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Lion Hall Whitehead Road Aston

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hi folks would anyone be able to tell me what the lion hall was used for please...many thanks for any info

lyn
 
thanks mike this is the foundation stone i am interested in..the words do not seem quite right for a dance hall unless the building was used for something else before 1940 and the caption for it does say the lion hall whitehead road..there was a commercial school in whitehead road and i thought the words on the stone could be more fitting for this type of building Lion Hall Whitehead Rd..jpg
 
In February 1898 a fund was being raised towards the rebuilding of St James Church in Whitehead Road.
(Edward Ansell was an Alderman)
 
thanks pedro the wording on the stone does indicate a church but no proof as yet...need to find out if st james church is still standing

lyn
 
I read the following as meaning that the foundation stone for this church was laid in 1890 by Samposon Lloyd

ST james church.Birm post 30.9.1899.jpg
 
Surprisingly Edward ansell does not come up in a newspaper search in the days immediately surrounding 29th October
 
thanks jan i was just about to ask for the number of the dance hall...notice it says lion hall ltd though..

mike could i have a map please showing 67 aston road north...thanks mike
 
thanks jan and mike nice infoaston cross library.jpg...edward ansell was definately from the ansells brewery family who gifted the land to build aston cross library stone laid by alderman edward ansell library still there...
 
The lion brewery belonged to Rushtons , the firm being founded in 1890 at 69 Aston road North. Significantly the company was registered as a limited company on 3rd August 1898, after which they might wish to improve their buildings
 
I found an article dated Aug 1898 in the Harborne Herald. In Mike's article in post #13 it says the iron section of the church was destroyed. A new foundation stone was laid in 1898 but that was by Sir John Holder. However, it does say a sum of £100 was given by Edward Ansell.
So I don't think it was St James church.
 
mikejee said:
The lion brewery belonged to Rushtons , the firm being founded in 1890 at 69 Aston road North. Significantly the company was registered as a limited company on 3rd August 1898, after which they might wish to improve their buildings
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ahh the date the stone was laid then mike...to me the wording still suggests a church rather than a brewery building and i think there was a couple along aston cross..lichfield road..aston road north..back to looking at churches now

lyn.
 
Astoness said:
ahh the date the stone was laid then mike...to me the wording still suggests a church rather than a brewery building and i think there was a couple along aston cross..lichfield road..aston road north..back to looking at churches now

lyn.
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Could be a church school with those words.
 
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