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I have no idea why I would save thes two photo's because I have no known connections or memories of the roads. The pictures are (top) 138-142 Church Street, and (bottom) is 55-56-57Barker Street. Both in Lozells and both from 1981. The houses in the bottom picture are from 1840.
 
just going back to the pic we are trying to find out the location of..here is the one stitcher posted and underneath one of aston brook st dated 1961..i wonder if they are one and the same..over to the experts

lyn

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Hello Lyn I have had a good look at this and I think it could be the bottom end of Summer Row it looks to run down hill to a fork in the road to the left would be the Parade leading onto the Sandpits (the tram route) to the right would be Newhall Hill leading to the Jewellery Quarter the road on the right would be Charlotte St.Dek
 
It was Summer Row, because the building on the right just past the tram/bus stop is the Shakespeare Inn on the corner of Lionel Street.

Phil
 

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hi phil and dek im getting confused again...are you saying that stitchers pic is of summer row then...
 
thanks dek..glad we got that one sorted..well i didnt but you know what i mean...

cheers..
 
The two pictures on post #427 don't look like the same location to me. Might be the same road but not the same location.
 
John

The tag I have on my photo says Aston Brook St 1951, so would it be the junction of Aston brook St and Aston Rd North?

Phil
 
yes. the place on the right was on the corner of aston brook st./miller st jnc. across the road by the chemist was herbert st. if i remember right
 
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OK. then picture #1 above 'Summer Row' must be a shot of the Saturday Bridge in the distance and the row angled off to the right at that point must be Fleet Street along the canal. This picture taken from about the junction of Lionel St. with Summer Row.

Ref.https://www.british-history.ac.uk/m...id=10098&ox=325&oy=874&zm=1&czm=1&x=246&y=336

I don't know, the angle of the distant building does not look quite right to me but the actual street view photo can deceive. This is the only way I can interpret the curve in the tram tracks.

The pubs still there as are the buildings behind it. Gees I managed to post a photo. After all of this maybe you should have a meet-up there. Can't read the menu. Roast beef and yorkshire pud for me tonight...with a bottle of Thames Embankment.
 

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thought I had the first one, as Crossley was a bicycle enameller at 79½ staniforth st in 1899, but then nootixed no 27 on the building, so no go
 
mike it would be great if we did know the locations of the 2 pics on post 441 as i know without even checking my files that they are both new ones to me...thanks for looking though

lyn
 
Hello Jayell and you Mike, I have no idea whatsoever of the loation, and thanks for trying Mike.
 
Hello all, just a outside enquiry, does anyone have any info or photos of back houses, I am interested in 2 back of 96 Lichfield Road, my grandad was bought up there with his parents and brother and sister

Denise
 
Astoness said:
pic 2 on post 427 is of aston road north...
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Hi Lyn,
This pic is of Aston Road (not North at this point) looking in the direction of town from the junction with HUBERT Street (just out of picture on left) and Miller Street/Aston Brook Street (right side). Building on far right is Lloyds Bank on the corner.
 
Dave, you are correct, my mother worked at Palmer and Harvey just up on the left, and many a time l would walk to meet her from work, mom worked there from 1943 to the mid 1950's, infact she worked untill she was in her 70's bless her......Brenda
 
Dave Bath said:
Hi Lyn,
This pic is of Aston Road (not North at this point) looking in the direction of town from the junction with HUBERT Street (just out of picture on left) and Miller Street/Aston Brook Street (right side). Building on far right is Lloyds Bank on the corner.
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hi dave and thanks for the info on that pic...think i have location for pic 1 on post 441 just a little more digging to do and i will get back to you..

lyn
 
hi all..got there in the end with a lot of help...location of this pic is 27 newtown row as stated in the 1855 kellys...the actual premises of crossleys was back of 27...just before brewery st...


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hi judy as i said earler it was not my detective work but i really wanted to know where that pic was taken....now when i go past the spot i can imagine that row of shops that was there...its a great pic

lyn
 
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