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Hello everyone,
Would someone be able help me find a Mr. Bolli, a glass manufacturer on "Pritchard Rd"?
I don't think there ever was a Pritchard Road, so it must be either Pritchett Street or Pritchatts Road.
My ancestor under his employ lived at 26 Court, New John Street in October 1900...
Hiya, another mapping request from me, promise it's the last one...!
Can anyone find 349 Bradford Street for me? My 2nd great grandfather Frank Carroll lived here in 1903 but it looks like the street ends at no. 345, a.k.a the Drovers Arms. On older maps not from the '50s there's buildings in...
Hi, I'm trying to place 45 Witton Street and I'm hoping someone can help.
On the 1881 census it is listed as next door to "Prices Cottages", but I can't find this on even detailed maps of Witton Street from the time. It's also apparently near to Court 8, but of course that doesn't tell you...
Hello everyone,
I was recently told by a distant relative that my great-great-grandmother, Nellie Fisher (née Bunford), owned a 'beer house' on the 'western end' of Summer Lane. I'm not sure what that means, as Summer Lane runs north to south, but that's what I was told.
She first married a...
I'm looking for a list of any and all breweries or bottling companies in a broad area around Brearley Street which operated between 1900–1905.
Thank you for any help you can give me.
Hi, I would like to know firstly the location of Bowley & Co, a glass cutters, which existed in the 1890s-1900s.
Secondly, I would like to know the name of the gun works on Summer Lane, between Brearley Street and Lower Tower Street.
Any help is much appreciated!
Thank you