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    Gullet - Name of a Street or Type of a Street

    Quick question - when was this map made?
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    Gullet - Name of a Street or Type of a Street

    This is a great close-up map. I'll spend some time looking at it closer. Looks like you found it! It was a frustrating mystery to me. Thanks for your help!
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    Gullet - Name of a Street or Type of a Street

    The maps are great! Thank you so much for your help. Looking at the census, the houses after my ancestor's (which is one of 5 households in Wood Bridge Yard) are the Meeting House Yard on High Street, then households on Alcester Street. The houses before my ancestor's are 197 - 226 High Street...
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    Gullet - Name of a Street or Type of a Street

    The exact route recorded was "High Street north side from the B.A. (Bordesley/Aston) mark to Heath Mill Lane, south side from Rea Street to The Gullet ex______ Bridge Row including Meeting House Yard, and all Courts having their entrances within the aforesaid distance. Also Alcester Street east...
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    Gullet - Name of a Street or Type of a Street

    I have found information on-line referring to 'The Gullet' in 1800s Birmingham, photos and description. I understand it was off Lichfield Street at the end of Corporation Street. However, there is 'The Gullet' referenced in the 1851 Census as part of the Enumerator's route where one of my...
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