I have family who were travelling showmen and in 1881 were living in caravans in New John Street, on my grandmother's birth certificate of 1882, her place of birth was 39, New John Street. This area must have been popular with the travellers of that time. Not been able to work further back and the last confirmed information is in January 1889 when the fair was in Saltley Road. Amazed that the area was still used as recently as 1938, I will watch this topic with interest.