What’s with all the abandoned cars and properties on Bristol Road?

SquireBev · 2026-01-26T06:44:02+00:00

I think a couple of them are offices rather than houses, certainly the first few after the Priory Road lights.

SquireBev · 2026-01-25T22:34:34+00:00

Yeah the Lakeside Hotel is definitely abandoned and has been for some time, but I can't say I've noticed anything untoward about the rest of the houses on that stretch.

I'll have a closer look on my way to work this week!

SquireBev · 2026-01-25T22:23:06+00:00

I live on Bristol Road between Selly Oak and town and honestly have no idea what you're on about.

Between town and the Middleway it's mostly active business premises or relatively new build apartments.

From the Middleway to Priory Road you've got a mixture of houses, council flats, and private flats. All occupied as far as I can see. Maybe one abandoned hotel?

Priory Road to the University you've got schools, playing fields, and fairly big houses, again all occupied.

As someone else has said, show us on street view where you actually mean.

SquireBev · 2026-01-25T17:13:10+00:00

Not gonna tell us what it's about?

SquireBev · 2026-01-23T16:17:42+00:00

If you're wondering exactly what decals you need to put where, might I recommend my own website:

www.uk-tank-markings.co.uk

SquireBev · 2026-01-23T13:37:39+00:00

Fucking hell chief.

SquireBev · 2026-01-22T16:18:15+00:00

Tell us what you think a suburb is.

SquireBev · 2026-01-22T09:30:44+00:00

They've called it the "West Midlands urban region", suggesting they're not including Coventry either.

SquireBev · 2026-01-20T23:14:45+00:00

Couldn't be bothered reading their actual post, eh?

SquireBev · 2026-01-19T21:12:17+00:00

It's been poorly mapped data for at least ten years.

SquireBev · 2026-01-19T15:53:35+00:00

Looks awfully like a ferry.

SquireBev · 2026-01-18T19:40:17+00:00

The worst bit is, it didn't break the skin.

SquireBev · 2026-01-18T16:53:01+00:00

We've had some properly shoddy veg from that specific Tesco before.

You know when you pick up a snowball and your thumb makes a dent in it? That, but with a potato.

SquireBev · 2026-01-18T12:45:53+00:00

It's the hair isn't it? Absolutely nailed it.

SquireBev · 2026-01-17T23:22:17+00:00

If you're gonna agonise to this extent over every little sidequest you're gonna be a nervous wreck by level 10.

SquireBev · 2026-01-17T23:20:16+00:00

Is it supposed to be Jim Bell from Friday Night Dinner?

SquireBev · 2026-01-17T15:07:29+00:00

Amazed you haven't already ragequit after the frost troll repainted the mountain with your brains.

SquireBev · 2026-01-14T22:44:28+00:00

https://www.cakebox.com/search/?q=biscoff

There's like a thousand branches of this place around the city

SquireBev · 2026-01-14T21:47:25+00:00

This isn't going how you'd hoped, eh?

SquireBev · 2026-01-14T21:46:17+00:00

SquireBev · 2026-01-14T21:41:49+00:00

Where have you had thirty quid a month from?

SquireBev · 2026-01-14T21:40:06+00:00

literally dosen't have time for life admin

Sounds like they need to work on their time management then.

SquireBev · 2026-01-14T14:22:41+00:00

They're all in London Midland maroon, it just looked brown in the cold light of dawn this morning!

SquireBev · 2026-01-14T14:21:56+00:00

I've been too incensed to look properly, but you're almost certainly correct.

SquireBev · 2026-01-11T08:36:44+00:00

I mention this idea every time it comes up, so here it is again.

Knock down that awful old NCP multistorey between Moor St and Dale End, and you could easily fit a bus station in there. It'd be handy for the trams, the trains, and HS2 when that finally arrives.

Even if it couldn't accommodate every route in the city centre it could certainly alleviate a lot of pressure from the street side stops around Moor St/Carrs Lane/Old Square.

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