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Passages, Alleyways Gulletts and Snickets of Old Brum

Dennis, Needlers Alleway was always a favorit of mine. I have no photos unlesss Phil has a couple. Why it was called this is a mystery to me, but what an alleway!!


You read Aidan's enclosure by Phil Upton about the 'goings on' in Needless Alley? You may need to adjust your last sentence...tee hee...
 
Dennis
In 1855, there doesn't seem to be a Shaws Passage, but in Park St, by the side of the railway that side of the road there was at no 18 :
Shaw Henry, wrought nail, chain & rivet manufacturer, & wholesale ironmonger (Railwav bridge).
They are still there in 1899, which is about when the passage seems to have appeared in directories, but it is named on the 1890 map, so it must have been there before. Possibly before it was an internal firm.s passage, and rhus got the name
Mike
 
posting the pic again in the hopes you can enlarge it...it was as i said a gullett that ran at the side of the law courts in corporation st..must say they look a most unsavoury bunch...
 
This is Colonnade Passage that ran from New Street to Stephenson St. To my mind another dismal alley, but I know the model shop half way down on the right brought a lot of joy to a lot of young lads and some not so young ones.

Phil
City Colonnade Passage 1960.JPG
 
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I don't think any of them can have been a desirable address - wonderful real life though Lyn.
 
hi aidan..i dont know why but that pic always sends a shiver down me spine...

lyn
 
Lyn
Your picture of the gullet can't be the new court in corporation st (its too bad a state ). It must be by the County court, which i reckon means that the gullet must lead of Newton st as shown in blue
Mike

possible_gullet_by_court_in_corp__st_on_map_1890.jpg
 
hi mike...reading the caption the gullett is no longer there it says....houses in a gullett....a notorious thoroufare running at the site of the modern queen elizebeth law courts...

lyn
 
This is a little map that I picked up somewhere on this forum I'm sure, and I'm sorry I can't recall who it was who posted it. It pinpoints the position of the Gullett.

Phil

City Street Plan The Gullet .jpg
 
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thanks phil...i thought there must be more than one gullett..that link you posted i think conifirms my pic does show the one that was in corporation st...boy did they look seedy places to live...must have been very hard times...

lyn
 
The Collonade was a fine Hotel I thought...and a sad loss. I think I would take it in prefference to what replaced it, in a shot. One passage that has never been on here is Nelsons passage...opposite the old fish market (no roof). Only sighting was a pile of bombed debris. Any finds on this would be great. I thought that Shutt Passage might have been it but wrong seemingly.
 
This is down as 42a High St 1904 but what was the passage called i,m sure i remember it . It ran from the High St to Moor St. Dek
 
There's three on the 1890 survey. Swan Passage...already mentioned

Nelson Passage...oposite the fish market...from High St. to Moor Street.

Scotland Passage... at top of map section...also from High St. to Moor Street. but almost at right angles to Nelson Passage.

see link https://www.british-history.ac.uk/m...=10098&ox=2253&oy=1879&zm=1&czm=1&x=272&y=149


Ah, Shutt Lane is on there too.

Here's another three...Ladywell Passage

Hath Passage

Smithfield Passage... All on same 1890 survey.

See link https://www.british-history.ac.uk/m...=10098&ox=1906&oy=2428&zm=1&czm=1&x=292&y=166
 
Here's another Passage but called a walk Henns Walk off Dale End.
But looking for this I noticed just south of the Grand Theatre and Old Square...Rope Walk. Not a passage but just next to Foster Boating Stores. This must have been where they measured out the ropes that were sold many years ago. Doubt that this kind of activity is conducted now and did not realize that this occured so close to the City Centre. There are also Chain Walks around that surved the same purpose for chains I suppose.

https://www.british-history.ac.uk/m...d=10098&ox=2240&oy=1095&zm=1&czm=1&x=426&y=48

Also...Temple Passage off Temple Street

https://www.british-history.ac.uk/m...=10098&ox=1351&oy=1383&zm=1&czm=1&x=394&y=192

Better known Burlington Passage off Lower Temple St...Great Barbers there at the junction of the two parts.

https://www.british-history.ac.uk/m...=10098&ox=1420&oy=1359&zm=1&czm=1&x=360&y=629

Dr. Johnson Passage between Bull St. and Upper Priory...new to me.

https://www.british-history.ac.uk/m...d=10098&ox=1970&oy=847&zm=1&czm=1&x=223&y=171
 
Dennis
In 1855, there doesn't seem to be a Shaws Passage, but in Park St, by the side of the railway that side of the road there was at no 18 :
Shaw Henry, wrought nail, chain & rivet manufacturer, & wholesale ironmonger (Railwav bridge).
They are still there in 1899, which is about when the passage seems to have appeared in directories, but it is named on the 1890 map, so it must have been there before. Possibly before it was an internal firm.s passage, and rhus got the name
Mike

I think that's the one Mike. Brilliant research. Here is the Google shot.

PS Added later....picture now in Post No 20.


s Passage 2009.jpg
 
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