My first post and just joined the forum! I have recently taken on running of the New Inn, Vivian Road Harborne. Having previously become severely addicted to my own family history research I am keen to find out some of the history of my pub. Currently I don't have much spare time so I hoped that I may be able to get some help from the good folk of this forum. If there are any Harborne experts on the forum that are able to share information that would be fantastic, particularly as I am new to the area (from Kent originally).
I have just started searching in Ancestry and have found a New Inn in Harborne in the 1881 census, although it refers to "Lodge Road" rather than Vivian Road - could anybody share details of sources for old maps/street directories of Birmingham? I'm unsure whether Vivian Rd is a post 1881 name change or if a different New Inn.
Any existing information that anyone is able to share would be greatly appreciated, or suggestions on sources for pub records etc also greatly appreciated.
Many thanks and I look forward to learning from the gems of information on this forum
I have just started searching in Ancestry and have found a New Inn in Harborne in the 1881 census, although it refers to "Lodge Road" rather than Vivian Road - could anybody share details of sources for old maps/street directories of Birmingham? I'm unsure whether Vivian Rd is a post 1881 name change or if a different New Inn.
Any existing information that anyone is able to share would be greatly appreciated, or suggestions on sources for pub records etc also greatly appreciated.
Many thanks and I look forward to learning from the gems of information on this forum