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Nineveh Road Handsworth

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I am trying to trace the location of a confectioners that used to be run
by a relative of mine.

The shop was located somewhere on Ninevah Road, Handsworth.

As usual not much to go on, but any help much appreciated.


Neville..
 
neville
You do have to put on some more information as to what you are seeking. A date for a start and, if possible, a suggested name
Mike
 
Hello Mike,

Not sure about the name of the shop but believe owners name would
have been Chapman, would be interested in knowing how long they
had the shop for, circa 1930's is my best guess.

thanks
Neville..
 
Neville
In 1932 no 103 Nineveh Rd was occupied by Richard Joseph, shopkeeper. In 1936-1962 it was Horace Harold Chapman, shopkeeper. In 1963-71 it was Mrs E Chapman, shopkeeper. From 1972 it was part of a fried fish shop under someone else

Mike
 
hello mike...I've seen your posts all over the forum and you seem to be able to put your hands on so many records!!!!...how do you do it????:0214:amazing!!!!...now it's my turn to ask you a question!:)...when my parents came to Birmingham from Poland and got married they live for a short whilein a rented room at 45 NINEVAH ROAD.,..this would have been around 1948-1950...are you able to find put who owned this house at that time? The house is still there as I went to find it a short while ago....did any one else rent at the same time? I know they used to walk to Grove Lane baths for a bath...They thought this was so romantic!
 
Happy birthday Hannah ! Hope you have a good day.
Don’t know if I can help you much though. The directories for 1949 and 1950 don’t list 45 Nineveh road, which isn’t surprising as the owners of houses renting rooms probably weren’t bothered about being listed.
The 1950 electoral roll lists Susan & Edward J.Adams and Margaret Collins.. in 1945 it was Mary & David J. Ellis. If the owner lived on the premises, then one of these is probably who you are looking for, but I don’t have any other information.
Incidently I found out two years ago that both my grandparents on one side were Polish, but emigrated to and lived in Canada, so I feel a slight association with you, being half of Polish extraction
mike
 
Thank you for all your help...and your kind wishes for my birthday! that is something to go on anyway.
Hanna:)
 
Below are two photographs, one showing the entrance to court 1 Ninevah road, and the other showing the corner of Ninevah Road and Soho Road. Also a map with arrows showing approximately the position they were taken

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Astoness said:
how different it looks now mike..one of my rollar skating friends lived in nineveh road

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The corner building that's now Purnell Estates was a Newsagent/Stationery shop in the mid/late 60s and was run by Newport and Green they also ran the little market in the space before William Hill was built (I don't know what was there originally) a couple of doors away on Soho Road.

I worked at the market on the groceries section at the back, first as a Saturday job and the full time for a year after I left school until I joined the Civil Service!
 
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And another. Surprised many of the buildings, particularly on the Bacchus Road corner still stand today. But the tree's gone ! Caption from Birmingham Archives

Date:1906

Description:Nineveh Road, Handsworth, looking towards Bacchus Road, 1906. Bull baiting was recorded on this site as late as 1829, the spectators allegedly watching from the tree.

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Vivienne14 said:
And another. Surprised many of the buildings, particularly on the Bacchus Road corner still stand today. But the tree's gone ! Caption from Birmingham Archives

Date:1906

Description:Nineveh Road, Handsworth, looking towards Bacchus Road, 1906. Bull baiting was recorded on this site as late as 1829, the spectators allegedly watching from the tree.

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How many years apart, just a guess?
 
Early 1961-2 there used to be a chip shop there serving up crinkle cut chips fantastic , this wa before all the precut chips you can now buy from supermarkets .
 
I've looked a bit closer at the post #15 image and maybe that building was once a pub. Think it says Holders Bottled Ales on the sign above the top windows.
 
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