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    Passages, Alleyways Gulletts and Snickets of Old Brum

    Vivienne14 - many thanks for your help.
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    Passages, Alleyways Gulletts and Snickets of Old Brum

    Mikejee, Many thanks for your help - will forward to my friend with her quest on her family tree.
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    Passages, Alleyways Gulletts and Snickets of Old Brum

    Many thanks for your help, will forward to my friend on her quest for her family tree.
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    Passages, Alleyways Gulletts and Snickets of Old Brum

    Hi, I have gone through all the post on this section for Passages & Alley ways, but have not found what I am looking for - so could you please help, this is my friends request and the details on the Birth Certicate as reads --------- On a birth certificate 1849 she had (5 or S Pit passage...
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    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    The A & S Warehouse used to be The Hope & Anchor Public House which closed in 1930's
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    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    The flat in the centre of the picture is Concorde Tower, all the other flats has now been demolished except for two, which is Topcliffe Hose and Chivenor House, which both these flats are attached to the schools. the waste ground is where the petrol station is today.
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    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    The street directly opposite the Holiday Wharf Courtyard is Berkerly Street the next street down from this one will be Gas Street by Holiday Street Bridge.
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    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    I have always known this as Holiday Wharf, where the barges off loaded their goods, later it became a craft place and use to hold craft fairs out side in the court yard going back to the 90's
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    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    The Dudley Road Picture House was opened in 1912. Closed in 1932, when the Grove Cinema was opened. Then it became Hawley's Dance Studio Today, I think it is now a snooker hall - sorry could not make out the name of the road.
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    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    I am sure that the Danilo Cinema was on Hagley Road Quinton
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    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    This appears to me, will be Hill Street the steel bridge will be new street station, the build by the steel bridge in the background appears to be Pinfold Street
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    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    Ralph Heaton II (1794-1862). Founder of the Birmingham Mint.
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    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    The Nags Head was on Monument Road Ladywood
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    Hi Harriett, The Woodman in Albert Street is still trading, this is by Curzon Street Station and over the road from the Tink Tank Museum. There was another Woodman Pub on Easy Row by the Town Hall - which was demolished 60's or 70's for road widening.
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    Reilly Claire

    Hi MWS - that is all the information i have - so does that mean she was not employed by them on the 1912 census and that she was still unemployed, when the census was done. I am doing this for a friend and that all she has - i have tried looking, but not finding anything.
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