Birmingham: Lokal-geographische Exkursionen

4 Oct 1969, (A) A transect across the original site of Birmingham and part of the inner ring

• Theme and purpose: To illustrate and examine some characteristics and problems of the innermost districts of a large city.
• Route: Bull Ring – Digbeth – Floodgate St. – Fazeley St. – Heath Mill Lane – Hich Street Deritend – High Street – Bordesley – Camp Hill.
• … River Rea … “The Crown Inn” … This fine half-timbered building is the only remaining example in the whole inner district which gives an indication of the Mediaeval character of Birmingham… (c. 1386) …

1969_10 Bull Ring Centre, Birmingham (UK)

1969_10 Birmingham (UK)

1969_10 Stratford Rd, Birmingham (UK)

8 Oct 1969, (B) The Cole Valley. A study of settlement and use

• The River Cole “provided power for 13 watermills, and its tributaries served 8 or 9 more”.
• River ford.

1969_10 The Crown Inn, Birmingham (UK)

1969_10_15 Rupert St., Nechells Green, Birmingham (UK)

1969_10_08 Ford near Trittiford Mill Pool, Birmingham (UK)

15 Oct 1969, (G) The Nechells Green Comprehensive Development Area (C.D.A.), Birmingham

• Theme: The character of the Nechells Green C.D.A., and the concepts behind its structure.
• Purpose: To investigate the problems facing high-density developments in the inner districts of industrial cities.

Lit.: The Birmingham Branch Geographical Association (1968): Selected geographical excursions and fieldwork projects in the West Midlands. Series: Field studies in the West Midlands, vol. 1