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Rupert Street Nechells

dereklcg

dereklcg

master brummie
hi ya,
does anyone remember a mural that was painted on the wall,in rupert street,nechells b7 at the far end over, avenue road as from grt lister street as i say over ave rd the wall if you know it is the railway yard or was i hav,nt been down that way in ages.
the other end is rocky lane,but this mural was of local history,
be nice if i,ve got pictures i took that no one else has got,there,s one of bloomsbury st library,the co-op in grt francis st,a bomb disposel expert who saved nechells gas works from going up,sandy sanders,the junction public house,a no7 tram for nechells,a back to back pic would it be northumberland street?,lms city of birmingham and a picture of the centre of brum.
i,ve had a mooch in my loft and found lot,s of pics old and new that i,ll share a some stage if anyone,s interested?
happy days regards dereklcg
 
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Derek, You have a treasure trove there. Last summer when I was over that way, it looked sad, dilapidated and run down. I'm also sure half of it was missing. :redface:

I have sent you a PM. :)

Pom:angel:
 
MWS said:
I like how everyone managed to stand still except that one little girl in the middle.
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Good observation that.

Street photography was quite rare then in working class areas. Imagine lumping round an enormous, large format camera with glass plates. It was quite a spectacle so people would often come outside and pose for the camera. Its why a lot of these vintage photos have a lot of people standing in doorways etc.
 
lauraj.smith1984 said:
My great grandfather lived at the Old Farm House on Rupert Street until 1923 and my great grandmother worked at the pub next door. Does anyone know the name of the pub?
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i am sure someone can find out the name of the pub for you...with luck someone may even have a photo of it and we may find a map marking out the old farm house

lyn
 
I have looked through directories and maps, and have in early directories found an Oldfarm varnish works but no old farm in Rupert Street. There are several mentions of Oldfarm house in the newspapers, but only one, in 1889, gives a name, William Sale, , who has money stolen from him by two prostitutes, but cannot find him as living in Rupert St in the 1891 census. So unable to determine the position of Old Farm
 
mikejee said:
I have looked through directories and maps, and have in early directories found an Oldfarm varnish works but no old farm in Rupert Street. There are several mentions of Oldfarm house in the newspapers, but only one, in 1889, gives a name, William Sale, , who has money stolen from him by two prostitutes, but cannot find him as living in Rupert St in the 1891 census. So unable to determine the position of Old Farm
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ok thanks mike..maybe if laura could give us her gt grandparents names and when born i could check the census for her..as she said there was also a pub next door.

lyn
 
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The circa 1949 map shows pubs at either end of Rupert Street.
Old Nelson on corner with Gt Lister Street.
Rupert Arms at junction with Oliver Street.
Don't know if either were there in1920
 
pjmburns said:
The circa 1949 map shows pubs at either end of Rupert Street.
Old Nelson on corner with Gt Lister Street.
Rupert Arms at junction with Oliver Street.
Don't know if either were there in1920
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thanks jan hopefully laura will get back to us and read the above posts and give us the names of her gt grandparents that way we can do a bit more research

lyn
 
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Need to find out if we have the right place.
A name is needed - I have located the street on 1921 census but not posting until I have a name.
 
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