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From 1879 Post Office Directory Barrell Inn since 1862 to the left is Kingston Rd, Watery lane to right Photo c.1936

Beehive shown here in Jul 2009, Rusty Lee's place is to the right of Beehive

I think Rusty Lee's place was next door to the Beehive and then to the left Dennison's Watch Co. Astoness very kindly sent photos in this thread https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/the-beehive-pub-soho-hill.38913/page-5#post-590817

Lily Francis Britton was at 142-144 Booth street certainly in 1955, this photo was taken in 1975 In 1967/68 it was owned by S. Britton

RIP Phil, he will be missed

Don't know his first name but I would say it was G. Tuffnell

Wife's Begonias has done well this year

Photo here

Shows interior with the 16mm films

In 1940 Stevens Bar was on the corner of 149 New Street & 89 High Street. Could the plaque on the wall say Swan Passage?

Must have been similar to a Scopitone with 16mm film

Accordingly, five cars of the 301 class were converted to the single deck condition during 1917, the top covers being removed from car 375 in March and from cars 361, 367-8 and 379 in June. In May 1923 361 was fitted with new top covers without window vents. Info from: Birmingham Corporation...

As A Sparks says, there was a Labour Exchange there, and the floors above was occupied by Aston Cross Telephone Exchange.

The actual name of this pub is The King Edward VII Inn, it is written above the clock, and it's interior all mock-beamed and rough-plasterworked as 'The Ben Jonson' This photo taken by ellbrown and sent to forum 2019, with the new student blocks behind it from Aston University.

Many thanks for your replies :)

60 Hampton Street is now Hockley Social Club, from Kelly's 1972-73 I see then that the building was a Printers - Dams, Geoffrey & Lock Ltd. Can anyone tell me when the Printers closed?

Comment appreciated Mike, Back in 1818 there was only 45 Boot and Shoe Makers, 9 were in Bull St

Another Boot and Shoe Manufactory from 1852 Slater's

This is from Slater's 1852, as MWS has already said there are many Bootmakers in Birmingham, I reckon about 800, this is the page with Brummy-Lad's Gt-Gt-Grandfather, this is Page 5 of 8.