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Stratford Road

This was a tricky one to track down, especially as most of those lovely decorative features along the roof line have been removed. The location shows the junction of Stratford Road, Ivor Road and Showell Green Lane. I'd say this view was about 1930s, early 1940s.

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This was a tricky one to track down, especially as most of those lovely decorative features along the roof line have been removed. The location shows the junction of Stratford Road, Ivor Road and Showell Green Lane. I'd say this view was about 1930s, early 1940s.

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Wolfsons certainly there in 1940. Not sure Bairds were there then though.
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Baird seems to be "Jane(t) Baird" and has listings in directories in 1904 and 1912. It may be that someone later used the shop name.

Both Baird and Wolfson are listed in 1912 drectory. However, Wolfson is not a furriers.
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