The River Rea at Deritend (obs,0345)

            This is the old River Rea bridge at Deritend the picture may well have been taken when widening of the road was planned. It is taken from the south (Bradford Street side. One feature of the bridge is the "Green Man" on the keystone. The River Rea runs in a brick lined culvert, originally when it was in the open, it could make for a difficult crossing through fertile marsh land to get livestock over to the Bull Ring livestock market. A few street names in the area echo the taming of the Rea, River Street and Floodgate Street both refer to the river and nearby Heath Mill Lane referred to a water mill.
Crossing the bridge is an open balcony tramcar, it is working route 17, City Centre to Hall Green, the tram route lasted until January 1937 when it was replaced by motor buses and re-numbered 37. Tram tracks are being prepared to bring trams along Digbeth/Deritend once again.
The only link between the past and the scene today is the distinctive chimney above the tram.
Collection Geoff Dowling
Unknown photographer
   

Taken in: UK / England / Digbeth (show map)

Taken on: January 1, 1920

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Deritend

River Rea

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Sets appears in: • Birmingham and the West Mids.

Groups appears in: • Birmingham Photography Group • Scenes from the British Isles more » • Birmingham : A Walk Around Town • (A) BEAUTIFUL RUIN « less

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