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fellowkev
master brummie
Thanks for the picture, Astoness. I had a few Fellows family members who lived on the street (#7 Knutsford) during the early 20th century (20th century sounds so long ago now)
This is marvelous! What do you think the building is to the right, a church?
All the best to you
Kevin
This is marvelous! What do you think the building is to the right, a church?
All the best to you
Kevin
bill.dargue
master brummie
Brian Essery (now in Australia) recently put some of his own photographs of this same area on Old Birmingham Pictures - https://oldbirminghampictures.lefora.com/2011/05/13/wenman-street-balsall-heath-road-east-end-area/ . He says the church was Wenman Street Gospel Hall which was demolished in 1966. Heath Mount Primary School now stands on the site.
hi kev...so pleased that pic means something to you...yes i would think the building is a church of some sorts..your rellies might have attended it...ive got a pic a frankfort st here but i think its been posted before but this maybe a better copy..will go to the frankfort st thread later on and have a look...
lyn
So there is no confusion, the hall was the one on the far right on the c 1889 map , on the corner of Wenman St, which in 1889 was a Plymouth brethren Meeting house. As you can see, there was also at one time another Hall in the street, but there are too many houses onthatside of the road ( & also a road corner on this side) for it to be the other one
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
Great photos Bill
Just one thing, I don't think that photo 6 is of Vincent Parade facing toward Vincent Street because that section of the street was a lot shorter. I don't think it is the section running to Balsall Heath Rd either because Wiseman's newsagents would be on the corner where the large building is on the left. Finally if it was the section running down to Wenman St you would see the flats on the left as the photo was obviously taken after the war.
Phil
Phil
that is a bit mysterious. the sign on the left seems to read Home of Wearwell Overalls. The properties of the photo seem to label it as 1964. The 1964 Kellys lists Wearwells then in Tamworth, but the 1962 and 1963 versions say 180 Balsall Heath road. This is the corner of Uupper cox St and Balsall Heath road, and looks nothing like this. The 1956 Kellys lists the same address, but also 18-20 Longbridge road. You know longbridge road, Phil. Could it be there?
mikw
that is a bit mysterious. the sign on the left seems to read Home of Wearwell Overalls. The properties of the photo seem to label it as 1964. The 1964 Kellys lists Wearwells then in Tamworth, but the 1962 and 1963 versions say 180 Balsall Heath road. This is the corner of Uupper cox St and Balsall Heath road, and looks nothing like this. The 1956 Kellys lists the same address, but also 18-20 Longbridge road. You know longbridge road, Phil. Could it be there?
mikw
Hav ejust found this picture of longbridge st from the other direction. I think it came from the forum somewhere, but not sure where. If you look to the right hand side at the far end there is a taller Building similar to the wearwell building in B. Essery's photo. About opposite (if you magnify the picture) there is a single story building with slant roof end on. there is a similar building on Essery's photo. This would seem to me to be reasonable evidenc ethat it is longbridge St, unless Phil
says it was nothing like that.
says it was nothing like that.
I have just found this web site, not sure I understand how you get around it; however I read your Knustford Street/ Longbridge Road discussion with interest.
I believe you could be right about my photo which I thought might have been Vincent Parade. I had prints in my photo album of the other photos I put up on Old Birmingham Pictures, but this one I never printed and I only re discovered the negative a few months ago. I have looked again at the sequence of the negatives which start with Wenman St Gospel Hall, then go to Kensington Gardens off Balsall Heath Road and then Arter Street, the final negative is this street. So I must have walked down Sherbourne Road from Arter Street to Longbridge Road, but I have no recollection. (This is the trouble of getting close to 70.)
You mention a photo of Knutsford Street in the 1964, but it does not show up, I would love to see it. I am not sure why it does not display for me? Am I doing something wrong?
Did you or your parents ever attend Wenman Street Sunday School in the early 1960’s. Mr Timms was the superintendant. I have some photos of the winter party and a summer trip to Evesham. I can’t remember the names of the children they would now be between 55 to 60 years.
Brian
I believe you could be right about my photo which I thought might have been Vincent Parade. I had prints in my photo album of the other photos I put up on Old Birmingham Pictures, but this one I never printed and I only re discovered the negative a few months ago. I have looked again at the sequence of the negatives which start with Wenman St Gospel Hall, then go to Kensington Gardens off Balsall Heath Road and then Arter Street, the final negative is this street. So I must have walked down Sherbourne Road from Arter Street to Longbridge Road, but I have no recollection. (This is the trouble of getting close to 70.)
You mention a photo of Knutsford Street in the 1964, but it does not show up, I would love to see it. I am not sure why it does not display for me? Am I doing something wrong?
Did you or your parents ever attend Wenman Street Sunday School in the early 1960’s. Mr Timms was the superintendant. I have some photos of the winter party and a summer trip to Evesham. I can’t remember the names of the children they would now be between 55 to 60 years.
Brian
You mention a photo of Knutsford Street in the 1964, but it does not show up, I
would love to see it. I am not sure why it does not display for me? Am I doing
something wrong? I attended Wenman St Gospel Hall on the cnr of Knutsford Street with my parents from 1944 to 1964.
would love to see it. I am not sure why it does not display for me? Am I doing
something wrong? I attended Wenman St Gospel Hall on the cnr of Knutsford Street with my parents from 1944 to 1964.
It makes me very happy and also very sad to see this photo of Knutsford St with so many houses bricked up for demolition. I can confirm that the building top right is Wenman St Gospel Hall (Open Brethren) It was a sad time as each week a Sunday School member would say that this was their last week as they were moving out to a new suburb in the week. The last Sunday School and Evening Service was held on 30[SUP]th[/SUP] January 1966. You will notice in the photo that the Knustford St houses are set back from the foot path. Many years ago I asked my Dad about this. (My Dad had lived in Balsall Heath from 1913.)He told me that originally there had been small front gardens, but because the residents failed to look after them they were paved over.
Brian
Brian