High Park Street and High Park Corner Nechells

[brummy-lad]

Looking at the listings for High Park Street in the 1871, 1891 & 1901 censuses the last house listed on the west side of the street was No. 24 which in 1892 was a coal dealer. This would suggest No. 22 was the last in the row of terraced houses (they don't appear to be back to back houses).

 

[ClaireKellet]

Hi Claire,
Was interesting to see you post about number 22 High Park, as my family ended up there as well (sometime around 1910 / 1920), and that address appears on a number of my familys marriage certs.
The houses were back to back, so there was likely two families living at number 22.
One thing I have noticed is families seemed to jump about the house numbers between census, not sure why that is.

There are some photos of High Park Street on here, I will try and find them if no ones gets there before me

I couldnt find a census for 1871 for some reason, but William and Elizabeth Cook must have moved on by 1881 as there are not shown in High Park Street.

In 1881, there is a family at Nunber 20: Henry Cook (72), Mary Cook (66), Samuel Cook (29), Ann Cook (45), John Cook (36), Henry Cook (9), Victor Cook (2) and Lilly Cook (2).

In 1891, its possible Henry and Mary had passed, and some of the family had moved on, as Number 20 has the following living there: John Cook (46), Hannah Cook (49), Henry Cook (19), Victor Cook (11) and Lilly Cook (11)

By 1901, the only cooks in the steet are,
Back of No 7: Samuel Cook (26), Annie Cook (23), Samuel Cook (3) and Harry Cook (9 months)
Swans Buildings, High Park Street: John Cook (20) and Emily Cook (19)

That’s so interesting. Golly that’s a lot of Cooks! I wonder if they were all related to my ancestors?

 

[ClaireKellet]

My Great Great Grandmother and Grandfarther were still in Number 22 in 1939, and my Great Grandmother was still at number 51 in 1965.
Im not sure when they got demolished, but they were demolished to build what is now WingYip!! (A large Chinese Food supplier)

Ah okay, thank you.The stories these houses could have told!

 

[ClaireKellet]

Looking at the listings for High Park Street in the 1871, 1891 & 1901 censuses the last house listed on the west side of the street was No. 24 which in 1892 was a coal dealer. This would suggest No. 22 was the last in the row of terraced houses (they don't appear to be back to back houses).

Ah not back to backs? That’s interesting, thank you.

 

[ClaireKellet]

That’s so interesting. Golly that’s a lot of Cooks! I wonder if they were all related to my ancestors?

Doing further research, in 1880 the family seem to relocate to Clerkenwell in London.

 

[brummy-lad]

I forgot to attach the map last night. I have coloured some back to back houses on Thimble Mill Lane, this was the typical layout for these.

 

[Sparrowlegs]

I have find memories of st. Clements school , I started there in 1961 aged 7 , .we played outside come rain or shine, I remember doing grandstands up the wall. When the playground was icy cook would spoil our fun by putting salt on it . One of our favourite games was orange and lemons. The iron staircase go to the junior classes was really dangerous. We walk into assembly every morning to classical being played at the back of the assembly hall was the school choir which I was in. The only teachers name I was me Davis who was very strict.

 

[Astoness]

high park corner 1950s

 

[brummy-lad]

I'm not sure of the date Lyn, it could be the 50s, the mini was introduced 1959, on another website this photo is said to be 1966.

 

[mw0njm.]

yes 1950 i remember the goggles over the chemist i left nechells in 1958

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Jan 13, 2008

I am still a little puzzled, the trade list appears to be in the Hyde Park Corner area. I cannot see it on the list ( not that it matters ) I think it was the " Turk's Head that stood at the fork of Bloomsbury Street and Saltley Road.
Claverdon Street had probably disappeared by the time I started going to Loxton Street School and the first high rise tower block had started going up in the area. I can remember the bank at the corner of Great Lister Street and Bloomsbury Street, Oliver Street had a little Fish and Chip shop near its corner and on the other corner was a large clothes shop...

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