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Between 1892 and 1895 the house numbering changed from sequential to odd on one sde and even on the other. Coach and horses was #149 before the change and #162 after. At that time Upper Mary Street was changed to Mary Street.

The 1939 register

Aerial view showing 3bk108

Have you seen the thread for Clarendon Street? https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/clarendon-street-aston.11971/

Hi Lindsey welcome to the forum. I think your family lived at 3bk108 Clarendon Street (I lived in Parliament Street the next street up Park Lane), if this is correct there are a couple of members that lived in that street so may improve your chances if you add the street to the title. How...

Seems to fit as being Alexandra Street quite well.

An aerial view from 1933 and map 1950s. Unfortunately No. 106 is not shown.

Several years are available (CDs) on eBay 67-68, 72-73 plus some earlier ones. £6.99 each.

The sign is from the Victorian era which made me think perhaps one of the houses used to be a shop. From 1900 to 1932 (at least) No. 55 Ingleby street was a shop. This does not prove that it is Ingleby Street but perhaps other Hockley streets had a shop in front of Laurel Place

I don't think that photo is in the right part of Barr Street. I have attached an aerial view form 1948 and marked the approx. position of #177. In 1955 there was a coffee room next door at #175.

Photo was taken just before the road crosses the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal/

An aerial view from 1951 and map (1950s).

Here it is Lyn Kelly's 1933.

Certainly looks as though the original building is still there on the corner, although extensively refurbished (chimneys removed, new roof etc.).

An aerial view from 1924.