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Old street pics..

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The photographer arrived and chalked 13-15 Allison Street on the wall by the entry and they watched as he took a photo. There seems to be a telegraph pole on the roof but a look round the back showed where it was.
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1-6 in Number 3 Court, Allison Street. A bowler hatted man seems to be checking something ...
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he is checking to see if his mate ollie is here....
 
99-101 Hospital Street and a workman is busy pointing brickwork. Old clothes on sale at 101, A.H.Gold is a Designer, Modeller and Press Tool Maker, but what did Edgar A.J. Hooper do?
The house on the right has a stool propping open a sash window.
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Fox Street looking towards Buck Street which has a pub on the far left corner. Unfortunately no date.

I'm not sure whether the pic has been on before because it is difficult to search for 3 letter words. There is a an old Fox Street thread but the pic is not in it.
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I think it has been on before though not certain if I am confusing with another forum. I have a copy where it is described as 5,6,7 Fox St
 
phil the fox st pic is new to me...as its not there could you also post it on the fox st thread please...thanks phil
 
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oldMohawk said:
A postcard view of Gladys Road, Hay Mills.
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There seems to be an incline on Gladys Rd towards the Coventry Road, so the picture looks to be taken from just up from the junction with Deakins Rd. The trees still survive and the large roof to the left may be around number 41. Can only see one example of the old castellated walls that were adjoining the pavement other than a the junction with Coventry Road.
 
josephine taylor said:
Hi Lynn thankyou for the Clifton road pic, I used to live in Clifton road, between the printers and the shop we moved there from Defford road, we moved from there to Kingstanding. wish there were more pics of Clifton road, bye jose
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Hi Josephine

I used to live in Clifton Road from 1956 until we moved to Kingstanding in 1969. We lived at 1/161 Clifton Road. Whereabouts did you live? Mike
 
Astoness said:
st peters place and st martins place off broad st dated 1969

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monument road/ledsam st ladywood dated 1960

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clifton road aston dated 1969..i love this one its so busy..

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heathfield road dated 1965

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Wow my nan and granddad lived 145 Heathfield road and later they were vergers of Holy Trinity church where my brother and I were christened. They lived right opposite the church in Trinity house Birchfield road. Think this is Trinity Church.
 
Two derelict properties in Willis Street with a notice over the entry warning trespassers will be prosecuted. I can't read a possible court number on a plate over the entry but the houses are next to a shop apparently owned by Tom Smith and looks like loaves of bread on the shelves in the window.
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There is a Tom Smith, baker listed in Kellys. In 1888,1890 he is in Ellen st, in 1895 -1913 at 55 Darwin St. Cannot find him in Willis St. In fact, other than a Tom Smith, builder. he is the only Tom Smith (as opposed to Thomas) listed around that time
 
Well, looked at 55 Darwin St, on the os maps, and it is definitely not that. the ellen St address in Kellys does not give a number and it is not clear exactly where it is, so cannot determine whether building might be this
 
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