Montague Street Aston

[ASTONITE]

Has anyone got any photos or memories of Montague street, it ran off Sutherland st, down to the junction of Aston Hall rd and Waterworks st , the Pump tavern was on the left hand corner at the top and Mrs Harrisons little grocery shop was at the other end. Also, does anyone remember Rudders wood yard at the bend at the top of Sutherland st? There was a huge fire ,either late forties or early fifties, and if my memory is correct they had horses, some of which perished in the fire.

 

[Big Gee]

My dad lived on Montague Street in the 1920's. He used to say that living there gave him the inspiration to become a boxer...does Montague Street still exist?

Also, my brother took piano-lessons in the 1950's from a Miss Rudder in Lozells, whose family owned Rudder's wood-yard.

Big Gee

 

[ASTONITE]

unfortunately, it no longer exists, if you look on Google street view you can take a tour from Aston station up to Sutherland st, but its changed out of all recognition.

 

[Pat Sattar-Jennings]

My grandmother, Maud Jones was born in 1886 at 16 Montague Street & her parents were John & Elizabeth Jones - nee Dangerfield (born in Gloucester).

 

[robert]

There was a photo on this site before the hacking, i think it was put on by mossg.

 

[mossg]

Robert, I don't know if this is the photo you are thinking of, I think you can see Montague St in the centre of this one.

 

[robert]

Yes moss thats the one, sorry about the late reply ive been away for a few days.

 

[Astoness]

hi folks been given another load of photos taken by a friend of my brothers...here are 2 of montague st...now demolished.. no date but i think round about the 80s

 

[Simon4130]

hi folks been given another load of photos taken by a friend of my brothers...here are 2 of montague st...now demolished.. no date but i think round about the 80s

Going by the cars I would agree with 1980's. What a fine street it was too, the second photo is very impressive and its a great pity those fine houses weren't refurbished rather than demolished.

Simon

 

[Astoness]

totally agree with you simon...had a look on street view at what is there now...no comment...

lyn

 

[Phil]

Having worked on both demolition & refurbishment schemes for Birmingham Council I could never work out how they worked out which houses were to be saved and which were to be demolished. There never seemed to be any rhyme nor reason to it.

 

[mossg]

Hi lyn, for some reason I don't think this is the montage street.
From memory it was a straight length of road about 100 yards long.
Maybe Robert knows.mossg

 

[Astoness]

hi moss the photos are definately of montague st aston...here is a map of it...there is also a montague st off heath mill lane which still exists..

 

[mossg]

It's nothing like I remember it, but the memory is not what it was.
Thanks a lot for the map lyn.

 

[Astoness]

dont worry moss my memory is not what it was either but as you can see the map does show the bend in street...maybe someone else ie astonite could double confirm it....

lyn

 

[robert]

I have no idea what Montague street looked like, but there are far more houses in the photo than on the map.
Robert.

 

[Astoness]

its looking as though moss could be right as i have just noticed that there seems to be a lot more houses in the photo than on the map...

 

[mikejee]

There were several Montague roads also

 

[mikejee]

But one is very short, and the other two are dead straight

 

[mossg]

Yes you are right Robert,well done.

 

[ASTONITE]

Hi Lynn, thanks for your message, those photos look like the Montague Street off Great Barr Street, Montague Street Aston was only a short street, the pump Tavern was on the corner of Montague and Sutherland street and Waterworks Road was at the bottom. I have searched for ages to find a photo, but to no avail.

 

[Astoness]

thanks for gettting back astonite...i think its now safe to assume that the pics i have posted are not of montague st aston....in fairness to the photographer he did only write montague st on the back of them..although the montague st digbeth does have a good bend on it the problem i have is i cant see any houses marked on this 1950s map..

 

[ASTONITE]

Hi Lynn, I looked on Google Earth and put in Montague street Aston and the one off Great Barr street came up, however, as you say, the map shows no houses. If you look at the photo in #6, Montague street is slap in the middle.

 

[Astoness]

yes astonite i did the same..now have to think that those 2 photos i posted are not of either montague streets...

lyn

 

[michaelwicks54]

Has anyone got any photos or memories of Montague street, it ran off Sutherland st, down to the junction of Aston Hall rd and Waterworks st , the Pump tavern was on the left hand corner at the top and Mrs Harrisons little grocery shop was at the other end. Also, does anyone remember Rudders wood yard at the bend at the top of Sutherland st? There was a huge fire ,either late forties or early fifties, and if my memory is correct they had horses, some of which perished in the fire.

I lived in waterworks street just down from the corner shop owned by Mrs Harrison. She was such a lovely lady. My dad used to drink in the pump tavern occasionally. It was either there or the church tavern at the end of our road. Just depended on how he felt.

 

[pmcdw]

I think MossG is right, Montague St. appears to be in the middle of his/her photo. I've cross-referenced it with the 1951 OS map and can identify house numbers. I think the photo was taking from the boating lake/reservoir area. My great-grandfather lived at no. 34 in 1915. Perhaps someone more experienced in these things can check.