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    Nellie Fisher's beer house on 'western end' of Summer Lane

    Hello everyone, I was recently told by a distant relative that my great-great-grandmother, Nellie Fisher (née Bunford), owned a 'beer house' on the 'western end' of Summer Lane. I'm not sure what that means, as Summer Lane runs north to south, but that's what I was told. She first married a...
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    Ridley Iris / Iris Sadler - Great Russell Street/Summer Lane area

    Hello, I'm trying to locate a lady called Iris Ridley (maiden name) who I believe was born in 1932 and married around 1952 (I think her surname then became Sadler and I believe she had a son during this marraige). Iris was friends with my nan (Joan Barnsley) and I'm trying to locate her as...
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    Bates Herbert Frederick (Tiddly)

    Tiddly bates was a hairdresser in Summer Lane. He was born in 1882. Attended King Edward's Grammar School. Does anyone out there know more anything about Tiddly I believe a book was published about Summer Lane, which mentioned him.
    • pooley35
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    Bates Tiddly

    As anyone heard of Herbert Frederick Bates aka 'Tiddly Bates'. He was a hairdresser on Summer Lane. He was born 7th June, 1882. He went to King Edward's Grammar School. He married Ellen Elizabeth at St Chads Cathedral in 1919
    • pooley35
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