daid rathgen
master brummie
In 1872 Portland House was owned by Mr. Thomas Cochrane Lowe, a school master.
Birmingham Daily Post 7 October 1872, p7. reported vandalism by "Herbert Oxenbould (18), jeweller’s apprentice, of Soho Hill; Walter Withers (18), of Handsworth; and Walter Whitehouse (16), of Hamstead Rd., Handsworth, were charged with doing malicious damage to some gates."
Anybody know anything about Portland House? Any images? Is Portland House very far from Park Ave, Handsworth?
Unable to find any mention of these people in FreeCen.
Birmingham Daily Post 7 October 1872, p7. reported vandalism by "Herbert Oxenbould (18), jeweller’s apprentice, of Soho Hill; Walter Withers (18), of Handsworth; and Walter Whitehouse (16), of Hamstead Rd., Handsworth, were charged with doing malicious damage to some gates."
Anybody know anything about Portland House? Any images? Is Portland House very far from Park Ave, Handsworth?
Unable to find any mention of these people in FreeCen.