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Big house on Hagley Road!

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Gina1605

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My Dad used to live in Harborne.

He had a friend, Gerard Oldham who father Eric? was an osteopath or chiropractor.

This would be 1960’s. He remembers that it was a large house on Hagley Road, on the left hand side travelling out of the city centre, and had a large drive and a coach house to the right of the property.

I have so far drawn a blank using Google Earth. My Dad thinks maybe it was 120? And in the vicinity of Norfolk and Harborne Road.

I cannot find mention of the Oldham family via a Google search.

Wondering if anyone can help?

Thanks
Georgina
 
hi gina..i have just checked the electoral rolls on ancestry and in 1957 still there in 1965 there was an eric and dorothy oldham living at number 206 hagley road...hope this helps

street view below clearly shows no 202 i am just trying to work out which way the numbering went as i think no 206 is still there


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Astoness said:
hi gina..i have just checked the electoral rolls on ancestery and in 1957 there was an eric and dorothy oldham living at number 206 hagley road...hope this helps

street view below clearly shows no 202 i am just trying to work out which way the numbering went as i i think no 206 is still there


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I would think it may have been to the right, where the piece of land is? Lower numbers are to the left.
 
That is so amazing! Glad I posted - thank you. Hope it is still there and maybe can be seen on Google earth?
 
This may not be related, but I've just posted a photo of the house of the artist Bernard Fleetwood Walker, who lived on Hagley Road. The house was threatened with demolition in the late 1950s. Like I say, it may not be connected as many large houses have gone along Hagley Road,, but thought I'd draw attention to it just in case.

If we could find out the number of Fleetwood Walker's house, that might throw some more light on it. See thread link below.

Vivienne14

Thread 'Bernard Fleetwood Walker - artist 1893 - 1965'

1893 – 1965
Painter and draughtsman, mainly of figures and portraits. He was born in Birmingham, where he lived most of his life. Initially he was a modeller and metalworker, then studied painting at Birmingham School of Arts and Crafts, followed by London and Paris.

He was wounded and gassed during Word War I (serving in the Artists’ Rifles), but continued to paint and draw.

After the war he taught for about ten years at King Edward’s Grammar School, Aston, in 1929 leaving to teach at Birmingham School of Arts and Crafts. He exhibited extensively at the RA, showing over 150 works...
 
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