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Happy Birthday Alberta, hope your day is a special one.

This was posted on ancestry 11 years ago, may have been posted by OP.

Hi 91880, is it possible to post an image of the reverse? I have found this (4, Ellesmere Road and I thought initially that it may have been the school but I don't think so now.

Apparently there are 50 apartments at No.78 (The Brolly Works) so perhaps it is apartment No. 12. The building underwent conversion around 2007. https://www.192.com/places/b/b5-5/b5-5th/

I don't really understand why the door has a number 12 displayed.

Hi Steve, I think this is the building on the corner of Burbury Street and Farm Street (opposite corner to the Lucas factory.

The second floor window has been replaced with a vast amount of newer brickwork, the 1st floor window has had the lintel replaced but there doesn't appear to be any signs that it was similar to the rest of the arched windows on that floor. There was a building on the left as shown on the 1935...

Some information here Mike but not sure if it's relevant. https://theironroom.wordpress.com/2015/06/22/hidden-spaces-revealed/

It's still there Steve and mounted on an original part of the brickwork in that area, but certainly not in the position of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's house

Aerial view of Garbett Street 1937 (not good quality), doesn't seem to match the map very well so I assume some houses were lost to bombing or demolition. I think No. 24 is the one arrowed.

The 1871 and 1921 census has the Old Robin Hood at 102 Garbett Street, corner of Summer Hill Road.

Sorry, yes that was The Bee Hive.

The Vine Inn on King Edwards's Road Lyn.

A map from 1950s, unfortunately I don't think any of the photos show No. 24 but I will look to see if there is an aerial view. Photo 3 is taken looking towards Shakespeare Road from Garbett Street.

Happy Birthday Jean, the sun is certainly celebrating your day, enjoy.