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Hi, Colin37, You didn't give a name or a date but wondered if this might be of interest to you: Kelly's Directory 1895, No. 66, Hingeston St., Weaver, William H. confctnr. There are no other mentions in Kelly's of this house number that I have access to. Ed.

Sad and shocking indeed, Maggs, and more sad perhaps in that such events continue into our days.

Another piece from the Birmingham Post with an Hingeston Street connection dated Friday 13 Jan 1882.

Regarding the infant murder: I have not found anything as to whether the perpetrator was ever found but I did find this, from the Birmingham Post, (the other piece was from the Birmingham Gazette) which gives a little more detail -- if you have the stomach for it.

And not without its ups and downs. 03 Oct 1895

But it seems the pressures of running a business could be quite wearing. 02 Aug 1883

Here is the advertisement for the premises of the "Rose & Crown", 22 October 1874.

We moved to 130 Hingeston Street in about 1948 and lived there untill it was pulled down in the 60s. I remember, following that awful murder in the 60s, being asked at my place of work; "What's it like living in a grim, overcrowdwd tenement?". This was its description on the front page of the...

Most enjoyable and informative. Thanks for the time you spend harvesting these gems to share with us all, they provide fascinating insights into life as it was lived then. Regarding the two black feathers: Do you imagine that someone saw the 'lady' picking these up or was it then taken as a...

I first heard 'Love Me Do' by the Beatles played in the 'Elasona' so that must have been early 1963. We would meet up there before moving on to the Plaza, Nineveh Road.

What a treasure trove! So pleased for you. Ed.

Thanks for the pic of Spring Hill bridge, Astoness. That stretch of the 'cut' was my playground as a kid in the early 50s, we swam in it nicked barges and had a great old time. A few yards to the right, down Clissold passage was a forge where we would hang about watching the horses being...

The flag at half mast on p5 #751 must be for the death of Queen Victoria?

The now forlorn Crown and Anchor at the corner with Hill Street must have some storys to tell. Anyone got any? When was it last open?

Thanks for the link, Mike, there's some interesting info there, I'll take a good look. The Evening Mail view seems to have been taken only a few feet from my postcard view. There's so much history buried away on this site and it is such a shame that many of the links to photos are now broken. Ed.

This elevated view gives this postcard an interesting aspect to the Bull Ring. It appears to be taken from St Martin's tower just before WW1. I've looked in the Kelly's that Ancestry makes available to me but I have not been able to find anything on the Central Hotel (no 16?) or Royal...

I don't understand economics at all, Mike, but it seems that it is not easy at all to make a comparison. According to this site: https://www.measuringworth.com/ppoweruk/ £1-00 in 1810 would be worth £55-30 using retail price index or £740-00 by year 2010, using average earnings calculations.

Photo 2 #720, corner with Icknield Street must be the Turk's Head, I was so hoping to see a picture of that, thanks.

Here is an interesting link which explains the token system as well as offering a wealth of other detail: https://www.workhouses.org.uk/Birmingham/ It has a birds eye view drawing, dated 1852, showing a maypole in the children's section; no doubt included to allow respectable citizens who paid...

Makes one wonder how many poor souls have clutched one of those in their fist and what their story was. I don't know how this token system worked so I'm off to do a bit of Googling. Thanks for the 'spur', Nicholas.