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    Crown & Anchor pub, Gem Street, Aston

    I think that my great grandparents Thomas and Margaret moved to number 48 in 1929 so they would have been close. Opposite I think it number 55 which was a sweetshop run by Kate Hyland who was Thomas's sister. They had previously lived at number 26 and then number 22 Gem Street. Any photos of...
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    Crown & Anchor pub, Gem Street, Aston

    This is an arial picture of Gem Street.
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    Gem Street

    Sorry I made a mistake it was number 49 which must have been a bit further down. Thanks for the information. I really want to see if I can find photos from the time. This was a leaflet that I managed to trace at the archives and it was really exciting holding a copy of the actual leaflet...
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    Gem Street

    I am looking for old photos of Gem Street which was flattened for Aston University. My family lived there and ran businesses opposite the Bishops Ryder school. We can see records of my Great Great Grandad John Hyland from 1871. The addresses we have are 13, 22, 26 and 44. He ran a Locksmith's...
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