Sparkhill Boy
master brummie
Please tell me where I can post a request for old photographs of MoorSt, Wood St, Cliveland St, Legge St, Fisher St and that area in general. Obviously before all was redeveloped.
Thanks.
Thanks.
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Old Photographs of streets.
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Stitcher
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I hope this is in the correct place.
I have a small book about Aston and Perry Barr, it is one of The 'Images of England' series,.
Would I be correct in my assumption that the pictures from it have already been used on the forum?.
I have a small book about Aston and Perry Barr, it is one of The 'Images of England' series,.
Would I be correct in my assumption that the pictures from it have already been used on the forum?.
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
Sparkhill Boy,
Sorry but I failed to see this request back in January, so I know its a little late but here are some of the streets you requested. I won't bother with any of Moor St because I am sure there are more than enough on the forum already.
But I can fix you up with Cliveland St, Legge St and Fisher st, and I know that Mikejee has quite a few of Wood St and the surrounding area.
Phil
Sorry but I failed to see this request back in January, so I know its a little late but here are some of the streets you requested. I won't bother with any of Moor St because I am sure there are more than enough on the forum already.
But I can fix you up with Cliveland St, Legge St and Fisher st, and I know that Mikejee has quite a few of Wood St and the surrounding area.
Phil
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Stitcher
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I read on another thread about roadworks and Astonbrook. Unfortunately the attatchment will not open for me. Because this picture is Astonbrook repairs and is from 1953 I assume it is the same image but I don't know for sure.
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sylviasayers
master brummie
Phil, thanks for posting the photos is the 3rd one the Dog & Duck, Sheep Street, I'm pretty sure it is I have been looking for ages for a photo of this pub because in 1861 my g.g. grandfather John Raybould lived there with his family, could you tell me where you found the photo as I would really like a clearer picture for my family tree files.
sylviasayers
master brummie
The photo of Aston Brook repairs actually shows High Street, Aston, known to us Astonites as Newtown Row, with the Post Office on the corner of Asylum Road shown on the far right.
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
Sylvia
To be very honest now I come to look at the original it might have been here that I got it but it would be back in April 2008. So it might have been lost when we lost all those photos some time back. But I think the same photo is in Maria Twists book "Saltley Duddeston & Nechells" in the Images of England series. I have to warn you that the photo in the book is not much better.
Phil
hi sylvia
the raybould family lived also in victoria rd just down from the old six ways aston just yardsfrom our house way back in the forties and fifties
and they had alot of sibblings whom followed in the grand fathers foot steps in running pubs around in birmingam from fifties and the sixties
and the younger generation went into selling carpets and flooring way back from the sixtys and still trading today beleive it or not
as far as i know they still advertise from time to time and are operationional in the high street erdington birmingham
best wishes astonion
the raybould family lived also in victoria rd just down from the old six ways aston just yardsfrom our house way back in the forties and fifties
and they had alot of sibblings whom followed in the grand fathers foot steps in running pubs around in birmingam from fifties and the sixties
and the younger generation went into selling carpets and flooring way back from the sixtys and still trading today beleive it or not
as far as i know they still advertise from time to time and are operationional in the high street erdington birmingham
best wishes astonion
sylviasayers
master brummie
Stitcher, I'm not sure whether the photo in High Street, Aston, has been on the forum before, but a very similar one has. Aston Brook was culverted and part of it ran parallel to the right hand side of Phillips Street (looking from the High Street) there was a red door in the wall at the bottom end of Talford Street which gave access for maintenance men. Further along just off Phillips Street leading into Elkington Street was a small blue brick bridge which you could see over to the brook. I don't know when it was culverted but on the 23rd July 1923 the brook burst its banks, this was my parents wedding day and dad used to tell us he had to push mom on a handcart through the floods to reach their first home as lodgers in Copeley Street, a cul de sac off Burlington Street, they subsequently rented the whole house and lived there until 1968, I was born in that house and so were my brother and sisters. Happy memories of that house.
Astonian I don't know about latter day Rayboulds, but I know my g/grandmother's half brother Alfred Raybould was at the Vintage Tavern, 99 Digbeth on the 1901 census. Thanks for the information.
Astonian I don't know about latter day Rayboulds, but I know my g/grandmother's half brother Alfred Raybould was at the Vintage Tavern, 99 Digbeth on the 1901 census. Thanks for the information.
mikeahands
New Member
Hello
This message has reminded me about Phillip street, does anyone remember a radio and TV shop called the 'Red House' on the left as you walked from New town Row; a few doors after that was a house on the same side, the front door always seemed to be open and they had toffee apples for sale. It's amazing what I'm recalling as I read these messages.
Regards
Mike
This message has reminded me about Phillip street, does anyone remember a radio and TV shop called the 'Red House' on the left as you walked from New town Row; a few doors after that was a house on the same side, the front door always seemed to be open and they had toffee apples for sale. It's amazing what I'm recalling as I read these messages.
Regards
Mike
sylviasayers
master brummie
Hi Mike the Red House was in Phillips Street, on the corner of Newtown Row (officially High Street) was Baines, then Joan's a wool shop/baby clothes, then the Red House. There used to be photos on the site but I don't know whether they are still here since the changes a couple of years ago. I don't remember the house which sold the toffee apples, I think it depends on the years you are thinking about.