Conybere Street Highgate

[LindyB65]

Could you tell me if there was any butchers shops in conybere street highgate. From 1887 to 1894 please if possible

Thank you
Linda

 

[Peter Walker]

Lindy,
There seem to have been only two butcher's shops in Conybere St in the period you are interested in. They were almost opposite each other, numbered 160 (north side) and 165 (south side), a few doors down from Upper Highgate Street.
In 1883 William Barrett was a butcher at No 160, but 165 was occupied by John Fletcher Cummings, pawnbroker.
In 1890, there is no trade entry for No. 160, and Thomas Barratt was a butcher at 165 Conybere Street, .
By 1892, the British & Colonial Meat was at 160, and Mrs Clara Barrett [note spelling], was a butcher at No. 165. Three years later in 1895, William Lewis was trading as a butcher at 160, and Clara was still at 165.
In 1897 and in 1900, William Lewis still at 160, and Clara Barrett was still at 165.
Jumping to 1908, and William Lewis was still a butcher at 160, but the number 165 does not appear, presumably having lapsed to residential again.
Peter

 

[hensoncg]

My Grandparents had a block of three shops in Conybere Street during the war and up to about 1966 or so, they had a grocers and a tobaconists, the third shop on the corner lost the top floor during the war and the bottom half became the store room. I used to go there but I do not recall a butchers shop at that time, I was quite young though. Chris.

 

[sandracoley]

i lived in conybere st in the 1950s. the only shops i remember were the old cafe on the corner of hick st later became a bookies ..hensons gen store on corner upper highgate st .and a shop run by polish couple opposite alms houses ...there was a butchers shop in upper highgate st by rear entrance to the girls school and also one in leopold st...the rest were in gooch street ..hope this helps ....

 

[hensoncg]

George and Elsie Henson were my Grand Parents, there was also a woman who worked for them called Alice (can't remember her surname), do you have any photos of Conybere Street from the 50's etc? Regards, Chris.

 

[sandracoley]

I remember alice ..she was a tiny little woman ...my sister used to walk mr hensons dogs.i have seen lots of pics of conybere st on this site but i dont know how to transfer them .search conybere st .see if it shows any ...if you want to send me your email address privately ill send you what ive got ..i know how to do that lol ....

 

[stars]

I came across this photo of conybere st, i will check
if i have any more.




Regards Stars

 

[Phil]

Lyn

Try post #365 here, https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=2869&page=7&highlight=conybere

Phil

 

[Phil]

Lyn

I'm not sure if these have been posted before, I've looked and I can't find them.

Phil

 

[sandracoley]

Thats the first pic ive seen of the highgate tavern .when we were kids we used to go in the side door to warm ourselves on the radiator .is it still there ???

 

[sandracoley]

On the foto of hudsons cafe .(which later became billy newbolds bookie)..just past the van on the right the 3 story building was where i lived .im sure the man stood there was either peter or hubert hudson ...

 

[Phil]

Sandra,

I don't know about the radiator, but The Highgate was still there last time I was down that way, We used to play the darts team there in our league. It's now called The Merry Maid and is now situated in Upper Conybere St as the road is now cut in half by the Highgate Middleway. What was wrong with the Highgate as a name that it had to be changed?

 

[stars]

Hi Astoness
I see mikejee has a news paper cutting about conybere st.
i don't know if you have seen it it's on the Basall heath thread, here is the link.
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=2869&page=30&highlight=conybere




Regards Stars

 

[sandracoley]

we lived opposite mr veasey in conybere st and next door to what was hudsons bakery/cafe..the bowes lived next to him to the left and foyles ladder maker to the right ..

 

[Steve southgate]

we lived opposite mr veasey in conybere st and next door to what was hudsons bakery/cafe..the bowes lived next to him to the left and foyles ladder maker to the right ..

Well Sandra, Fred and Else Foyle were my grandparents and I lived at Cromwell Joinery Works in the 50's. I made hundreds of ladders at Coneybere St and remember Mr Vesey. HE used to regularly work for local TV and be a stand in for Coronation St and other TV shows. How about Mrs Timmins at the sweet shop. DO you remember the 2 red and white vans Fred bought. I used to play in Cromwell passage at the back. ELse my nan used to spend so much time at the church down the road. I was born in 1949 and I bet we chatted many a day. I recall the shop on the corner as a bookie. STeve Southgate.

 

[Balsal Heath Kid]

i lived in conybere st in the 1950s. the only shops i remember were the old cafe on the corner of hick st later became a bookies ..hensons gen store on corner upper highgate st .and a shop run by polish couple opposite alms houses ...there was a butchers shop in upper highgate st by rear entrance to the girls school and also one in leopold st...the rest were in gooch street ..hope this helps ....

My mom and dad ran the green grocery shop opposite the Alms Houses. Dad was a Second World War vet who escaped from Poland to join the French Army, fought for the French and then for the British. He was demobilized to Scotland where he married a Scottish nurse named Jean. So Jean and Stan as he was called Ran the shop from 1954 to 1964 when the council closed it for future housing.

 

[Richard Dye]

My mom and dad ran the green grocery shop opposite the Alms Houses. Dad was a Second World War vet who escaped from Poland to join the French Army, fought for the French and then for the British. He was demobilized to Scotland where he married a Scottish nurse named Jean. So Jean and Stan as he was called Ran the shop from 1954 to 1964 when the council closed it for future housing.

BHK, welcome to the Forum.............a great place with wonderful folks. Enjoy!

 

[superdad3]

I attend St Albans Church in Conybere Street and they have just reprinted two articles originally written by Jim Whitehouse [1901-1990] in the parish magazine in 1984 entitled,, "A Few Memories of Life And Conditions In S. Alban’s Parish Seventy–Five Years Ago". Just brilliant but too long to copy to forum but these phots may be of interest: Conebere Street 1915 Emily Street


Coneybere Street 1907

 

[paul stacey]

brilliant Pics!!

 

[Astoness]

great photos superdad thank you for sharing them

lyn

 

[superdad3]

Really pleased that phots were enjoyed. Just a few more to complete post - all from St Albans Parish Magazine.


Vaughton Street in 1956, just before demolition


Centre: St Alban’s Church; top: St Martin’s Flats in the block between Vaughton St, Leopold St, Dymoke St and Angelina St


St Alban’s School on the corner of Leopold Street and Dymoke Street. Photo taken by John Pomphrett on Dymoke Street on Easter Monday 27 March 1967


Conybere Street (1958)

 

[superdad3]

Conybere Street 1960:



Not sure if this has been posted before. But David F. Wiseman & Sons was based at 145 Conybere Street from at least late 1930s and listed as plumbers. Also later had premises on Moseley Road.

Next door were the premises of H. Stanley Bleyer [Impex Works]. who I think was Lord Mayor in 1970/71. He is listed in Graces Guide as manufacturer of mousetraps but surely made other things by 1960?

 

[Astoness]

nice photo superdad ..it could be that stanley bleyer was making other things in the 70s but i would think he was still doing a good trade in mouse traps...there was still a lot of so called slum housing well into the 80s coupled with on going demolision which would have attracted the little blighters...we always had a cat so did not need the traps

lyn