• Welcome to this forum . We are a worldwide group with a common interest in Birmingham and its history. While here, please follow a few simple rules. We ask that you respect other members, thank those who have helped you and please keep your contributions on-topic with the thread.

    We do hope you enjoy your visit. BHF Admin Team

Lees St & Leek St

T

Terry Vincent

Brummie babby
I have relatives living in both of these streets but handwriting makes it difficult to work out which is which, can anyone help me figure out where each street is in Brum? [sorry I'm new to the forum so hope I'm doing this correctly]
 
Hope these are helpful. Maps of area surrounding the two streets with streets in red. Lees st is still there and visible on Google maps. Looking at Google maps, Leek st is approximately where Birmingham Metropolitan college is
 

Attachments

  • map c 1918 showing Lees St.jpg
    map c 1918 showing Lees St.jpg
    416.8 KB · Views: 25
  • map c 1920 showing Leek St.jpg
    map c 1920 showing Leek St.jpg
    512.3 KB · Views: 25
Pre-demolition problems with rehousing for this resident of Lees Street. Must have been frightening. She'd been trying to get rehoused for 11 years, and understandably wanted to be near her family.

Screenshot_20250423_151532_Chrome.jpg

Screenshot_20250423_151538_Chrome.jpg

Source: British Newspaper Archive
 
Did not know Lees Street, but a map showing the position is below. These are two photos, artificially coloured unfortunately. which are said to be Lees Street. The second one, with people looking out, I can accept as being looking up towards Devonshire Street. However the other is certainly not looking the same way, so must be looking in the other direction. However niether the 1880 or 1950 map shows a building protruding from the rest of the row (which should show at that scale), and not map I can find has houses opposite the entrance at that end. This puts the identity of both (which were posted together on facebook), in doubt, though the first is probably ok

lees st 2.jpglees st 1.jpgmap 1950s Lees st.jpg
 
mikejee said:
Did not know Lees Street, but a map showing the position is below. These are two photos, artificially coloured unfortunately. which are said to be Lees Street. The second one, with people looking out, I can accept as being looking up towards Devonshire Street. However the other is certainly not looking the same way, so must be looking in the other direction. However niether the 1880 or 1950 map shows a building protruding from the rest of the row (which should show at that scale), and not map I can find has houses opposite the entrance at that end. This puts the identity of both (which were posted together on facebook), in doubt, though the first is probably ok

View attachment 224721View attachment 224723View attachment 224725
Click to expand...
Mike I would agree with the second photo being Lees Street , I cant comment where the first photo is . Although the second photo liiks a lit different to when I lived there around 72-76 we;d not long been married . I moved out in 76 to a brand new house in Aston which we layer bought and sold .
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top