We also lived in Great Western Terrace no10 the back of 209 from 1960 to1970 aprox, not sure how the numbering worked if you are no 8 our house was the last house bottom line before the centre yard wash house's and toilets the plan is a bit misleading when you entered the yard from icknield street no 2 was the shop and then numbered down to number 10 then the numbers carried on pass the wash house's the first houses shown on both sides of the yard as you entered are in fact two building on each side one being the tobacconist can't remember what the other shop was but seem to remember a chip shop?.
Sorry I stand corrected I was told they were numbered from the top 2-4-6 ect from the top mind you I was only about 13 when we were rehoused to Ward End unfortunately,
The houses was painted white around the windows once we moved out I assume to show empty and ready to bulldoze, the washhouse was the centre recessed building to the left the toilets were on the opposite side of the centre court yard..
The houses faced each other with small gardens to the front my mom used to seed flowers every summer with my help we lived at number 10 which was 10 the back of 209.
One living room with coal fires, smallish kitchen stairs to 2 bedrooms if I remember for our house, a tin bath no toilet and as ours was a back to back there was no rear windows, but I loved every minute and will never forget these times, lovely friendly people who helped each other from my experience.
