wellesley street

[lynn winterton]

hi can anyone tell me where farm place wellesley street would be? its on my nans bi
rth certificate it also says the sub district of all saints, i cant find it in my current a-z

 

[Di.Poppitt]

Hi Lynn

In my 1952 Bartholomews Wellesley Street is Birmingham 19, between Nursery Road, crosses Farm Street and into Bridge Street West.

 

[lynn winterton]

hi di
thanks for that i know this may sound sad but what area is birmingham 19!
lynn

 

[lynn winterton]

hi di
cancel that silly request! found it i think!
lynn

 

[postie]

LYNN THERE IS ALSO A WOLSELEY STREET IN BIRMINGHAM 9.
JUST A THOUGHT.

 

[Di.Poppitt]

I should have said Lynn, but it's a bit of a 'bitsa'. Hockley?

 

[John Young]

Lynn its as Di said earlier its in Aston/Hockley area and classed really as part of "Summer Lane".

Bridge Street West is still there,,with Police Staion on the corner/Summer Lane olice:

Farm Street,,only the top part (Hockley end) is still there,, Rest is newer houses & grassed areas.

Just a bit of "Info" to keep you up to date,,Cheers John O0

 

[Di.Poppitt]

Thanks John. I wasn't sure how much of that part of Brum still stands. I only drive along Summer Lane, whiich has changed beyond belief. :-\

 

[mossg]

I can see this thread goes back to 2005 but i came across this picture only this week,i had almost forgotten Wellasley Street.View attachment 68483Moss

 

[Astoness]

moss ive bought the nursery road newagents thread to the top for you...not sure if you have seen it as there are lots of pics on it including the one you have just posted....

lyn

 

[Astoness]

wellesley st from bridge street west...

 

[Astoness]

i did not realise just how old this thread was but at long last i will be posting some cracking photos of wellesley st later on if not tomorrow


when time permits could one of our mods move this thread to streets and neighbours please..


lyn

 

[Astoness]

as promised photos of wellesley st i think they are all dated 1964...hope you and hubby enjoy these josie as i know hubbys family lived here for a good 50 years..josie if you click on the pics 3 times you will get a full screen shot...many thanks to gingerjon who sent me these wonderful photos..

lyn

 

[Astoness]

next 4

 

[Astoness]

next 4

 

[Astoness]

crikey this is never ending lol..

 

[Astoness]

last 2

 

[josietrue]

great photos lyn post 16 hubby lived next to the little shop you can see it if photo made bigger
will print them of if you dont mind hubby loved them thank you so much
will ask mikigee if he can find a mape for him
josie

 

[Astoness]

thats great josie which pic is it on post 16 as i can see a shop on three of them ... think you said hubby lived at no 29...print away josie..

lyn

 

[josietrue]

lyn
the first picture if you enlarge the picture you can see the little shop in between the two houses and hubby lived at no 29 next door
the lady who owned it was mrs citley ( think thats how you spell it)
and on one of them the pub that is on the corner of wellsely street and bsw i lived just over the road from it in bsw
they are brilliant picture

 

[Astoness]

think ive got it josie just had a better look...is it the little shop with the sign outside and a man is walking towards it ? good job you know the street i did not notice that little shop...

lyn

 

[Astoness]

josie pic 4 post 16 set my pulses racing...i thought the man with the little girl on his shoulders was our dad with one of my sisters...he was always giving us shoulder rides...shame i cant get a closer look at the faces but i think dad would have been taller and the hair does not look right but i cant be certain as photos can be deceiving...on the left corner of welleseley and nursery road is the st silas mission hal and the shop on the corner of nursery road and church st is where we got our bundle of fire wood.. zip fire lighters and paraffin for the fire we had in our kitchen.....i can still smell that shop now...better shot of st silas mission hall on post 13 pic 4

lyn

 

[josietrue]

lyn
yes it is the little shop with the sign above it
hubbys uncle use to send me there and ask for 10 players and he will pay her on friday she was she was a lovely lady
the pictures brought back some lovey memories
josie

 

[kenny]

We lived at 48 Wellesley Street in the early 60's having moved from Monument Road. At least once I recall eating in the Cafe in pic 13. Well used by lorry drivers as I recall. We were 3 brothers, Bernard, Kennet(me) and Peter, my sister Phyllis was born there in 1963. I think it was the Devlins lived next door, 2 or 3 girls I think one of them was Bernadette. Us boys went to Farm street School.

 

[Traceylou84]

Im very new here, I have just discovered that my gt gt Grandparents lived in Middlemore Place, Wellesley st in 1911. I searched the address and this site came up and all those photos! Im amazed as I walked that area every day when I was younger but had no idea my relatives had been near there. Thank you so much for posting the photos.
I am only just starting out with my family research, my gt grandmother passed while she was young and my gt grandfathers 2nd wife stopped any further contact with her family so I am now trying to track them down, it was her parents who lived here with her uncle and his wife.

 

[Astoness]

hi tracy and welcome to the forum...glad you liked the photos...good luck with your research...there is a wealth of history on here to find..

lyn

 

[mikejee]

The map below from c1950 shows where Middlemore Place was in red

 

[kenny]

as promised photos of wellesley st i think they are all dated 1964...hope you and hubby enjoy these josie as i know hubbys family lived here for a good 50 years..josie if you click on the pics 3 times you will get a full screen shot...many thanks to gingerjon who sent me these wonderful photos..

lyn

That pic with the corner shop 338 Farm Street we used ti live just about where the lamp post is. Had a meal or two in that transport cafe. Around 1963.

 

[Duun]

as promised photos of wellesley st i think they are all dated 1964...

My first post in this forum. I landed in this thread after I searched in google for "Wellesly street birmingham UK"

My family migrated from Birmingham to Australia in 1964 when I was aged 13. My late mother became interested in Family History circa 1993 and begun to gather information. While sorting through her affairs, I've learnt that my grandparents lived at 4 Ivetsey Place, Wellseley Street Birmingham UK until the early 1960s when they died.

Much appreciation to "Astoness" for posting those photos of Wellesley Street circa 1964. Especially for me, the 16th photo which shows the crooked sign of "Ivetsey Place". Until I saw that photo I assumed that Ivetsey Place was a building in Wellesley Street. Most of the time my grandparents location was referred to as "they lived in Wellesley Street"

I'm wondering if there are any photos or maps of that era showing Ivetsey Place in more detail?

 

[mikejee]

I don't think you will find any maps giving greater detail. Someone may have a photo of Ivetsey Place.