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Abrahams & Co

wessy

Brummie babby
I've been trying to find out about my Abrahams side for quite a while and have recently discovered that they had an electroplating business. They were situated on Bellbarn Rd and also possibly Warstone Lane. They started off as Hawkers and jewellers living in Inge St.
Any photos that exist would be a blessing.
Or could someone just point me in the right direction.
Many Thanks
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Hi again Mike.
Where did you find the information about the factory being built and houses being demolished?
I can't seem to find anything at all.:headhit:
I have no local knowledge of Birmingham what so ever - I am ashamed to say. :blush::blush:
 
Wessy
Sorry. I didn't put it very clearly. Mainly from directories, supported by the census and map.
1862 Samuel Jee is at 290.
1873 Someone else at that address, and J Bent & son, gas meter manufacturers at 283. Same in 1876, 1880 and 1884.
1888 J Bent occupy 283-290 (thus houses knocked down)
1889 OS Map shows large Gas meter and lamp works (below)
1896 Gas meter works now W.Parkinson & Co (still gas meters}For some reason it lists it as 283-289.
1904. now W.Parkinson & B Cowan
Same till 1932
1933 - No mention of name at that site - empty probably
1940 Only thing between spring st and 294 is Abrahams Abra works. Don't know if it occupies all of 277-294 or not.
1950 Nothing listed between spring st and 295
1955 There is aBVB appliance co after spriing st, but no other listing till bristol passage, so dont know if its the same site
hope thats not too complicated
mike


Bell_barn_road_Gas_meter_works1889.jpg
 
1900 - 1920 (c.)

Early twentieth century photograph of Bell Barn Road. The graffiti on the wall to the right of the man reads "Paradise Alley".
Lost photo replaced
bellbarn rd. paradise alley 1900-1920.jpg
 
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Thats a great picture linda. Thanks. I've looked closely at the 1890 medium scale map of the area and the 1:500 scale of the west end of bell barn from just to the east of spring st , and think the most likely place for the alley is the unnamed alley marked in red. This would probably make the shop a draper if 1904 or after, or a grocer if 1896 or before. Can't make my mind up.
Incidently the York Terrace on the map was renamed Nile Terrace between 1896 and 1904
Mike

E-mail_bell_barn_c136A.jpg
 
Back again
To me, as I live in the country, Birmingham is such a vast place. Now I am getting an idea of how close to each other all my Birmingham family lived.
I've looked at a business directory for Birmingham, many moons ago at the records office and I think that Warstone Lane may have been the first place they set up a ''works''. Am I right in thinking that is in the Jewellery Quarter?
Thanks again
 
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