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An old picture taken from around the Green Lane Grange Road junction showing the row of shops between Palace Road and Charles Road

That's about where I have a vague memory of a sweet shop a sweet shop too Annie perhaps they have been renumbered there was a tobacconist around there too and an outdoor on the corner of Charles Road

Thanks Phil wasn't too far away on the first

A couple of early postcards of Stratford Road think the first one may be from Erasmus Road 2nd from around Showell Green Lane , no idea on the 3rd

Can't be of much help Amanda but this is the present 324 Green Lane next to on the corner shop on Palace Road I don't remember a sweet shop there . I did a paper round at Wards too Annie for a couple of years till early 1964 , the only other person I can remember working in the Candy shop was...

Here are a couple of Miles Street crusade

Cheers Dennis and thanks Phil and Mike for your efforts

I have a copy of that same picture and the caption says Station Street but no district Dennis and Phil

Thanks for all your help folks Clarkson Street ran parallel with Dartmouth Street from Richard Street to Heneage Street as John said it seems to have been renamed in the 1939 map seems to be Adams Street The first map is 1880

Clarkson Street Bordesley looks like the houses may be due for demolition anyone know where Clarkson Street was first picture 34-36 2nd 40

An early Harborne bus

Coventry Road , a new one on me , St Oswalds Road left

Cheers Lads thanks for the help and well done Dennis , Bob's a better historian than he was barber do you remember his shop on Bordesley Green by Carlton Road

It might be Phil all the other big houses are on the maps I have but I don't know what they looked like 1912 is quite late for the area which was quite built up by then so that is one of the few remaining options .

Came across this today anyone any idea where the Manor House Green Lane Small Heath was I have looked on the couple of 1880 maps I have but I can't find it

The Ladies School Benacre Street strange title

The Dingle Yardley Wood and All Saints Road Kings Heath

Newbury's Old Square and early Newbury's Transport

You probably have it Lyn but here are a couple of bricks Nursery Road and Villa Street post office

Thanks Phil I would never have recognised it