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Thomas Autoramus Steel Mallet.( Interesting handle )A public house manager of 10,Cregoe St,in 1908.No.10 appears to be a house.He is not shown as licensee for any of the four public houses in Cregoe St at the time.Woodman No 24, Lamp No 88. Shakeperian Bar 101 or the Falcon 131. Can’t help wondering where he was manager,his plans for going on the Titanic and if there is a story behind the name.Maybe someone has heard of him before and knows the above and possibly more ?
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interesting snippet oldun....my gt grandparents and grandmother would have lived in cregoe st at the time of the article
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Wonder if anyone can help me, my Mum said the doctors on Cregoe street delivered her in 1941. My mum’s grandfather had a grocers on Cregoe street before the war (Howletts.) and my grandfather and grandmother lived in a house on Elvetham road. the house was bombed out in the war whilst my gran was evacuating in the country. I think my maternal grandmother and grandfather moved out of Cregoe street area when they were married to a then new build in Quinton. My Grandmother was called Florence, I think her mum was called Clara and my Nan and great aunt Dora went to school at St Thomas. I wonder if anyone remembers Howletts grocers and has any pictures? I’ve searched but not a lot has come up. My paternal grandfather worked at Davenports as an engineer when he was first married and used to pop into Bradshaws at lunch to look at the clothes! Thanks so much ,
I posted this elsewhere but my mum said Dr Lawcett delivered her she was born in 1941 and the Dr went all the way out to Quinton to attend the birth as my grandparents had moved out there by then! ( wouldn’t happen nowadays, ha!)
MWS
from Bham
John Wilfred & Mary Jane Howlett , daughters Florence May and Dorothy Irene, and Florence's husband, Frank Young,are listed at 17 Elvetham Road in 1939.
Daughter Gladys Jeannie (McDonald) and son in law are listed at 27 Cregoe St.
Dora Mary and her husband, Gerard Delaney, are listed at 245 Monument Road.
A final daughter, Ida Lilian b1907 died young in 1908.
John is listed as a Fruiterer on the 1911 census.
Daughter Gladys Jeannie (McDonald) and son in law are listed at 27 Cregoe St.
Dora Mary and her husband, Gerard Delaney, are listed at 245 Monument Road.
A final daughter, Ida Lilian b1907 died young in 1908.
John is listed as a Fruiterer on the 1911 census.
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Chris Wakelam
Brummie babby
I was born at No.9 Cregoe Street in January 1951, my brother David was born at No 8 Cregoe Street in 1948 at that time my Grandparents lived at No 8, Walter and Ellen Wakelam, my parents Dennis and Barbara Wakelam. My grandmothers sister (Ellen’s sister) Clara and her husband Jack Potter lived at the other side of the entry at No 7 these houses were rented from the Doctor at the top of Cregoe Street. The houses were three floored, a kitchen, small dining area and a front parlour, a bedroom on the second floor, another on the third and another in the attic. Also the houses had coal cellars. all three of us went to St.Thomas’s school, I loved it there. We moved out in 1961 as the houses were to be demolished.
Postie put a 1940s photo of Bradshaws (drapery and hardware), Cregoe Street at the beginning of this thread with a caption telling us it would soon disappear. By 1958, sadly as predicted, it had closed down. There was plenty of interest at the closing down sale. In Postie's photo, Bradshaws seem to have had premises on both sides of the road, so it was a significant business in Cregoe Street which must have been missed. Viv.
Either the date given for the photo was a little early,, or the firm was using the now well tied tactic of having "closing down sales" when they were not closing down. The shops (122,123,124,125 and separate no 21) are both listed in the 1950, 1nd 1955 Kellys (though in 1946 it was only the larger store).
I see your point Mike. Looking at the photo in post #2 it could well be later, maybe early 1950s. Maybe someone can date the earliest possible date from the vehicles ? Viv.
Covroad
master brummie
Found this link
The link shows Bradshaws shops on both sides of the Street
Source : https://www.search.birminghamimages...81&ExhibitionID=8432&SearchType=2&ThemeID=737 accessed 9/4/2023 @ 16. 45 hrs
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The link shows Bradshaws shops on both sides of the Street
Source : https://www.search.birminghamimages...81&ExhibitionID=8432&SearchType=2&ThemeID=737 accessed 9/4/2023 @ 16. 45 hrs
I have been looking in my past too and in 1956 for a few years I was3. Or 4yrs we lived at 47 Cregoe st our name was Williams I know at the back of us were the Clark’s and next to us the Woollies
Thank you for this fascinating thread and images/maps. Ancestors of mine lived at both no 31 and no 42 Cregoe Street in 1851 and 61 respectively. Can anyone position these properties overlaid on the maps shown above please? Can those maps be referenced, so I might find them (either online or library)? Finally, were those addresses Court houses (i.e. at the rear, or on the street frontage)? No Court number was noticed on the Census returns.
I recently paid a visit to Cregoe Street, from my home now several hundred miles away. I stood in front of the modern counterparts but sadly, I suspect not the original location of the addresses of my ancestors. Any help into when these houses were constructed also much appreciated.
I recently paid a visit to Cregoe Street, from my home now several hundred miles away. I stood in front of the modern counterparts but sadly, I suspect not the original location of the addresses of my ancestors. Any help into when these houses were constructed also much appreciated.
HI Mike Do you know what the tower in the rear left of one of these images please? Visiting recently it looks as potentially part of a (bombed?) church or memorial? Situated at the top of Cregoe St. Do you have any details please?
The church tower is St Thomas's in Bath Row. The peace garden is there and includes the collonade memorial for WW1 that was previously in Broad St . The 1880s maps are available at https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18.0&lat=52.47233&lon=-1.90582&layers=117746211&b=1
No 42 does not seem to exist on the 1880s map, and presumably has been demolished. Number 31 is shown, together with nos 39 and 44 to enable you to estimate where 42 was
No 42 does not seem to exist on the 1880s map, and presumably has been demolished. Number 31 is shown, together with nos 39 and 44 to enable you to estimate where 42 was
Only the front and possible entrance of St Thomas’ remains, my grandmother was married there before it was bombed
HI Mike, Thank you for your speedy and detailed reply. This is really helpful. And now I realise I stood in completely the wrong place! I shall have to make another visit.
HI Thank you for your reply. I suspected a church, it looks as if it was a beautiful place to be married.
