Cut Fellas by if1

Cut Fellas

306 - Way back in October I included a shot of Clifton Green and commented about Clifton being a village swallowed by a city, but retaining some of it's rural feel ( http://365project.org/if1/365/2012-10-18). The area around the green has a number of interesting buildings, and this shot is of one of the smaller ones that has an interesting history.

It began life as a charging station for battery powered buses which operated between here and Stockton Lane between 1915 and 1923, so was at the cutting edge of technology at the time!

When the battery buses finished, this building had a variety of uses. It was used as a police contact box, and then for many years as a bus shelter. It was then converted to public toilets, which survived for only a short while due to financial cutbacks. Their next use was as a men's barber shop called 'The Gents'. It is still a barber shop, but now called 'Cut Fellas'.
It is lovely to see old buildings being put to use like this
January 5th, 2013  
Well captured. The balloons give a good blast of colour. Interesting reuse of the the building and an interesting narrative by you. Good work again.
January 5th, 2013  
Love the balloons out front
January 5th, 2013  
I did think it was the public toilets when I first saw it! Nice job.
January 5th, 2013  
Bob
Nice comments on this little building. Must have taken some research to find out the entire history of it.
January 5th, 2013  
Lee
That's good! far too often these kind of buildings are demolished.
January 5th, 2013  
Fantastic capture Ian and your usual impeccable descriptive history. Wonderful to see it still serving a useful purpose.
January 5th, 2013  
What a lovely capture! always enjoy the info you provide.
January 6th, 2013  
It's lovely to see old buildings, oozing character, in use and in such condition!
January 6th, 2013  
this, and the image on the link, immediately reminded me of architecture and greenery around Sutton Park in Brum, and the road name where you enter is Clifton Road - there's a thing.
January 6th, 2013  
@purplehaze12

Thank you hazel, and I agree, it is nice to see old buildings recycled.
January 6th, 2013  
@steviepix

Thank you Stevie. the balloons do add a nice splash of colour. I hope my commentary wasn't too long - I do tend to go on a bit sometimes!
January 6th, 2013  
@bkbinthecity

Thank you Brian - the balloons do add a nice splash of colour.
January 6th, 2013  
@busylady

Thank you Judith - I was a bit surprised how many different uses it has had.
January 6th, 2013  
@bobhuegel

Thank you Bob - I've got a copy of a new local history book with lots of fascinating details about this area.
January 6th, 2013  
@gamelee

Thank you Lee, it is nice to see it still in use after almost a century.
January 6th, 2013  
@tonydebont

Thank you Tony. I'll have to go for a walk and get a shot of it's twin at the opposite end of the bus route, which is now a flower shop.
January 6th, 2013  
@ruthmouch

Thank you Ruth - it's fascinating what histories some quite ordinary looking buildings have.
January 6th, 2013  
@rhos

Thank you Ann - it's done well to almost reach its century.
January 6th, 2013  
Fascinating history Ian!
January 6th, 2013  
@doodlerdeb

Thank you Debra, that's quite a coincidence.
January 6th, 2013  
@andrewrome365

Thank you David, glad you enjoyed it. How can you guess I got a new local history book?
January 6th, 2013  
@if1 Wow, I can't imagine a pair of them. Very 'state of the art' to have battery driven buses back that far. Perhaps the next use of the buildings will be to charge the batteries of the new hybrids 8-)
January 6th, 2013  
A great history for this lovely building that you have captured beautifully
January 6th, 2013  
What a wonderful history this old building has! It's wonderful that it is still in use! Great shot!
January 7th, 2013  
@tonydebont

You never know!
January 7th, 2013  
@pyrrhula

Thank you Pyrrhula - I do find the history of these kinds of ordinary local buildings very interesting
January 7th, 2013  
@clmiller

Thank you Caren - it's amazing that it survived really.
January 7th, 2013  
Wow, that building has served its purpose!!! Very neat looking!
January 9th, 2013  
@kdimagery

Thank you Kd, it has had a varied history!
January 9th, 2013  
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