147 Park Road, Hockley

[allanp]

Hi. I am trying to find any information on my Wife's Great, Great, Grandmother, Bathsheba Rabone. Kelly's Directory for 1921 is showing the following information. I would be grateful for any help or advise as to where I can find out what kind of shop it was and of course the "Holy Grail" a photograph of the shop front. Regards Allan

Bathsheba Rabone
Region	Birmingham
Residence Year	1921
Publication Title	1921 Kelly's Directory of Birmingham
Occupation	Shopkeeper
Street Address	147 Park rd. Hockley

 

[MWS]

This is a map from 1950...



There is a long thread that contains memories and photos of Park Road, including one of Orford Road possibly showing the garden of 147 and a post by maggieuk that suggests that one of the houses on the corner, I assume 147 or 141 (not specified) was a grocery shop...

Park Road Hockley

anyone remember garretts garage in park road i worked there 1962

birminghamhistory.co.uk

Park Road Hockley

pretty sure this pic actually shows maggies house..

birminghamhistory.co.uk

 

[Brian95]

I lived at 2/208 Park Road and just below between Abbey St & Goode St was the Rabone Rule Factory? is this a link to the name Rabone ?

 

[brummy-lad]

Hi. I am trying to find any information on my Wife's Great, Great, Grandmother, Bathsheba Rabone. Kelly's Directory for 1921 is showing the following information. I would be grateful for any help or advise as to where I can find out what kind of shop it was and of course the "Holy Grail" a photograph of the shop front. Regards Allan

Bathsheba Rabone
Region	Birmingham
Residence Year	1921
Publication Title	1921 Kelly's Directory of Birmingham
Occupation	Shopkeeper
Street Address	147 Park rd. Hockley

The 1921 census does not mention shopkeeper but lists her as Rabone Coal Dealer at Winson Green Wharf

 

[brummy-lad]

At Winson Green and Thimblemill Lane, perhaps related to George junior.

 

[mikejee]

Don't know if you have seen this from 1925

 

[Brian95]

Not sure if it is the same guy but as kids we used to go to the wharf off Lodge Road ( just past BOC) on a Saturday morning when folk used to go and collect coal from the barge, they used to have hand trucks with steel wheels that they would fill with coal and the customer would have to pay 3p deposit for the return of the truck, we would wheel the truck to their house's and tip the coal, take the truck back and we would have the 3p. Thinking now of todays "little snowflakes" if they were to say they were going to shovel coal by the canal and take it to a strangers house for 3p I wonder what the Parents would say?