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Cope Street

Catalogue reference: BCC/1/AO/D/3/8/1/14/8

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This record is a file about the Cope Street dating from 1957-1966.

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Reference
BCC/1/AO/D/3/8/1/14/8
Title
Cope Street
Date
1957-1966
Description

Cope Street - 1 index card, 7 photographs, 1957 - 1966:
07/08/1957: Five prints are by Birmingham City Engineer & Surveyor - three show premises of Britachrome Co Ltd at the junction of Cope Street with Stour Street. Visible is a vacancies board with separate headings for women and men. These are all referenced RD 35-4 and annotated '11'. [Note: this image has been selected by Claire Reece, GRAIN Intern 2013-15 for use in an arts project.]
Two are additionally stamped Planning & Redevelopment PR section order number 12 whilst the third print is stamped R.D. office copy and Redevelopment Section. All three copies are printed on Ilford paper. The other two prints dated

07/08/1957 Two prints on Ilford paper are referenced RD 35-5 and annotated '8' and '5'. They both show a view of the yard and factory of Britachrome Ltd along Cope Street towards Stour Street. Visible on the corner of Stour Street is an advertising hoarding for 'Cherry Blossom' shoe polish.

26/11/1964: 'Railway Shed, Cope St' [believed to be the former timber yard of D.T. Powell & Co]. This print is by Public Works Department and is referenced TP 7887 and annotated '13'.

01/07/1966: 'Cope St, Britachrome'. It is by Public Works Department and shows a yard and factory. It is referenced TP9145 and annotated '14'.

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Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/912abd4e-7f8e-47f0-829b-a538c1410351/

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Cope Street