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Little King Street Hockley

Hi Lyn,
Your pics came out much better than the few I tried with my little digital!
Left hand view in Pic 1 is looking from Gt King St down towards Guest St. Bridge St West is at the back of the houses.
House 53 is the right hand one visible, counting down to 79 - we are just about visible in the pic by the where the shadow falls on the pavement!
Sadly no close up of our front door.
Right hand shot in pic 1 is 'our side' of the road, but at Guest St end.
Left hand pic in post 2 is the derelict factory opposite - great wall for all ball games!
2nd pic in post 3 is our neighbours house - the Morris family at 81 - just cut us out of the pic!

Great to see the street again - all gone now under grass

Brian
 
hi bri and thanks....its not easy is it taking pics of pics lol....thanks for confirming your house is just showing in pic1....its a great shame that for most of us our old streets and roads have long since gone but just to see the odd photos of the old end will always bring back memories for us....these will will always have

lyn
 
TOPSYTURVEY said:
Some more great pics Lyn......I wonder what number bus that would have been on the last photo? #3
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i wondered that topsy...im not sure which end of little king st that pic was taken...i bet brian will know the answer...

lyn
 
The bus is coming down Great King St from the direction of Great Hampton St towards the Lucas factory, not sure if it a Perry Common bus that will go up Wheeler St or a Lucas worker special - they used to have loads of 'em to bring 'em and tek 'em bak 'ome agin!
 
morning bri great minds think alike..i was just mulling over that bus and wondered if it could be a lucas special...

cheers bri

lyn
 
Morning Lyn,
I don't recall seeing Buses normally in Gt King St, I'm sure they went up Wheeler St direct.
They certainly didn't have school buses in my day - shank's pony.... but it was just round the corner!
I think A Lucas workers special - Smudge Smith did a nice pic of Lucas's with them all pouring out, and buses everywhere.
Bri
 
Key Hill Brian said:
Morning Lyn,
I don't recall seeing Buses normally in Gt King St, I'm sure they went up Wheeler St direct.
They certainly didn't have school buses in my day - shank's pony.... but it was just round the corner!
I think A Lucas workers special - Smudge Smith did a nice pic of Lucas's with them all pouring out, and buses everywhere.
Bri
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morning bri and yes i agree with you...certainly was not the no 8 and i think as you say the 69 ran straight up wheeler st so i would say it was a works bus...

ive seen that that pic of smudges showing the workers coming out...cant find it now though...

lyn
 
must try and find mine bri....its in me files somewhere but could take time to find it lol

lyn
 
Great pictures, I was born in 101 Little King Street, we left when I was 3 so no real memories of the street but lovely to see pictures. Thanks for the opportunity to see the street I was born in.
 
hi jackie...i didnt realise there was one in little king st...learn something every day...

hope you are well

lyn
 
Jackie when I worked at GKS (1964 to 1968) it was the printing works that supplied much of the Lucas literature. It was about a 100 yards or so in on the left hand side opposite Davis the bookmakers.
The frontage was roughly the width of 3 shop fronts.

Can't recall the name of the manager other than I was at his 35th Birthday celebrations at the White House. Drink flowed freely with the Birthday Boy bringing in his own bottles of spirits to keep the cost down. Once the Publican spotted what was happening bottles were also bought from the Pub. I managed to stay sober by keeping a pint glass under the seat into which I poured the measures of various spirits into. Not sure what it had started out as though. I don't know to this day how I not only drove home but checked on a less fortunate colleague who lived by Vale Onslow's place.
 
Hi Bernard
Little King Street was the first factory that Joseph Lucas had it was called the Tom Bowler works because it made the Tom Bowler Lamp
 
There is a stone obelisk on the site (approx.) of the factory - now an area of green space - no remnant of Little King St exists. It must have been on the left as you come from Gt King St toward Guest St, near the Gt King St end, if the siting of the obelisk is accurate.
 
Key Hill Brian said:
There is a stone obelisk on the site (approx.) of the factory - now an area of green space - no remnant of Little King St exists. It must have been on the left as you come from Gt King St toward Guest St, near the Gt King St end, if the siting of the obelisk is accurate.
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hi bri looking at me trusty map the stone is nowhere near to where the little king st factory was...ive passed it many times and always thought it a very poor tribute to such a massive and important part of brum history...if you blink you miss it and have to get up real close to read what is written on it...will take a pic of it next time im down the old end..

lyn
 
Lin - you have to remember that they obliterated Little King St, and even moved that section of Great King St - all to accommodate the Ring Road.
Imagine from the white House - only a single lane N J St W, the depth of the houses than Little King St - It looked about right to me some years ago when I discovered it. - may be a bit nearer Mew John St than it should - but not much.
Very tricky to tell now it's all altered. Don't know if it shows up on the detailed maps Mike has? possible do a comparison?

Bri
 
Key Hill Brian said:
Lin - you have to remember that they obliterated Little King St, and even moved that section of Great King St - all to accommodate the Ring Road.
Imagine from the white House - only a single lane N J St W, the depth of the houses than Little King St - It looked about right to me some years ago when I discovered it. - may be a bit nearer Mew John St than it should - but not much.
Very tricky to tell now it's all altered. Don't know if it shows up on the detailed maps Mike has? possible do a comparison?

Bri
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yes bri i took all the changes into consideration...not easy to judge it is it and im not that good lol...if mike sees this post maybe he could do us an overlay map for little king street and the surrounding streets...

lyn
 
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Hi Bernard R and Brian
Thank you for your help
Bernard thank you so much for the web address it tells you about Harry Lucas and someone Steelet I think this could be Steeley taking out a pataint residing at Little King Street Brilliant
Brian the plaque was put up for GKS I have a photo I will try to dig it out
 
Jackie you may know of this on Roots Web but if not it holds some interesting info. I confess to being perplexed that there is so little apparent information and photographic records of the company.
 
I know there is a plaque thats I think is blue on on of the houses by GKS but there is also a big trade mark the lion, wheel, flambear on the wall of the house
36 Wheeler Street itis on the Lucas Memories Website GKS End of an era Photo 93
I have never posted a photo on the Forum but will have a try
 
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