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Hello Judy I've posted a photo of the old Marshall & Snellgrove external shot .Jim

Marshall & Snelgrove Corporation St. In the early 70s our firm Swan Instalations did all the Electrical work in this building when it was being converted into The Magnum Hotel by Bryants

Hello Maurice, I think Charles and Annie moved to Birmingham from their house probably between 1917 and 18 to live with their daughter Ettie Heggie.Annies last abode is listed at 79 Holly Lane on her burial record for 1919.Charles was still on the electoral register in Sheffied until 1928 but i...

Thanks to you all the information this has finally filled in the gaps of the stories my wife was told of the shop in Passey Rd and of living in Knowle Rd.Cheers Jim

This is Charles Deanes burial record from 1929 giving his last address.

Hello Mike, is there any way I can find out whether 19 Passey Rd could have been a shop please.Jim

Having looked at all the information gratefully received I've begin to wonder if maybe Vera Jessie Brooks and Vera Jessie Smith may have rented a shop in Passey Rd between 1929 and 1935 as well as living at 234 Knowle Rd.I have also found out that Vera Jessie's father Charles Deane was living...

This is where the building was

The dates I remember it being there are 1960s and 70s.

Can anyone tell me the name of the Electrical Shop that was on the corner of Wilton Rd and Stratford Rd please.

Certainly a mystery to us as my wifes father always talked about living there and going to College Rd school which I understand was a junior school ,if they didn't move to 234 Knowle Rd till 1930 then he would have been 12 years old and of senior school age.

Hello pjmburns, these people were my wifes relations the story that was passed down through the family to her was that they left Sheffield in the 20s and moved to run a shop in Passey Rd Sparkhill.The shop apparently went pear shaped and they moved to 234 Knowle Rd where the lived for many...

Thank you once again Mikejee top class research as normal.Jim