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There is a thread for Little Bow Street with a map showing number 4, I would think it is just off the photo on the right near the lamppost. https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/little-bow-street.52341/#post-699061

Hi, welcome to the forum. A very nice photo, obviously the factory with the numerous skylights is a distinguishing feature, if you had a rough idea of the area you could perhaps locate the factory on the britainfromabove.org website. If you subscribe (there is no cost involved) it then lets you...

Excellent work Andy, the time, research and dedication you must have put into creating this website is incredible.

Happy Birthday Richard, hope you have a good day.

Happy Birthday, enjoy your special day.

He was a director apparently

In 1921 she was in Bright Street

Was it M. Hurley or M. Gurley?

In 1921 and 1932 it was just listed as a beer retailer.

I think he was using a bit of poetic licence, Athole Street is opposite Highgate Square. Apparently Wharf Street became Part of Suffolk Street but I don't understand that as part of the address.

Your memory hasn't failed you Andrew

Do you have this map showing #30

I don't know if this helps Mike but on the 1921 census the order of listing is: 143 - 141 1 bk 141 2 bk 143 3 bk 145 4 bk 147 5 bk 149 145 - 147 - 149

On the maps attached and referring to the 1939 register, the building on the corner of Barn Street/Fazeley Street was #1 Barn Street the Royal Oak PH. The next entry on the register is 151a Fazeley Street, so back tracking gives #147 (coloured red) 4/147 would be in the courtyard, Mike Jee may...

So your house in Park Road backed on to the vinegar factory? I can still remember that smell and I was further away in Parliament Street.

A comparison of Newtown Row in the 1950s to Walmer Lane in 1830. Numerous gardens, a grammar school, the asylum and large tranches of land owned by private individuals and companies (I imagine these owners became mega-rich when the housing boom started). Not many streets north of New John...

Post #150 has several colour photos of Muntz Street, this shows The Small Arms Inn which was #64, #70 would have been the shop next door to the television service shop.