Gladstone Street Aston

[bo.weaver]

Every chance that the old lady you mention selling toffee apples was my Gran, Olive Brown, she lived at 22 Gladstone Street, we lived there with my Gran until 1951. We moved when I was 6 but Gran lived there until 1960 when she died. My Aunty and Uncle lived in the houses at the back of 22/24 in the courtyard.

Hi Brian, do you by any chance remember the Weavers at 28-30 Gladstone Street? My father David grew up there and his parents owned the coal yard.

 

[brummy-lad]

The link to the video in post #8 no longer seems to work.
These AI enhanced images are certainly easier on the eye than the originals but it's important to realise that AI cannot interpret poor letters and numbers. The vehicle registration numbers are almost certainly incorrect.

 

[brummy-lad]

Map and labelled images.

 

[bo.weaver]

Here is the working link: https://www.macearchive.org/films/midlands-news-01041959-gladstone-street-birmingham

 

[brummy-lad]

Here is the working link: https://www.macearchive.org/films/midlands-news-01041959-gladstone-street-birmingham

Brilliant, thankyou.

 

[Rhian]

Thank you all for information, pictures and maps of Gladstone Street. The ancestor I'm researching at the moment is George Cook who lived at 109 in 1901. It doesn't seem to appear on the map or in the film. Does anybody remember that part of the street?

 

[mikejee]

On the 1950s map , which showed the numbers, the east end of the street has no houses, presumably bommbed. However the 1920 electoral rolls sow no houses numbered above the 60s. and 109 does seem rathe rhigh for a quite short street. Could you check that the number 109 is correct

 

[Astoness]

Thank you all for information, pictures and maps of Gladstone Street. The ancestor I'm researching at the moment is George Cook who lived at 109 in 1901. It doesn't seem to appear on the map or in the film. Does anybody remember that part of the street?

are you sure it was number 109..i only ask as looking at the map i am not sure it went up to 109..could you give us george cooks year of birth and i will check the census

lyn

 

[Rhian]

are you sure it was number 109..i only ask as looking at the map i am not sure it went up to 109..

lyn

Really sorry, you are absolutely correct. It was Gladstone Road in Sparkbrook I was looking for.

 

[Astoness]

far as i can tell the white door is no 105 gladstone road so 109 was demolished and replaced by the new houses shown on st view below also below is a map showing no 109

lyn

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[Rhian]

far as i can tell the white door is no 105 gladstone road so 109 was demolished and replaced by the new houses shown on st view below also below is a map showing no 109

lyn

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Yes, that's it! Thank you

 

[Rhian]

I found this, which I plan to buy. I think 109 would be the last house on the left (or it's the other end of the street, I'm not quite sure)

 

[Astoness]

here is todays st view of where i think the photo is taken think no 109 would be on the left just before it reaches palmerston road

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[Rhian]

here is todays st view of where i think the photo is taken think no 109 would be on the left just before it reaches palmerston road

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Thank you. That's what I thought, nice to have it corroborated.