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Hospital Street

hope you are enjoying the forum currerbell....must say this is the first time i have heard of part of hospital st being called upper hospital st...

lyn
 
Lyn
The 1873 whites directory shows Upper Hospital St. It seems to go from Tower St to New John ST West.
 
I've checked out newspaper references Lyn and Upper Hospital Street was in existence from at least 1834 (references in Aris's Gazette) until 1878 (references in Birmingham Daily Post). So Hospital Street must be older than I thought. Wonder what 'Hospital' was there in the 1830s ? Viv.
 
Hello all. Im enjoying this forum so much, lots of great subjects, photos and informative members!
Thank you for your help regarding my original post about Hospital St.
 
Why of course Currerbell ! There certainly was a hospital on Summer Lane - a later hospital building can still be seen along there. Thanks.

The 'Upper' part of Hospital Street would have been very close to the hospital too. Viv.
 

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Vivienne14 said:
I've checked out newspaper references Lyn and Upper Hospital Street was in existence from at least 1834 (references in Aris's Gazette) until 1878 (references in Birmingham Daily Post). So Hospital Street must be older than I thought. Wonder what 'Hospital' was there in the 1830s ? Viv.
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hi viv i did know hospital st was old as i have it on the 1841 census...the first hospital in birmingham to be built was the general hospital summer lane corner of lower loveday st.. as you know it opened in 1779 and it could be that if summer lane preceeded the hospital and had already been named and if hospital st was yet to be cut they named it so st in honour of the hospital as it was so close to the hospital...just my theory though

lyn
 
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Vivienne14 said:
Why of course Currerbell ! There certainly was a hospital on Summer Lane - a later hospital building can still be seen along there. Thanks.

The 'Upper' part of Hospital Street would have been very close to the hospital too. Viv.
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Thanks for the blue plaque pic...didnt know it was there!
 
thanks for the photo currerbell..i think ive got one somewhere it may already on this thread will check

lyn
 
I imagine there already is! I got the photo pretty easily from Google...

Impressive building...must have been amazing to see, though not to be a patient!
 
Im not sure where to introduce myself on here, I live in Leeds but was born in Wolverhampton, my mother is from Solihull and her parents from Birmingham, their ancestors are all from the Birmingham area hence my interest in this forum and the city's history. Ive been researching my ancestry for a long time and love to learn about what life was like for them...
 
currerbell said:
Im not sure where to introduce myself on here, I live in Leeds but was born in Wolverhampton, my mother is from Solihull and her parents from Birmingham, their ancestors are all from the Birmingham area hence my interest in this forum and the city's history. Ive been researching my ancestry for a long time and love to learn about what life was like for them...
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well this forum is a great place to find out about birmingham currerbell...been researching my family history for 10 years now and find it fascinating...enjoy the forum

lyn
 
should keep you busy for ages ...this forum holds a wealth of information on birmingham...any problems just ask for help:)

lyn
 
Lyn
The map below of c 1810 shows the beginnings of hospital st, when it was just a very short side street almost opposite the ba hospital. I think that shows that the hospital must be the Old General hospital . The c1828 Pigoot Smith map shows Hospital St up to Toer St, with just a very narrow, unnamed , path where the northern part was, When this was widened and developed they must have first named at as upper hospital /St
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Going to copy your map to the St Chads thread Mike, if that's ok, as it shows 'Roman Chapel' - must be the former place of worship to Pugin's 1841 Cathedral. Viv.
 
good spot there viv and yes of course you are right the roman chapel must have been there before pugins cathederal

lyn
 
I think it may have been 2/ 68 Hospital Street now...not 286. Looking closer at the 1911 census there is an ink stroke between 2 and 6.
 
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good spot there viv and yes of course you are right the roman chapel must have been there before pugins cathederal

lyn
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St. Chads Cathedral was built between 1839 and 1841 replacing an earlier chapel built in 1808. The chapel was described as Georgian Classical and built by William Hollins. Hollins apparently born in Shropshire but grew up in Birmingham. Quite a few places and objects are attributed to him. Curiously the link does not mention this chapel but maybe because it was one of his early works.
https://www.speel.me.uk/sculpt/hollinswm.htm
 
I will be visiting Birmingham next month for pleasure and to research where my ancestors lived. Other than the library and St. Phillip's, is there any place I should go when researching my family? Surnames were: Owen, Elliman, and Warren. My 5th great-grandfather was a blacksmith and frying pan maker back in 1820-1840's. Most were involved with St. Phillips and St. Mary's. In 1841 George Owen and his sons lived in the Duddeston and Nechells area. I would be grateful for any advice!

Thank you,
Jessica
 
Do you have any addresses for Duddeston & Nechells as there are parts of it left although not much of it.
 
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Do you have any addresses for Duddeston & Nechells as there are parts of it left although not much of it.
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1807 George and Eleanor (Warren) both were of St. Mary's Handworth parish
1816 they lived in Brown's Court on Park Street
1841 George Owen lived on Dartmouth Street.
1841 James Owen (4th GGG) lived on Upper Hospital Street in the St. George Parish area
 
we have a very long thread for hospital st with quite a few photos...the street still exists athough not the original housing

lyn
 
Upper hospital Street was later combined with Hospital Street to make one street. It was that part of the street north of Tower Street, though I don't think at that time there were any buildings on it north of New John St West.
 
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