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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.

Happy Birthday Jean, hope you have an enjoyable day.

I will learn one of these days to read posts fully and not skip through them Lyn.

Have you seen this photo?

An aerial view of part of Watery Lane from 1923.

Les's Cafe I'm fairly sure is number 131 in which case your great aunt's house would have been one of those on the left, probably near the lamp-post.

An aerial view from 1935 showing approx. position of #120 (unfortunately in the shade on a sunny day).