Long Acre

[Forward]

Any info, maps, photos please on:

Long Acre, circa 50's?

Cottage Houses in Long Acre, not far past where Black & Decker was?

Also rail goods sheds?

Ray

 

[Phil]

Hi Forward

These are the only photos of Long Acre that I have

The Junction Stores Outdoor
Newman's Boot & Shoe Makers.
The Prince of Wales Public House.
The Methodist Church close to Railway Terrace.

Phil

Lost photos replaced by same as the original ones

 

[Forward]

Hi Phil,

Thank you for the photo's. I will show to folks and see what memories are stirred.

Ray

 

[Astoness]

Hi Forward

These are the only photos of Long Acre that I have

1. The Junction Stores Outdoor
2. Newman's Boot & Shoe Makers.
3. The Prince of Wales Public House.
4. The Methodist Church close to Railway Terrace.

Phil

hi phil..i wonder if you could re post the above pics please as we seem to have lost them in the upgrade... any other pics of longacre would be appreciated including the white horse pub...

many thanks phil...

lyn

 

[Phil]

Lyn

I have reposted them back on the original post, and this is another one that I didn't have at the time. It's the Royal Exchange on the corner of Rocky Lanr & Long Acre.

Phil

Lost photo replaced by photo I believe i same as original

 

[Astoness]

many thanks phil...i will look out for a pic of the white horse pub long acre...but if you havnt got one it may prove difficult....

lyn

 

[john knight]

Brilliant photo Phil, on the opposite corner was barber Brown where I used to get my hair cut as a nipper, he used to sit outside during slack periods in the summer and play the banjo.

 

[john knight]

Phil, this was the opposite side of Long Acre from the pub. (courtesy of Carl Chinn.)

 

[Astoness]

thanks for that pic john....ive just noticed that longacre no longer meets rocky lane

lyn

 

[john knight]

Lyn, no, it used to run straight through to Cromwell Street.

 

[Astoness]

thanks john....

lyn

 

[john knight]

Lyn, it did end at CromwellStreet.
As far as I know there was no White Hart in Long Acre, there was one at 41 Cromwell Street and one in Nechells Park Road about no. 7.
John.

 

[Astoness]

Lyn, it did end at CromwellStreet.
As far as I know there was no White Hart in Long Acre, there was one at 41 Cromwell Street and one in Nechells Park Road about no. 7.
John.

john its the white horse pub i am looking for not the white hart..was on the corner of longacre and holborn hill..demolished in the 70s....

 

[john knight]

Sorry Lyn, I'm on another planet, yes 75, Holborn Hill in 1943 the gaffer was a Harold A. Lawson.

 

[Astoness]

thats ok john im only just waking up myself lol...thanks for the landlord info..will write that down...

 

[Phil]

Lyn

I don't think the pub was quite on the corner, as can be seen from this extract from the 1950's edition of Kelly's.

Phil


HOLBORN

HILL, 308

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Nechells Park road to
Thimble Mill lane & Lichf​

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road. MAPJ2.
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Nos. 1 to 75 are in postal
district 7 & 76 to 116 are
in postal district 6.)
SOUTH-WEST SIDE.
here are Cumberland bldgs
3, 4, 5 & 8 Tippett S. R. &
Go. Ltd. shipping agts.
(warehouse)
35 Trow Geo. bldr. (yard)
75 White Horse P.H. Horace
Masters
97 City Printing & Paper
Co. printers
here is Long acre​

.. here is Thimble Mill la ...

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[mikejee]

Lyn
the Kellys must have a glip. here is an 1889 map showing White horse is on corner
mike

 

[Phil]

Mike

As you say it must be an error in that edition of Kelly's as I have looked before (1937) at it was No 75 on the corner and after (1967) it was again No 75 on the corner.

Phil

 

[brummy-lad]

This is for JPSmyth, the map shows No. 41 Long Acre (formerly 381 before renumbering).

No. 15 (1881) would most likely be No. 56 on this map.

 

[brummy-lad]

It appears that sometime after the 1881 census and before the birth of Caroline Jane, that William and Charlotte moved to No. 15 (including William's father). They're not there on the 1891 census as far as I can see.
There are more proficient people on BHF who may be able to sort this out for you.

 

[mikejee]

Following a request on another thread:
Below is a map of part of Long acre. the red buildings are definitely the numbers given, and , from this, I am pretty sure the blue marked building is no 86. Will also post this on the Long Acre thread.