Gosling’s Pie Shop

[Vivienne14]

This was the shop on Smallbrook Street. #36 post in the link below shows one on Congreve Street.

Congreve Street

This has been pedestrian only probably since the building of the concrete library so I don't expect road traffic to use this again.

birminghamhistory.co.uk

It says on the wall: “No connection with any other establishment”, but that could mean any number of things. Perhaps the shop on Congreve Street was moved to Smallbrook Street ?
Viv.

 

[pjmburns]

May not be the same place but 1868 Kellys has this entry for Smallbrook Street.


The same directory has this entry for Congreve Street.

 

[pjmburns]

I think it was a pie shop selling Goslings Pies not a shop run by Mr Gosling.
John Bosley still listed in 1883 and 1890 directory. However, there is no pie shop at 71 Smallbrok Street.

 

[Vivienne14]

Gosling's is captured in this drawing (left) of Congreve Street (copied from an original). Is it the same Gosling pie maker ?

 

[mikejee]

Similarly on the view at https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/congreve-street.47835/page-2#post-685400

 

[pjmburns]

In 1865 Gosling was listed as a butcher in Congreve Street

From Aris's Birmingham Gazette Saturday 4th February 1865

 

[Vivienne14]

That explains it, Janice. Primary business butchers, so not a pie shop as such, although they may have supplied pies to other businesses. Being a butcher's business, making pies and supplying them to other outlets may have proved a good trade at the time. Thanks.