I was born up the yard back of number 26 tower stMy grandmother lived at 27 Tower Street in the 1911 census so probably knew your great grandfather!
Hello all, I realise this thread is old now, but I am trying to find out about 40 tower street, my grandmother was born there in 1906..her father (Francis Thomas Price) was a publican and managed several pubs - Vine Inn , St Georges street c1901, I presume pub in tower street c1906, Queen Adelaide Hospital Street c1911, Lion and Lamb Macdonald street c1921 , Wheatsheaf Sheldon 1930s.. I am finding out some fascinating facts and finding some great pics on this forum . Thank you! Rachelmike this is a big ask and i dont know if its possible but could you post a map showing extactly where no 44 tower st would have been(think that would be lower tower st) and also court number 2 and court number 10..also tower st recreation ground...ive got some pics of all these locations taken very early 1900s that have not been posted before..it would be great if we could pinpoint them....
many thanks if you can help...
lyn
2 back 25 was my grandparents house I was born there so was my mother(1916)What a small world, my great grandparents lived 2 back of 25 or was it no 2,court 25 Tower street in 1901.
Lyn
I think it must have been 44 Lower tower St, as no 44 Tower St would seem to be under the church. I don't know whether it is a coincidence, but the Recreation Ground would seem to be part of what was earlier court 2 Tower St. I attach two maps showing Tower st and Lower Tower st in 1889 and 1913. On the 1889 map court 2 is in blue and court 10 in red. On the 1913 map, the recreation ground is in green and no 44 Lower Tower st in orange. It would seem that between the two maps the terrace of houses in court 10 were demolished, but for consistency have marked twhere they were in red
Sorry too large , will have to post other map on new post
Thanks everyone …A lot of our grand and great grandparents would have known each other! ..great thread, photos and maps..I believe this photo is my great grandfather .Francis Thomas Price...as a publican…he would have known many people I am sure.. he eventually moved the family out to Sheldon and ran the Wheatsheaf in the 1930s..Hi all, I hope you are all well.
The 1901 census shows my great grandparents living at No2 court 7.
I was born up the yard back of number 26 tower st
I was born and lived at 23 Tower Street between 1948 and 1958. What were the names of your great grandparents as I may have known them?What a small world, my great grandparents lived 2 back of 25 or was it no 2,court 25 Tower street in 1901.
Hello Ray,2 back 25 was my grandparents house I was born there so was my mother(1916)
Hello mossg,Good morning Tower street,
I attended St George primary & intfant school from about 1951 to 1956 and remember Ron? Bache, Keith & David Ashley. I lived in Hospital street myself.
My Grandad John Frederick Griffin was born in 4 back 90 Tower Street in 1886 - so probably way too far back, but information on the street would be welcome.I was born and lived at 23 Tower Street between 1948 and 1958. What were the names of your great grandparents as I may have known them?
not too far back...i am sure if one of our map experts spots your post they will post a map showing where 4/90 was...and we do have some old photos on this thread showing what the houses were like round about the time your grandad lived thereMy Grandad John Frederick Griffin was born in 4 back 90 Tower Street in 1886 - so probably way too far back, but information on the street would be welcome.
Thank you so much. Although my Grandad was born there - sometime before the 1891 census they had moved to Cardiff, where, when he grew up, he married my Grandmother Grace Lilian Rowe. He was in the army from 1904 until 1909 (when he got married) and rejoined the army at the start of ww1. Unfortunately, he only lasted the first month and was killed in action on the 25th Sept. 1914.not too far back...i am sure if one of our map experts spots your post they will post a map showing where 4/90 was...and we do have some old photos on this thread showing what the houses were like round about the time your grandad lived there
an all to often sad story...a rellie of mine married and went straight into battle only to be KIA 6 months later..do you have your grandads ww1 war records as some records did survive the bombing of ww2
Thanks Lyn. I don't have his war records, but have researched quite thoroughly and as far as can be ascertained - they are ones that didn't survive. However, I have loads of information other than that. He hasn't got a grave, as his body was never recovered. He is listed on the La Ferte Sous Jouarre memorial stone. I have the war diary surrounding the date of his death and that sadly, is a bit sketchy around the actual date. It mentions some privates who were wounded and some near misses, but my Grandad's death isn't mentioned. I have his father's application for his medals and loads of other information. My Mum didn't remember him at all as she was only 4yrs old when he died and her sisters were both younger than her - the youngest being born 2 weeks after he set sail with the expeditionary force for France. He was killed near a small town called Albert - according to the map tracking his regiment's movements for that day.an all to often sad story...a rellie of mine married and went straight into battle only to be KIA 6 months later..do you have your grandads ww1 war records as some records did survive the bombing of ww2
lyn
The map below shows the area around 4/90 in c1886. The court in which your grandfather was born is marked in red. I would assume (and this is an assumption, though probably correct, that the houses were numbered from the street end, in which case your grandad's house would be the one in red. He, or rather his parents, would have been well placed for a drink, as no 90 was a pub, and at number 88 (according to the 1881 census, was another pub. both probably beerhouses.
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