carlinwood
proper brummie kid
Hi,
I hope someone might be able to help me. I have been given a copy of my Great Grandmothers 'life story' which she wrote in the late 1960s just before she died and I am going through the process of editing (only to add punctuation / headers etc)) and illustrating it as a keepsake for future generations. One of the parts refers to:
"he [her father] takes me Into the Cross Keys pub on corner of Coleman St and Windsor St, people named Davis kept it, I told him I was hungry he asked Mrs Davis if they had made any soup ,said they had I had a basin full and a slice of bread, a lot of public houses were making soup for the poor, then I told him I wanted some shoes, so I could look for work, he said he couldn't this week as he had lost two turns"
This would have been around 1902 when she was 13/14 years old, poor thing.
I was wondering if there were any pictures / photos of this pub before the whole area (including Coleman Street) disappeared? I must add that this is purely for self publication and not a commercial enterprise.
Any help at all would be greatly appreciated.
Best Regards,
Carl
I hope someone might be able to help me. I have been given a copy of my Great Grandmothers 'life story' which she wrote in the late 1960s just before she died and I am going through the process of editing (only to add punctuation / headers etc)) and illustrating it as a keepsake for future generations. One of the parts refers to:
"he [her father] takes me Into the Cross Keys pub on corner of Coleman St and Windsor St, people named Davis kept it, I told him I was hungry he asked Mrs Davis if they had made any soup ,said they had I had a basin full and a slice of bread, a lot of public houses were making soup for the poor, then I told him I wanted some shoes, so I could look for work, he said he couldn't this week as he had lost two turns"
This would have been around 1902 when she was 13/14 years old, poor thing.
I was wondering if there were any pictures / photos of this pub before the whole area (including Coleman Street) disappeared? I must add that this is purely for self publication and not a commercial enterprise.
Any help at all would be greatly appreciated.
Best Regards,
Carl
