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High Street Aston

if you look at the map it shows that the address of new england came under bordesley

lyn
 
MWS said:
Should that baptism year be 1878?

Would they have had trouble finding a church to do the baptism as they were not native to Bham maybe?
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Yes, you are right about the Baptism date. It was 1878.
Also the parents were not native to Birmingham as you probably noticed from the 1881 census.
I had known for a long time where my great grandfather was baptized, but I had miss read his birth certificate to read it as High St, Aston, which would have been a fair distance from Holy Trinity Church
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New England cropped up before

OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

Working from home so a few for you at lunch 49A Bristol Road 1971, nice selection of cars and a couple of nice projecting sign, especially like the Wall's Icecream. Shop still there. Went back to 2018 for this as the junction is now surrounded by traffic lights which masked the view somewhat.
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Astoness said:
getting closer lynn...if you look at the map i posted you will see where it says HALL here is a photo of the hall so your moms house is just out of shot to the left of the hallView attachment 141599....would anyone know if it was hawkins jellied eel shop at no 88..i have a vague memory of it being on a corner somewhere around there...

lyn
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I was quite surprised to see a picture of a jellied eel shop in Birmingham. Were there many such shops in the city? I have always imagined it was a peculiarly London delicacy with their Pie and Eel shops and have never come across one when I lived in B'ham.
 
I would agree. Looking at the Newspaper archive. Other than mentions of certain football players' peculiar liking for them and references to London, the main comments locally seem to refer to Bromford racecourse, where the stalls are mentioned several times

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jmadone said:
I was quite surprised to see a picture of a jellied eel shop in Birmingham. Were there many such shops in the city? I have always imagined it was a peculiarly London delicacy with their Pie and Eel shops and have never come across one when I lived in B'ham.
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There was one just up from the Aston Hippodrome going towards 5 ways. The sold jellied eels, pea soup and wells.
 
It is true that jellied eels were more about London & the South of England. I was a regular diner at Hawkins in the High St. I didn't have eels as they didn't appeal to me but I did love whelks and peas, which were the marrowfat kind. They went great together...I also went to the Hawkins on Corporation St, next door to the Bingo (arcade).
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Morturn said:
The Kings Hall Market sold jelled eels and the current market still does.
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Yes I can recall seeing them in the Market Hall alongside plates of shellfish but as I said earlier never came across a shop or cafe offering them for sale.
 
One of the two owners of the shop I worked in on a Saturday in Handsworth used to buy a small tub of jellied eels sometimes, I guess he must have got them locally - maybe some fresh fish shops sold them?
 
In the early 60s I used to go to Hawkins shop in High St every saturday lunchtime for whelks & a bowl of peas (bread basket inc). Never had jellied eels though.
 
I had friends who would always eat the eels. I could never bring myself to do it, welks and peas yes. Then one day after about 5 pints of beer I built up the courage to taste and was hooked( no pun intended). :)
 
Eels were certainly a staple food. Readily available and a good source of protein. Most freshwater fish were not all that nice to eat, quite an earthy flavour.
 
Richard Dye said:
I had friends who would always eat the eels. I could never bring myself to do it, welks and peas yes. Then one day after about 5 pints of beer I built up the courage to taste and was hooked( no pun intended). :)
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i caught hundred of eels but never eat one:(. my jack russel loved them.
 
Morturn said:
Eels were certainly a staple food. Readily available and a good source of protein. Most freshwater fish were not all that nice to eat, quite an earthy flavour.
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Mort, I think you are correct! Fresh water is generally warmer than saltwater, the lower water temperature allows the fish to taste better. Having said that too much salt (high salination levels) can negatively affect the taste. We recently sold a home on the ocean and had a marine biology lab nearby that gave classes. It’s quite amazing how water temperature and salination levels (or lack thereof) can effect the taste of certain species.
 
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a few more of high street...how dull and lifeless it all looks now...hover over photos for the datesView attachment 149816View attachment 149817View attachment 149818View attachment 149819View attachment 149820View attachment 149821View attachment 149822View attachment 149823View attachment 149824View attachment 149825View attachment 149826View attachment 149827View attachment 149828View attachment 149829View attachment 149830

lyn
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Love seeing all these old photo's. Thank you for sharing them with us. I was actually drawn to the photo of the Barton's Arms. Iused to live in the street to the right of the Bartons Arms. (Next door to the chippy). This was in the 1960's. Really loved that old house. Neighbors were always warm & friendly. I used to go to the sweet shop just up from the pub on my way to school at Burlington street.
 
Hello. I've only just found this thread. In the early 1960s I did a Saturday job at the shop which sold baby clothes, wool and haberdashery. It was run by Miss Rose Martin and the shop may have been called Martins. I'm not sure. I'm pretty sure it was in Aston High Street. I'm sure it has long since disappeared, but I would love to see a photo of it. Best wishes
 
Anthi said:
Hello. I've only just found this thread. In the early 1960s I did a Saturday job at the shop which sold baby clothes, wool and haberdashery. It was run by Miss Rose Martin and the shop may have been called Martins. I'm not sure. I'm pretty sure it was in Aston High Street. I'm sure it has long since disappeared, but I would love to see a photo of it. Best wishes
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All of these pictures are tantalisingly close to the shop but I don't think it's actually on any of them, perhaps you will be able to tell.
 

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Anthi said:
Hello. I can't see it although the first picture is very close. Thank you so much for posting them. What lovely memories they bring back.
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In the second picture Fawcett's were at No. 10 (Kelly's 1955), so no 12 is next to it but difficult to see the shop front with the belisha beacon in front of it.
 
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