120 - 122 Great Barr Street Digbeth.

[Astoness]

The info I have given is indeed from the Newspaper Archives, and the early history is from Aris’s Birmingham Gazette.

The earliest mention of Great Barr Street I can find is 1814 and it looks like the land was part of the estate of the late Joseph Scott. This could well be why the street was called Great Barr Street. There was also a tavern in the street in 1823 called the Scott’s Arms !

thanks pedro..i can see why there could be a link between joseph scott and the tavern called the scott arms but what is the link to the street being called great barr street

lyn

 

[Pedrocut]

Was not the main estate of the Scott family around Great Barr Hall ? And the big Scott Arms in Great Barr.

 

[Astoness]

Was not the main estate of the Scott family around Great Barr Hall ? And the big Scott Arms in Great Barr.

ahh i see what you mean pedro and yes you are correct although i would have thought digbeth a bit far out to be connected with the scott family having said that you could well be correct

lyn

 

[Pedrocut]

One of the sales, 1816, says 11 yards fronting Great Barr Street and adjoining the Estate late of Sir Joseph Scott.

 

[Astoness]

hi pedro well done...i have just looked in my books the streets of brum (i have the set of 5 books) which does suggest that great barr street was named after the area of great barr...we never stop learning do we

lyn

 

[mikejee]

Are these from the Kelly's Directory? This is incredibly helpful - thank you so much,

The 1873 is from White's directory. All the others are from Kellys (but it was called the Post Office Directory in early years, though being published by Kellys)