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    Gem Street, Bishop Ryder Church Birmingham

    Many thanks. This is one I've seen before but yours is much clearer.
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    Gem Street, Bishop Ryder Church Birmingham

    Does anyone have an old photograph of Gem Street showing the church? I can only find pics of the church on its own. Thanks.
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    Royal Oak, Pritchett Street, Aston

    Thank you all for your views and thoughts. I was feeling totally gutted yesterday and began to think we had acquired an 'iffy' photo from a third party on Ancestry so took myself off to the library. Found that GH Ravenhall was a beer retailer at 115 Pritchett Street from 1916 through to 1923...
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    Royal Oak, Pritchett Street, Aston

    Phil, thank you for your reply. Yes I have checked beer retailers but will check again, maybe I have missed it.
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    Royal Oak, Pritchett Street, Aston

    Hi Lyn. Thanks for your comments which have been my thoughts also. It was only because I had seen comments on this website remarking that Pritchett Street had five pubs in it and one of them was the Royal Oak. I knew he was living at 115 as a beer retailer in 1921 so thought it was too much...
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    Royal Oak, Pritchett Street, Aston

    Thank you all for your replies. I knew he was a beer retailer at 115 Pritchetts Street but I've checked Kelly's Trade directories for all the Royal Oaks and came up with nothing. Here is a pic of gt granddad and the pub. Thanks for any clues.
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    Royal Oak, Pritchett Street, Aston

    Does anyone have any photos of this pub around 1920 - 1940 and knowledge of the landlords? I understand my gt grandfather, G H Ravenhall was landlord of an M&B Royal Oak around this time but do not know where it was.
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