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Barr Street, Hockley

olibobs said:
Barr Street Hockley. Afternoon all, I am just starting on a project on Barr Street Hockley and would love any help you could give me in the way of buildings, photos etc. as I am starting from scratch. Thank you.Mary M
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Two aerial views of Barr Street ...
View 1 taken in 1939 just before WW2 ... red markings shows junctions ....
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above image is from 'britainfromabove' .... left click it and use '+' magnifier to zoom and scroll across it

View 2 a similar aerial view today
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They are wide images ... maybe best to save them and scroll across .... maybe someone can identify buildings in the 1939 image.
 
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brill photos of barr st keiron...the one showing hockley chem...was that on the opposite corner to the woodman pub? if its the same hockley chem that i remember they moved further up in later years to the corner of vyse st and hockley hill i think it was

lyn
 
Astoness said:
brill photos of barr st keiron...the one showing hockley chem...was that on the opposite corner to the woodman pub? if its the same hockley chem that i remember they moved further up in later years to the corner of vyse st and hockley hill i think it was

lyn
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The factory was in Barr Street but, although this former shop was next to the works, it had an address of 214 Wells Street and faced the Woodman. I am pleased to report that it was once a cycle shop. During WW2 it was run by Harold Richards.
 
oldMohawk said:
Two aerial views of Barr Street ...
View 1 taken in 1939 just before WW2 ... red markings shows junctions ....
View attachment 148310
above image is from 'britainfromabove' .... left click it and use '+' magnifier to zoom and scroll across it

View 2 a similar aerial view today
View attachment 148311
They are wide images ... maybe best to save them and scroll across .... maybe someone can identify buildings in the 1939 image.
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oldMohawk said:
Two aerial views of Barr Street ...
View 1 taken in 1939 just before WW2 ... red markings shows junctions ....
View attachment 148310
above image is from 'britainfromabove' .... left click it and use '+' magnifier to zoom and scroll across it

View 2 a similar aerial view today
View attachment 148311
They are wide images ... maybe best to save them and scroll across .... maybe someone can identify buildings in the 1939 image.
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH
Astoness said:
hi lucy...just downloaded my files and i do have just the one pic of barr st houses..im not sure if you are looking for any perticular number but this pic is of the back of numbers 127 to 129...hope this is of help and will search for any more for you....dated 1958

lyn
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Astoness said:
hi lucy...just downloaded my files and i do have just the one pic of barr st houses..im not sure if you are looking for any perticular number but this pic is of the back of numbers 127 to 129...hope this is of help and will search for any more for you....dated 1958

lyn
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Hi Astoness I worked in Barr Street about 1959 at Fattorinis, I would love to see this photo as I am researching Barr Street at the Moment.
 
here is the photo...which was lost when the forum was hacked some years ago..just as an aside my mom as a young girl worked at at fattorini working on badge enamelling...not quite sure where abouts in barr st the factory wasBarr Street Court No 127 - 129 22.12.1958.jpg
 
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Astoness said:
here is the photo...which was lost when the forum was hacked some years ago..just as an aside my mom as a young girl worked at at fattorini working on badge enamelling...not quite sure where abouts in barr st the factory wasView attachment 148467
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Thank you for your help with this. I do appreciate it. Is is toilets, bins, washing outhouse?

I was 17 and worked on the Reception in the mornings and the Production Office in the afternoons. I was progress chasing and would have been in the enamelling workshops probably every afternoon, chasing orders. Fattorini's from memory was on the corner of Barr St and Harford Street.
 
A communal air raid shelter. I expect very many were built. Note the roof; there was a depression in it where the two reinforcing arches occurred which retained rainwater - and junk thrown up on the roof!. I suspect they meant that the roof was less prone to collapse compared with other flat roofed types.
 
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oldMohawk said:
Two aerial views of Barr Street ...
View 1 taken in 1939 just before WW2 ... red markings shows junctions ....
View attachment 148310
above image is from 'britainfromabove' .... left click it and use '+' magnifier to zoom and scroll across it

View 2 a similar aerial view today
View attachment 148311
They are wide images ... maybe best to save them and scroll across .... maybe someone can identify buildings in the 1939 image.
Click to expand...
Astoness said:
here is the photo...which was lost when the forum was hacked some years ago..just as an aside my mom as a young girl worked at at fattorini working on badge enamelling...not quite sure where abouts in barr st the factory wasView attachment 148467
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Fascinating, thank you.
 
mike if you spot this post could have a please showing 36 barr st also i believe known as the bradford works which was where the fattorina factory was...thanks mike
 
mikejee said:
Lyn
We have acheived something if we have found a pub you haven't heard of ! Here is the 1889 map on a larger scale

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I can see Courts in Barr Street but they vanish later on. Is this because they were demolished or did manufacturers take them over and build premises on them.
 
Olibobs
All sorts of things cause Courts' disappearance, not just in Barr St . Sometimes factories are expanded, to cover the court, sometimes the area is demolished, sometimes the entire area is demolished and houses or factories built on the site
 
mikejee said:
Lucy
No 55 was between Harford & Hockley Streets on the north side of the road, two doors away from the George & Dragon., and is marked in red. Back 55 was sometimes called Caourt 5 and hte houses are marked in blue. i would guess 4 back 55 would be one of the ones at the back.
Mike



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fascinating map. do you know the date by any chance please?
mikejee said:
The courts between Barr St and Smith St were not there in 1824, indded Smith St did not then exist, and there seem to be few houses on Barr St. By 1839 there seem to be courts between the two roads, but the detail of the map does not allow as to confirm that they were the same as on the 1889 map
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If you were to save the map, you would see that it is labelled c1913 (I try and label all maps and photos I put on the forum). that is the publication date, so may refer to a couple of years or so before
 
mikejee said:
Here you are Lyn. no 36 in red

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This is a great map of Barr Street. I am researching Barr Street, would it be possible to see t he continuation of the street right up to the Timeworks?
mikejee said:
If you were to save the map, you would see that it is labelled c1913 (I try and label all maps and photos I put on the forum). that is the publication date, so may refer to a couple of years or so before
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Thank you so much. I really appreciate your help
 
Universal Presswork Ltd which I think was 97-105 Barr St:-
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And the old Gundles factory on the corner of Barr St and Hockley St:-
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All taken early 1980s.
 
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