i don't know the date they were actually built but i lived in a similar type house and i know that was pre 1891,so i would guess they are. Michael.
viv i get lost when i go up town now...maybe for another thread but i have also been watching the old houses etc that is still round the corner from park st in bordesley st
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I'm looking for some help. My Great Grandfather was born in 1887 at somewhere called 4 Court, 2 Bordesley Street. Am I right that this was a back to back dwelling? What would living conditions have been like then? His father was from Ireland. Was there a sizeable Irish community in this area at the time?
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That's so helpful, thank's very much. I had no idea those maps existed.The map earlier was from the National Library of Scotland website, (https://maps.nls.uk/geo/find/#zoom=...765&layers=70&b=1&z=0&point=52.48213,-1.89866). Bordesley st is presumably what is now bordesley high st, and is shown on the c1824 Pigott smith map below as " High Street". This is available to purchase, but do not think it is on the net.
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Cannot help with the position of the warehouse, but would add that Wrightson's directory of 1818 states that Samuel Lefevre had a warehouse in Bromsgrove st (no indication of where)
Thanks, yes, Lefevre was in 107 High Street initially https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/5399351:2583I found this reference but which High Street it refers to is not known.