Recent content by Madders

Bingo, found it! He was Clerk of Works for the Police Offices extension to the rather magnificent Law Courts in Corporation Street, built by your very own John Bowen. The extension was added in 1894, in the same style as the original, with a large bay window. The architects were Ingress Bell...

Yes, that is him, he did very well in life, starting as a stone mason from the Wilts/Dorset border. He also worked on the Bank of England Maddy

I am also trying to find out which building(s) my great grandfather (Herbert William Godwin Tanner) was Clerk of Works for when he was living in Ballsall Heath when his son was born in 1893. Initially I thought locally but the dates don't seem right for the buildings in the neighbourhood such...

That's great, thank you so much for your help Maddy

OK, thanks for that. Can you say how you found out about the changed house numbering? Still not sure where 130 would be... Love the interactive map of Aston, but a bit too north for Balsall Heath! Maddy

Many thanks for your reply, but I think the street numbering has changed. Upper Mary Street is shown on the map published in 1889, but by 1905 the "Upper" part of the name has disappeared. His birth certificate says he was born at 130 Upper Mary Street Balsall Heath, district of Kings Norton...

Hello, I am looking for 130 Upper Mary Street where my great uncle Edgar was born in 1893. His father was Herbert William Godwin Tanner who was Clerk of Works, presumably overseeing a building construction in the area. Looks like current numbers of houses for Mary Street, south of the Coach and...