Cobden Hotel and Coffee House Corporation Street/Cherry Street

[mikejee]

The Birmingham Coffee House co (The Cobden) seems to be part of the Cobden Hotel, which was on the corner of cheryy St. It would be where the southern tip of Rackhams (sorry House of F!!) is now . As to the other earlier photo, in 1888 the only Jeromes listed in Kellys are a botton manufacyurer in Gt Hampton st and a dressmaker in Bradfor St, so that's not much help in determining where it is
Mike

 

[BordesleyExile]

Thank you, Mike. What a loss.

 

[Vivienne14]

Although the main point of the photo is the ARP exercise taking place, I was pleased to see the entrance to the Cobden Hotel on this one (left) - not often seen from this view. This must be where Rackhams (later House of Fraser) was built. Then across the road to the right of the Shilling Tailor must have been Martineau Street or was it Union Street (?) Viv.


Source: British Newspaper Archive

 

[BrumMack]

Although the main point of the photo is the ARP exercise taking place, I was pleased to see the entrance to the Cobden Hotel on this one (left) - not often seen from this view. This must be where Rackhams (later House of Fraser) was built. Then across the road to the right of the Shilling Tailor must have been Martineau Street or was it Union Street (?) Viv.

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Source: British Newspaper Archive

Fifty Schilling Tailors on the corner of Corporation Street and Union Street

 

[Vivienne14]

Some history of the Hotel; the first in Cherry Street/Corporation Street and the successor on Hagley Road. Viv.

Source: British Newspaper Archive

 

[Vivienne14]

The lift broke down just before the Hotel was handed over for demolition. The article in post #5 prompted this former lift boy to write in to the newspaper.

Source: British Newspaper Archive