Lichfield Road Aston

[Richard Dye]

Richard check out post nr 38

Thanks I will later today!

 

[brummy-lad]

Lichfield Road (Upper Portland Street area), late 1960s and mid 1970s.

 

[inchhi]

The picture caption says Polar Terrace, but should this be Poplar Terrace, and if so which one ?

“A 70-year-old Aston man, Mr. John William Goddard, and his 22-year-old son, Mr. John Henry Goddard, jumped for their lives from a bedroom when fire broke out at their home, 15, Polar-terrace. Picture shows a neighbour helping to rescue furniture after the fire, which was reported in the later editions of yesterday's " Evening Despatch." (March 1940)

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[inchhi]

Based on the fact it is between 328 and 330 I assume it is the terrace I have marked in blue. The houses in the court now seem to be called 15/328 so I have ringed what I think is number 15.
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Based on the fact it is between 328 and 330 I assume it is the terrace I have marked in blue. The houses in the court now seem to be called 15/328 so I have ringed what I think is number 15.
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I am absolutely astounded ! I have been doing family history research and my wife was born in1952 at Poplar Terrace 330 Lichfield Road , her grandparents lived opposite at number 15 Poplar Terrace all their married life from 1906 till Emily died in the mid 60's . I wanted to find out where Poplar Terrace was and anything about it . The previous post about the fire and this informative map have been a fantastic surprise . My mother in-law Mary who also lived at number 15 before moving to 330 when she got married , told me some years ago about the fire but I had no details . My wifes family left in the early 60's to a modern maisonette on the Kingshurst estate where they had the luxury of their own bathroom and toilet . Thanks for your much appreciated information .

 

[Vivienne14]

Today, the Britainnia pub (now a cafe) is hanging in there on the right, along with a few shops. The bridge remains, but little else.

Obviously it was once a thriving retail and wholesale suppliers area, doubtless benefitting from its proximity to Aston Station. The left-hand turning is, I think, Grosvenor Road along which there seems to be a"Work(?)mens Supply Co".