Goodlass House Hockley Hill

[Vivienne14]

This business was on the corner of Hunter Road and Farm Road owned by Goodlass, Wall & co, paint manufacturers. Not a great photo, c1960s.

 

[superdad3]

This business was on the corner of Hunter Road and Farm Road owned by Goodlass, Wall & co, paint manufacturers. Not a great photo, c1960s.
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The bus looks like a BCC bus and BCC No. 70 did go to Oxhill Road, but as a Scouser I always associated Goodless, Wall & Co. as a Liverpool firm with HQ at Goodless House, Liverpool. Would be very interested in further info from members including location of Goodless House in Birmingham.

 

[pjmburns]

According to the 1959 phone book they were at


Map from same approx date
102 is not a corner property so I assume they owned 103 as well which would fit the photo on post#1

 

[pjmburns]

A 1951 advert (from Graces Guide) suggests they were based in Liverpool (as Superdad3 said), London and Branches.

 

[Astoness]

i have this better photo of the goodlass building which i posted last year on the hockley hill thread

lyn

 

[pjmburns]

Thanks Lyn so they did have 103 as well even though phone book only gves 102.

 

[mikejee]

From 1956 Kellys:
GOODLASS, WALL & CO. LIMITED (Tel. No. Northern 5721/5722),102-103 Hockley hill, Birmingham 18; paint,colour, varnish & CELLULOSE LACQUERS manufacturers; contractors to' the Admiralty,War Office & the steamship companies

 

[Astoness]

Thanks Lyn so they did have 103 as well even though phone book only gves 102.

yes jan...looking at the map the building took up no 102 and 103...my photo only shows the 103 part of it



lyn

 

[Vivienne14]

Thanks all, have added Hockley Hill to the thread title.

 

[Vivienne14]

So was it somewhere near today's Hockley Circus ?

 

[Astoness]

So was it somewhere near today's Hockley Circus ?

yes viv...i love moving the blue dot its amazing to see how things have changed

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