Guest st hockley

[Astoness]

hi all if anyone has pics of guest street hockley i would love to see them...my gt grandparents lived here in 1911

many thanks folks

lyn

 

[Vivienne14]

Here's one Lyn. Junction of Bridge Street and Guest Street in 1964. Boys will be boys eh - look at the lad up the lampost! Viv.

 

[Astoness]

thanks viv ive got that one and i had forgotton ive got it lol so thanks for the reminder.. and the lad up the lampost is my neighbour who lived in farm st...just looked at my trusty map and realised that running accross guest st is hockley hill..

lyn

 

[Turbo79]

Hi

thanks viv ive got that one and i had forgotton ive got it lol so thanks for the reminder.. and the lad up the lampost is my neighbour who lived in farm st...just looked at my trusty map and realised that running accross guest st is hockley hill..

lyn

Hi there, my mom used to live at 29 guest St, Susan Murray, I believe it was opposite the church. my mom lived there 1955-1964/65

 

[littleemily]

We used to live at number 4 Guest street early 60s Smith family opposite the beards? Who,s dad drove a wagon with sheepskins on it and next door to them the Dolphins who,s mom was an machinist down the road on our side was a lady who kept chickens in her house there was the smedleys on the end by the entry and also Mary and jack anyone remember?

 

[Turbo79]

We used to live at number 4 Guest street early 60s Smith family opposite the beards? Who,s dad drove a wagon with sheepskins on it and next door to them the Dolphins who,s mom was an machinist down the road on our side was a lady who kept chickens in her house there was the smedleys on the end by the entry and also Mary and jack anyone remember?

My mom remembers the smedleys, next to them was Mr and Mrs ward, then my moms house, then another Murray family next door

 

[littleemily]

Was mr and Mrs ward Mary and jack? Does she remember our family? Mom Hilda dad John children Jeanette, Peter, Dorothy and Hilda smith?

 

[Turbo79]

My mom doesn't remember your family, she remembers twin girls, Marlene and Linda Jenkins with their mom Martha. My moms siblings were Sandra, Carol, georgina and Ralph

 

[littleemily]

I think the church was the other end to us we were near the betting shop and pub on the corner opposite blooms furniture yard.

 

[Turbo79]

Can anyone tell me what's there instead of guest street now?

 

[Astoness]

hi turbo click on the link below i have left the map showing where guest st was..if you slide the blue dot to the left the old map will fade out and be replaced by what is there now which is not a lot...very useful little tool..i use it lot to travel all over birminghams old streets and roads

lyn
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18&lat=52.4950&lon=-1.9137&layers=176&b=6

 

[Vivienne14]

That's interesting Lyn. So a sizeable section of New John Street was re-routed near the Hockley Circus end. Viv.

 

[Astoness]

yes thats correct viv...i am down that way often and its very hard to work out with the naked eye just how many streets and roads were re routed...great to have that map tool at our disposal..it helps me a lot and considering the length of it its so nice to see that my beloved villa st which started at bsw and finished at wills st has not changed its course one little bit

lyn

 

[Jemaso]

hi all if anyone has pics of guest street hockley i would love to see them...my gt grandparents lived here in 1911

many thanks folks

lyn

Hi.... I LIVED AT NUMBER 17. NOT FOR TOO LONG THOUGH. THE. HOUSE WAS OPPOSITE A COAL YARD... THE WORRAL FAMILY LIVED ON THE CORNER AND I REMEMBER A FAMILY CALLED NOLAN..