court 15) are the city's last surviving court of back-to-back houses. They are preserved as examples of the thousands of similar houses that were built around shared courtyards, for the rapidly increasing population of Britain's expanding industrial towns. They are a very particular sort of British terraced housing. This sort of housing was deemed unsatisfactory, and the passage of the Public Health Act 1875 meant that no more were built; instead byelaw terraced houses took their place. This court, at 50–54 Inge Street and 55–63 Hurst Street, is now operated as a historic house museum by the National Trust.
1930's The Mitchell Brothers.
Scales from W & T Avery Ltd Birmingham/
Looking over the terraced houses to Saltwell Road, from the tower of St Chad's. Brunel Street to the right.
boston, spring 1975
unidentified social affair
(partial / end of roll)
archivist's note:
grayscale conversion of badly faded color negatives
~sl
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We had never been to the Back to backs in Birmingham even though the car park we often use is only a few minutes walk from the houses.
It was great to see Kurt's back-to-back recumbent tandem on the road today.
The next planned update is a bike-blender, to be mounted symmetrically in the middle of the triangle.
See a previous photo of the Beast..
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A visit to the Birmingham Back to Backs from the National Trust.
We had a guided tour in the morning.
The guided tour lasted well over an hour and a half (or longer). In a group of ten. There was other groups on tours as well. Best to book tickets in advance. National Trust members go free on their membership cards.
The Birmingham Back to Backs (also known as Court 15) are the city's last surviving court of back-to-back houses. They are preserved as examples of the thousands of similar houses that were built around shared courtyards, for the rapidly increasing population of Britain's expanding industrial towns. They are a very particular sort of British terraced housing. This sort of housing was deemed unsatisfactory, and the passage of the Public Health Act 1875 meant that no more were built; instead byelaw terraced houses took their place. This court, at 50–54 Inge Street and 55–63 Hurst Street, is now operated as a historic house museum by the National Trust.
1970's George Saunders Tailoring.
George started his shop and tailoring business here in 1974, he stayed until closing in 2001 (before the buildings were renovated and turned into the museum).
The contents here was what he left behind.
He came from the West Indies.
A visit to the Birmingham Back to Backs from the National Trust.
We had a guided tour in the morning.
The guided tour lasted well over an hour and a half (or longer). In a group of ten. There was other groups on tours as well. Best to book tickets in advance. National Trust members go free on their membership cards.
The Birmingham Back to Backs (also known as Court 15) are the city's last surviving court of back-to-back houses. They are preserved as examples of the thousands of similar houses that were built around shared courtyards, for the rapidly increasing population of Britain's expanding industrial towns. They are a very particular sort of British terraced housing. This sort of housing was deemed unsatisfactory, and the passage of the Public Health Act 1875 meant that no more were built; instead byelaw terraced houses took their place. This court, at 50–54 Inge Street and 55–63 Hurst Street, is now operated as a historic house museum by the National Trust.
alleyway to Inge Street