Great Hampton Street

[Vivienne14]

From the English Heritage publication: The Jewellery Quarter (Cattell and Hawkins). It shows the rear of the houses and their restored workshops at #69 and #70 which might have similarities with those at #85 and #86. This dates the houses as 1830.


Presumably the refurbishment below is the workshop shown to the right in the above photo - this would have been to the rear of house #70

 

[Astoness]

The Piggot Smith 1828 map on Kieran's Midlands Pubs site (link provided in post #119) shows the terrace still hadn't been built by that time. That's helpful. thanks Lyn. It also shows a significant structure, slightly set back from the road, near where the toll gate would have been. What was that ? Looks like a large house.

yes that large structure looks interesting viv...no idea what it was though but maybe the house of mr vyse

lyn

 

[Astoness]

From the English Heritage publication: The Jewellery Quarter (Cattell and Hawkins). It shows the rear of the houses and their restored workshops at #69 and #70 which might have similarities with those at #85 and #86. This dates the houses as 1830.

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Presumably the refurbishment below is the workshop shown to the right in the above photo - this would have been to the rear of house #70

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those photos are another reason why i hope member natty still looks in viv because her ancestor ran a jewellery business at no 86 and he most likely had workshops at the back just like these..it would be nice for her to know that no 86 is still standing

lyn

 

[Astoness]

from st view 2008 from hockley st we get a glimpse of the backs of numbers 75 and 76 gt hampton row

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[brummy-lad]

A view of the backs of 85 & 86 from 1950.

 

[Astoness]

thanks john that confirms workshops at the back.nice and clear as well

lyn

 

[Vivienne14]

Possible useful info to add on Nattys post. This may be the same family connection

Wrightson's Triennial Directory of 1818 lists a Joseph Price, Jewellery, Black Ornament Maker at Great Hampton Street

Pigotts Directory of 1837 lists a Joseph Price under Jewellery Manufacturing at 102 Bull Street and 55 Great Hampton Street

So maybe the Price jewellery business started off across the road at #55 Great Hampton Street before moving to #86 GHS (not built until the 1830s)

 

[Vivienne14]

This was #55 Gt Hampton Street, still there.

 

[Vivienne14]

After having found this photo posted by the late Phil, it shows that not quite all of #55 GHS is still there. The upper storey with the L J Meakin sign has gone but the bottom part and the entrance with #55 above it is still there. The rest of the premises to the right of the entrance are still in tact, but not shown in Phils 1901 photo.

 

[Vivienne14]

I've delved into the newspaper archives and started a new thread about the Joseph Price business here https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/for...ph-price-and-sons-great-hampton-street.57036/

 

[Vivienne14]

In later years, #85 Great Hampton Street was being put to quite different use, being used as a Labour Exchange, most likely temporarily for WW1 recruitment.