Kingston Row

[Dennis Williams]

One more that I should imagine has been on before, but I can't find it. Kingston Row. Again Phyllis Nicklin was there first, and her colour shot shows the depredation effect quite starkly. No idea where it was, apart from the big clue in the photo legend, but I first dated my Mrs in the Kingston Cinema in 1958. What was on? Love Me Tender. The Plot? No idea...I was 17 for heaven's sake. Sounded OK though...when I came up for air. That will be snipped I know...but you get my drift dek?

Coordinates please someone? Mike? Put me out of my misery with a nice map? Big or small, suit yourself...


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[mikejee]

Denis
Below is a map showing kingston row behind Bingley Hall c 1914
Mike

 

[Phil]

Mike isn't this Kingston Row that runs across the top of what is now called James Brindley Place but used to be the entrance to Falks Warehouses on the canal where the pub is now.

Phil

 

[mikejee]

It seems to correspond to the road that runs off King Edwards Road parallel to the canal . It isn't named on the overheads google earth, but if you go to streetview at https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&...&spn=0.001336,0.003852&z=18&cbp=12,14.08,,0,5 then it is named as kingston row. Streetview doesn't go right down th eroad, but if you go to as far as you can towards the end, the road you are talking about is off to the right, but not clear if that part is called kingston row.
Mike

 

[Phil]

Mike

Yes its the same place, Kingston Row would have continued on past where the barrier is now and the downhill part of the road would have led to Falks's warehouses are in the photo in post #3. The area that is now the Flapper & Firkin public house.

Phil

 

[Stitcher]

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These old geogian cottages are/were close to Falk's Warehouse and these tow photo's show them as they were and how they were renovated with a cobbled road/pathway leading to the Longboat.

 

[paul stacey]

Truly wonderful to see the restoration that has gone on Stitcher, it makes you wonder how many more old buildings could have survived had the will been there.
paul

 

[BordesleyExile]

Excellent photos of Kingston Row, Stitcher. Thank you.

 

[ellbrown]

Curly / Sticher - I took a modern shot of the first building back in 2010

1-4 Kingston Row

 

[mikejee]

1-4 are and are listed buildings map c1955

 

[Heartland]

The Birmingham Canal Navigations established canal carriers wharves alongside the Newhall Branch of their waterway in Birmingham. They started near junction with the Birmingham & Fazeley Canal and where until the 1840's Farmer's Bridge crossed the canal. They extended along the Newhall Branch on the offside to the towpath as far as the junction with the private Gibsons Arm. Whilst all traces of these warehouses were removed in the late 1960's, save a couple of cranes, left as a feature, the cobbled path down from Kingston Row remains. It is a rare survivor from the 1790's when these wharves were first established.

 

[mikejee]

Viv
From Streetview at https://goo.gl/maps/YamHdqEqVpw

 

[Phil]

Edited ...... even though it's hard to believe this photo only dates to 1958. The other thing I thought I should mention is that I have an idea that Kingston Row, (top of photo - edit) originally led down to Cambrian Wharf that was next to the Crescent Wharf.

 

[mikejee]

The 1889 map is a bit vague but almost seems to imply than Cambrian wharf was part of Crescent wharf. Tthe cobbled area is shown in red.

 

[Dennis Williams]

Two more of Kingston Row...one by Phyllis....

 

[mikejee]

Post 13 shows a photo by Phyllis Nicklin of Kingston Row. Apparently she also took this one of the Row, though have not seen it before, perhaps because it is not a very informative photo .

 

[Astoness]

hi mike i have that photo labelled as kingston row edward st off king edwards road and its dated 1967 as opposed to the one you posted dated 1957...looking at the cars i would say 1967 is correct..

lyn