Hello these pictures are interesting, I'm trying to track down my great grandparents, George Simpson, possibly wife Mary who lived at 5 Blews Street, in 1926 (they had two sons, Alfred (my grandad and Jack Simpson who was the flyweight boxer in the 1940s and lived in Kingstanding with his wife Alice - any information anyone has or has family living in this area around that time would appreciate hearing from you. ThanksHouses 3, 4, and 5, in Court 3, Blews Street, and looks like some refurbishment work was in progress.
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View from the other end of Court 3, Blews Street.
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Unfortunately I know nothing about Blews Street. I collected images from the Shoothill site who had hosted a collection of Birmingham Library images and showed them using the 'Deep Zoom' software. For some reason the images were removed from the Shoothill server. See an explanation in the thread link below.Hello these pictures are interesting, I'm trying to track down my great grandparents, George Simpson, possibly wife Mary who lived at 5 Blews Street, in 1926 (they had two sons, Alfred (my grandad and Jack Simpson who was the flyweight boxer in the 1940s and lived in Kingstanding with his wife Alice - any information anyone has or has family living in this area around that time would appreciate hearing from you. Thanks
Ok thank you for your reply, much appreciatedUnfortunately I know nothing about Blews Street. I collected images from the Shoothill site who had hosted a collection of Birmingham Library images and showed them using the 'Deep Zoom' software. For some reason the images were removed from the Shoothill server. See an explanation in the thread link below.
The pdf index file mentioned there can be searched using Ctrl + F.
Shoothill Images on the BHF
The following images originated from the Warwickshire Photographic Survey, founded in 1890 by two local photographers, William Jerome Harrison and John Benjamin Stone. The Survey was formed to create a photographic record of the urban and rural landscape of Warwickshire which was undergoing...birminghamhistory.co.uk
Looks like the attached newspaper cuttings could be of interest Wisey.Hello these pictures are interesting, I'm trying to track down my great grandparents, George Simpson, possibly wife Mary who lived at 5 Blews Street, in 1926 (they had two sons, Alfred (my grandad and Jack Simpson who was the flyweight boxer in the 1940s and lived in Kingstanding with his wife Alice - any information anyone has or has family living in this area around that time would appreciate hearing from you. Thanks
Oh wow this is really interesting, thank you so much, I believe George Simpson mentioned in this paper cutting is my great grandad...this is really helping piece together our family tree...thank you!Looks like the attached newspaper cuttings could be of interest Wisey.
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Thank you for these all information is gratefully receivedNot sure if these add to the dabate....but as Gt Grandad and his family lived in Blews Street, Manchester Street and Brewery Street in the late 1800s.......that square of Streets off Newtown Row....here's a few more pics I've collected over the years....mainly from this site!
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Looks like it was King Bros in Blews StreetCan anyone locate this place in Aston please ? Viv.
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Source: British Newspaper Archives.
Hello. These are great photos and I would like to use them in a family history book. Please could you tell me where they are from in order to get permission? Many thanks, HannahHouses 3, 4, and 5, in Court 3, Blews Street, and looks like some refurbishment work was in progress.
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View from the other end of Court 3, Blews Street.
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Hello Hannah.Hello. These are great photos and I would like to use them in a family history book. Please could you tell me where they are from in order to get permission? Many thanks, Hannah