Floodgate St

[jukebox]

My Great Aunt was born at 'back of 88 Floodgate St' in 1881. Would anyone have any images, or know where I might find some, of Floodgate St at around that time?

 

[ellbrown]

Of that end, I've only got recent photos of 80-82 Floodgate Street


80 - 82 Floodgate Street, Digbeth - corner of River Street by ell brown, on Flickr


80 - 82 Floodgate Street, Digbeth - corner of River Street by ell brown, on Flickr

Is most likely where the warehouses are now.

 

[mikejee]

A little late, but map c 1888 shows where no 88 floodgate st was in red

 

[Christopherzzz]

Does anybody have maps or old photographs of Floodgate Street circa 1820 (especially the rear of number 60!)

 

[mikejee]

1820 was before photographs were available. Have moved this to the floodgate Street thread. Below is a map c1889, showing no 60 .

 

[Radiorails]

The two maps (posts 3 and 5) seem the same: they have the same date. It is curious how both 60 and 88 whilst even numbers are on opposite sides of the street. I have seen it mentioned that this kind of irregularity - by present standards - ws not uncommon. Was there a time or actual date when the city decided on the more well known pattern of numbering premises came about?

 

[mikejee]

Early on most street numbering seems to have been consecutive - 1,2,3,4,5..., up one side and then down the other. Later , particularly around the early 1880s, but also some earlier and some later, the numbering was changed to odd one side, even the other. Floodgate st is, as far as I know, still consecutive. At least it is on the c1950 map.

 

[Vivienne14]

Floodgate Street mothers and children on a day trip to the Lickey’s in 1937. Viv.


Source: British Newspaper Archives.

 

[mikejee]

Life in floodgate St early in the 20th century

 

[SarahT]

Hello, I wonder if you could point out where 12 Floodgate Place may have been, on the map please? My ancestors, the Lumleys, lived there according to the 1911 census. Many thanks Sarah

 

[MWS]

This is from 1889. Spring Gardens, P.H. appears to be no. 14, so I think no. 12 is the one marked with a pink dot...