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john knight
signman
have seen it somewhere on here Lyn.
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
Lyn
They are rare, well hard to find. The thing is there are probably hundreds of family photos out there with these places in the background.
Phil
phil not knowing the area can you let me know of the streets off inkerman and off francis please...well i think there is an image out there of just about everywhere and a lot are in folks personel collections..its just a case of hoping they turn up for us...i mean..just look at me with the vine...got it eventually....
lyn
lyn
shavedfish49
master brummie
You've probably got this pic. It's the corner of Francis Street. I don't know the other road.
shavedfish49
master brummie
GER22VAN Thanks for that now I can get my bearings!
dereklcg
master brummie
i must say to one and all,
what a great thread this is, that last picture showing Francis st / Willis st,
showing st Mathews church in the distance it,s like being home.
as ger22van knows just across grt Lister st,is Cromwell st is where i was born and bread in 1948.
regards to all, hope you,re well Ernie. dereklcg
what a great thread this is, that last picture showing Francis st / Willis st,
showing st Mathews church in the distance it,s like being home.
as ger22van knows just across grt Lister st,is Cromwell st is where i was born and bread in 1948.
regards to all, hope you,re well Ernie. dereklcg
john knight
signman
Hello Dereklcg,
I used to run down Willis St. from the Ashted Row cinema, being Roy Rogers or Gene Autry, and sometimes Johnny Mack Brown, happy days,
we used to scarper past St. Mathews because we thought it was haunted.
Nearly got run over once running across Gt, Lister St.
I used to run down Willis St. from the Ashted Row cinema, being Roy Rogers or Gene Autry, and sometimes Johnny Mack Brown, happy days,
we used to scarper past St. Mathews because we thought it was haunted.
Nearly got run over once running across Gt, Lister St.
john knight
signman
After finally sorting my book out from where Phils original photo came from
and studying it under a strong magnifying glass, I can safely say nearly certain it is the corner of Willis St. and Gt. Brook St.
Have re-photographed the picture and enhanced as much as I dare, you can clearly see the letters WILL.. and almost make out the triple name GT, BROOK ST.
This one has been driving me nuts, let's hope it's cracked, but there again....
and studying it under a strong magnifying glass, I can safely say nearly certain it is the corner of Willis St. and Gt. Brook St.
Have re-photographed the picture and enhanced as much as I dare, you can clearly see the letters WILL.. and almost make out the triple name GT, BROOK ST.
This one has been driving me nuts, let's hope it's cracked, but there again....
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
John
I know this is probably driving you to distraction the same as it is me. But I still don't think you have cracked it. I eliminated Great Brook St from the start because of the larger type houses.
You can see from these couple of photos. The coloured photo shows the type of house that ran from Vauxhall Rd to Willis St. In fact the shop in the photo would have had to have been this type construction,
Phil
I know this is probably driving you to distraction the same as it is me. But I still don't think you have cracked it. I eliminated Great Brook St from the start because of the larger type houses.
You can see from these couple of photos. The coloured photo shows the type of house that ran from Vauxhall Rd to Willis St. In fact the shop in the photo would have had to have been this type construction,
Phil
dek carr
gone but not forgotten
Having sat and pondered for a bit i tend to still lean towards phil on this one i,m not convinced.The lettering and the spacing would be exactly the same for Gt Brook ST And St James St all though i,m not saying it is either Living down the bottom end i did know all the shops in Willis St but not as well as the other guys I also used the baths most Saturdays(some times if i was going into town i,d pop into Woodcock St) Maybe It was here before it they built the baths.Gt brook st was the posh end of our manor.Dek
john knight
signman
Crumbs, back to square one then, BUT it is certainly Willis St.
That only leaves St. James St.(funnily enough the name of the street where I now live).
If only we could see the original photo, as when printed on the type of paper used for the book a lot of definition is lost.
Phil, find us another one, think I've reached the end of my tether on this one.
That only leaves St. James St.(funnily enough the name of the street where I now live).
If only we could see the original photo, as when printed on the type of paper used for the book a lot of definition is lost.
Phil, find us another one, think I've reached the end of my tether on this one.
john knight
signman
Phil,
iIs there anyway that the top storey could have been taken off new roof added and windows bricked in.
Which would be the newer type chimney ?
I'm going round the twist on this one haha.
iIs there anyway that the top storey could have been taken off new roof added and windows bricked in.
Which would be the newer type chimney ?
I'm going round the twist on this one haha.
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
John
Can you honestly see anyone in Nechells going to that sort of trouble or expense. Why make a big slum house into a small slum house. It was far easier and cheaper just to demolish the house and put the occupants on the street.
How many families have you seen in the street with all their furniture and goods.
Phil
Can you honestly see anyone in Nechells going to that sort of trouble or expense. Why make a big slum house into a small slum house. It was far easier and cheaper just to demolish the house and put the occupants on the street.
How many families have you seen in the street with all their furniture and goods.
Phil
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
Here you are John, as requested. This photo comes from Carl Chinns Site Birmingham Lives.
The photo is entitled A Nechells Street yet to be identified in the 1950's. I haven't a clue where it is. to be honest after studying it for a long time I'm not even sure it is Nechells. The fancy key stones and brickwork over the doorways and window arches are putting me off.
What I do like is the little tallyman or rent collector on the doorstep wearing his bowler hat. Just typical of the times. I would guess he is a rent collector because he is not carrying a suitcase.
So come on best guesses please unless anybody knows where it is.
Phil
The photo is entitled A Nechells Street yet to be identified in the 1950's. I haven't a clue where it is. to be honest after studying it for a long time I'm not even sure it is Nechells. The fancy key stones and brickwork over the doorways and window arches are putting me off.
What I do like is the little tallyman or rent collector on the doorstep wearing his bowler hat. Just typical of the times. I would guess he is a rent collector because he is not carrying a suitcase.
So come on best guesses please unless anybody knows where it is.
Phil
dek carr
gone but not forgotten
Phil this is a good one,Looking at the photo it appears to go uphill but the roof line goes downhill at the far end there seems to be a yard before the last building could this be a pub. The st. at the bottom seems to go off at an angle, is that the outline of a tree in the distance i,m sure these are questions you,ve already ask yourself not a place i can recall down our end.Dek
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
Lyn
I think one thing about the grocery shop is that most of us agree that it is Willis St and I think as we can only think of one Willis St and that was in Nechells. Personally I am willing to accept any reasonsable idea to where it is.
Phil
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
Dek
I thought the building at the end of the street could be a pub also. If you look on the other side of the road that it meets you can just make out the beginnings of a shop or factory sign. I think the wording starts with JO but it needs someone with better eyes than mine.
Phil
I thought the building at the end of the street could be a pub also. If you look on the other side of the road that it meets you can just make out the beginnings of a shop or factory sign. I think the wording starts with JO but it needs someone with better eyes than mine.
Phil
john knight
signman
Phil,
This is going to be a tough one I think, the only clue being at the end of the street.
Have separated that section as best I can, any more ideas now.
Looks like JOH to me
This is going to be a tough one I think, the only clue being at the end of the street.
Have separated that section as best I can, any more ideas now.
Looks like JOH to me
dek carr
gone but not forgotten
Phil I did see the factory /shop and i thought of somewhere that would fit but dismissed it.At the other end of Gt Brook St where it met Ashted Row the CO-Op had their funeral parlour on the corner of Holt St.the one problem i have with this is that would put the houses between Lawley St and the end of Gt Brook St i don,t ever remember anything there also the canal flows under the road in the position.Dek
