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Gosta Green Through Duddeston

John Houghton said:
you can make out more detail from this photograph you can make out the name of the shop
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Hello John, Have you detail on the first bay window - 265 Aston Road (next to library) or on the boards over the shop?... I know that the arched writing should read N. Budd & Son... what is underneath I do not know. I have two other photos where some of the letters are missing.. The are two doorways very close together.. and front part of 264 was a Doctors surgery and waiting room but the back of this was part of Budds.

Any help would be wonderful.... Georgie
 
GER22VAN said:
Georgie. I have just bought the 1904 Kelly's CD and thought I would post the bit that I found not realising that they were part of your family tree.
Was there the name of Averill that you wish me to check on, just say the word and I shall have a go.
John. A superb photograph.
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John... I found that photo in Birmingham Central Library in March 2000 ... I bought 3 copies.. one for me, one for my sister and one for my Uncle... I was so delighted to have found it... the day I gave the photo to my sister was her birthday but sadly that night I heard that my Uncle had died that day...

Ernie... Yes... it was Averill in Great Lister Street 29, 29A and 30 if I remember correctly....but they may have moved to other premises too.
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Actually I have a story to tell about my family and my best friend which only came to light after my Uncle died... ... is there a section on this Website I wonder.

Georgie
 
George
What do you mean by arched lettering? To me that means written on a curved line. I wouldn't call this arched myself . Couldn't see any more. Just " 265 V Budd & Son 264"
Mike


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mikejee said:
George
What do you mean by arched lettering? To me that means written on a curved line. I wouldn't call this arched myself . Couldn't see any more. Just " 265 V Budd & Son 264"
Mike
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On the Boarding above the windows...
The V is an N for Nathaniel

That's absolutely great... Thank you.... Georgie
 
John Houghton said:
the sign to the right says Army Tents for sale or hire info below
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The Army Tents.. that makes sense. They also were commissioned to make Body Bags during the war !

John... where on earth did you find the Tent advert... etc? I have several adverts but not found these particular ones. Another Nathaniel Budd (son of the tent Nathaniel Budd) was a master engraver and had a business in Wolverhampton... My uncle told me he had an engraving plate, which we found... and I have finally had this printed out... it also has little engraved tents on it.

Wonderful.... thank you so very much.... Georgie.
 
PMC1947, I lived the other side of Aston station, many moons ago, I bought my first pair of brogue winkle-pickers from Mr. Munday's shoe shop, he also ran a chiropody service. Next door was Astons the cake shop, (though I always preferred Mountfords cakes, just a bit further down.) Over Grosvenor road and you came to Sparrow's fruit and vegetables, so many memories. Any photographs you have of the area both sides of the bridge would be much appreciated, thankyou.
 
Astonite

I can't say, as they don't always publish a date with these photo's. All I can sat with any certainty is it must have been before the 25th March 1906 because that is when they changed the bridge.

Phil
 
Thanks Phil,here is a photo of the bridge change.
 

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Georgie

This is the entry in the Trades & Professions section of the 1937 copy of Kelly's Directory.


Budd ATathl. & Son, rick cloth & tarpaulin manufacturers,
tents, ropes & twines, outside & inside blinds, chairs &
tables on hire, 265 Aston rd 6 (T N Aston Cross 2158)
& 59, 60& 6x Sheep st. ; works, 10 & 18 (back of) Legge
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Phil
 
Ernie

I think I have cracked it, amongst the buildings to the left of The Delicia. The elusive No 9 has just got to be there. What do you think.

Phil

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Phil. How Do You Do IT ? That is about the best for number 9.
This is from Kelly,s 1904 which is all I have.
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you sure they,re not going to the villa.
it looks like a couple of years ago when
my sons took me to an England friendly against Holland?
happy days we drew. regards dereklcg
 
Ernie

If its on my list of photo's to find, I keep it in mind with every photo I look at and each book I read.

Phil
 
pmc1947 said:
Ernie

If its on my list of photo's to find, I keep it in mind with every photo I look at and each book I read.

Phil
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hi guys some good tram pics and it,s nice when you know were they are,
i bought a picture the other week of the bull ring 1948 and there,s a tram and buses on it,in looking for the artist i found a couple more by him i,d like to share,perhaps i should have put them on where,s this.
regards dereklcg
 
pmc1947 said:
Ernie

I think I have cracked it, amongst the buildings to the left of The Delicia. The elusive No 9 has just got to be there. What do you think.

Phil
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Hi there, my family lived at 13 Aston Rd from the thirties. They were named Vickers. My mom can't remember how the numbers went but can remember names,from the Delicia down.....
Ravenhall coal yard, Whites lodging house, Kestertons who did radio and electrical repairs in their front room,Nellie Ravenhall, Audrey Pool (pattern makers of some kind) and my family at 13 which i think was at the far end of the picture.

Brumgum.
 
Ernie,

Remember way back at the beginning of this thread I posted a photo of a lone building in Great Francis St in the 60's and asked your opinion on the theory that it was at the junction with Duddeston Mill Rd.

We came to the conclusion, that it was indeed that junction, I have just seen confirmation of this fact in another book I am reading. There is a photo of the same junction in 1938 and this confirms our theory.

I have posted the two photo's, showing what a difference thirty years can make, and now after the last thirty odd years you can't recognise the old place.

Phil

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Phil. I dont know where you come up with all these photos, but thanks for doing it. Those photos were fabulous. Barry.
 
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Phil. That is a terrific photograph before the clearance started ( as I remember it all ) it all started to disappear after I had moved away.
brumgum. Many thanks for your reply, it certainly helps to make the area come alive once more. Hope you have more for us to read.
 
View attachment 19941 Windsor Street Monday 2nd January 1989.
The taller building were the offices of the Gas Works. At the bottom of the hill was Richard Street which has since been joined up to Chester Street. Lord Street is the side street in front of the Gas Offices and Bullock Street is the side street in the foreground of the Photograph.
 
This was taken higher up Windsor Street level with Heneage Street right near where the " Rising Sun " used to be. The date Monday 2nd January 1989.
 

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Ernie

These two photo's were taken in Windsor St, one in 1905 and the other in 1964. The trouble is I am unable to pin point them. The 1964 looks like it could have been taken from Bullock St, but thats only a wild guess.

Phil

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