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old photos of houses in and around Gt Barr St
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Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
The thing I remember most about Great Barr St was that in the times I remember there were not many houses at all. I suppose that some were bombed out during the war.
On the one side there was Canning's factory that took up most of the street from Glover St to Little Barr St (see photo). they were reasonably new premises in the 50's So I would imagine there was previously housing there before it was built.
Phil
On the one side there was Canning's factory that took up most of the street from Glover St to Little Barr St (see photo). they were reasonably new premises in the 50's So I would imagine there was previously housing there before it was built.
Phil
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Maris
master brummie
It still exists, I drive past it every day. My Ancestors lived at no 46 in 1881.
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Janet s
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There were several houses and shops on the right hand side of the road opposite Cannings. There was the Co-Op, a butchers, a laundry, a greengrocers, a chemist, the doctors surgery, a cafe and a newsagents as well a couple of pubs and a travellers site
templartyler
proper brummie kid
As a former resident of 111 Gt Barr St
[Dr's Surgery ...Caretaker Mrs Gwyneth Evans]
I can offer a little more detail ....
Starting at Young's Newsagents....
opp Cannings ...going towards City.
on R H Side
Nicklins Shop [corner of Derby St] ....family also had Pallet / Transport Co in Watery Lane by canal.
Fields Greengrocers
Florance Butchers
Wilson Bakery
Garrett's Shop
Dr's Surgery Dr Sankarayya, Bose & Bamford .... [Surgeries also at Cherrywood Rd,Bordesley Green & Corner of Aubrey / Coventry Rd ,Small Heath]
Hicky Chemist
Gilpin Newsagents
brummie nick
master brummie
Dr Sankarayya was our Dr when I lived in Small Heath
templartyler
proper brummie kid
A former Gurkha military Dr ....a little gruff in manner, but a good Dr......Dr Bamford...far more easy going ....his father was involved with Schools Dental Service near Hobmoor Rd. Our family from Gt Barr St [we went to Ada Rd School] moved to Aubrey Rd / Coventry Rd around 1956 [we then went to Waverley Grammar School].