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Tillingham Street Birmingham 11

Hi Alexander, the pictures show the street looking towards Turner St. from about half down the street and the latter looking down towards Ladypool Rd. I would say this was taken from about no 9 or 10 as we lived in no 7 and just missed out.
I calculated this based on the door steps, sounds daft I know but the houses were apparently built by different builders, 2or 3 in a block and the steps all varied. As a kid you soon learnt which step gave you safety in games like Tag, off the pavement you were immune. At our end Mrs. Coles had the highest which was a bit unfair as she was the shortest lady in the street and lived near the lamppost at approx. no11. maybe just past the lady with the dog on the lead who may Mrs Bridges (?).
Unfortunately the photo isn't the best ( nor is my memory.) and was taken a bit before my birth in 1938.
But life is a challenge so lets enjoy it.
Cheers Tim.
 
tim eborn said:
Hi Alexander, the pictures show the street looking towards Turner St. from about half down the street and the latter looking down towards Ladypool Rd. I would say this was taken from about no 9 or 10 as we lived in no 7 and just missed out.
I calculated this based on the door steps, sounds daft I know but the houses were apparently built by different builders, 2or 3 in a block and the steps all varied. As a kid you soon learnt which step gave you safety in games like Tag, off the pavement you were immune. At our end Mrs. Coles had the highest which was a bit unfair as she was the shortest lady in the street and lived near the lamppost at approx. no11. maybe just past the lady with the dog on the lead who may Mrs Bridges (?).
Unfortunately the photo isn't the best ( nor is my memory.) and was taken a bit before my birth in 1938.
But life is a challenge so lets enjoy it.
Cheers Tim.
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Thank you very much, Tim. Most interesting, you have a really good memory!

The next generation of Meads was still at number 40 in 1939, although I suspect, by then, the family's "Germanness" had been forgotten. I am researching hard to find any stories of how George and Eliza were treated by the local community in 1914 when it became common knowledge that George was still German and had never been naturalised British, despite him saying that he had. It must have been a difficult time for them.

Anyhow, thanks for now.

Best wishes

Alexander
 
Vivienne14 said:
Welcome Alexander. Unfortunately the images from this thread have been lost, but here are two which might be of interest. Hopefully someone can tell us the occasion. Enjoy the firum. Viv.

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Wow all these stories and photos are fabulous! Thank you all so much! I feel like I’m stepping back into my ancestors’ time and lives.

My great grandfather worked at the General Store some time after these photos I think? Photo attached. He was a Baker - Arthur W Morris. My cousin Nick Morris shared this photo of him standing outside the store. Identifying it as being in Highgate. In 1911 census Arthur and his family lived at 22 Upper Highgate Street, Birmingham. 1881 Census records identify his father James having a shop - with the family living there also - as they're all named at the address of the "shop" at 3 Tillingham Street. I wonder if this photo might be James rather than Arthur (1873-1943) ?? as this store looks very much like the one on the far right of a previous photo of Tillingham Street posted in this thread - the one taken at the time of the 1935 King George V Silver Jubilee Street party, with the street mostly empty, just the bunting up everywhere. Though perhaps all the shops looked very similar. The man in the photo does look like another photo of Arthur that we have though. Can anyone identify the approximate era of this photo from the signs??
 

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tim eborn said:
Hi Alexander, the pictures show the street looking towards Turner St. from about half down the street and the latter looking down towards Ladypool Rd. I would say this was taken from about no 9 or 10 as we lived in no 7 and just missed out.
I calculated this based on the door steps, sounds daft I know but the houses were apparently built by different builders, 2or 3 in a block and the steps all varied. As a kid you soon learnt which step gave you safety in games like Tag, off the pavement you were immune. At our end Mrs. Coles had the highest which was a bit unfair as she was the shortest lady in the street and lived near the lamppost at approx. no11. maybe just past the lady with the dog on the lead who may Mrs Bridges (?).
Unfortunately the photo isn't the best ( nor is my memory.) and was taken a bit before my birth in 1938.
But life is a challenge so lets enjoy it.
Cheers Tim.
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ha ha - love that you learned which steps gave you safety in tag! Needs must..
 
brummy-lad said:
It looks as though there is a number 23 to the right of the door which would tie in nicely with the 1939 register.

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Oh my goodness. That’s fantastic. So this identifies Arthur (my Great Grandfather) as a Shopkeeper at a GreenGrocers. I found one register that identified him as a baker & confectioner. I’ll have to check which date that was though. Thank you so much!
 
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LouLou33 said:
Oh my goodness. That’s fantastic. So this identifies Arthur (my Great Grandfather) as a Shopkeeper at a GreenGrocers. I found one register that identified him as a baker & confectioner. I’ll have to check which date that was though. Thank you so much!
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PS Well done spotting the number!
 
LouLou33 said:
Oh my goodness. That’s fantastic. So this identifies Arthur (my Great Grandfather) as a Shopkeeper at a GreenGrocers. I found one register that identified him as a baker & confectioner. I’ll have to check which date that was though. Thank you so much!
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I think the 1939 reg says "General Grocer" - with shopkeeper in brackets - not greengrocer.
 
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