Sheepcote Street

[superdad3]

While researching the Wake Green Estate [area around St Agnes Church, Moseley] I came across a William Priest who lived in Wake Green House on the estate. Further research conformed that he was the proprietor of the Quadrant Cycle Co. in Sheepcote Street.

One of Mikejee's brilliant maps [Sheepcote St. no 4] shows the location of the works labelled "Tricycle Work.".

They also made a small number of "cars" for a few years before they went out of business in 1928. Truly an innovative Birmingham firm!

 

[Pedrocut]

FACTORY GUTTED
The interior of the Midland Carpet Beating and Bedcleaning factory, Sheepcote-street, Birmingham, which was gutted by fire to-day.
(Evening Despatch, June 1940)

 

[OuterCircleBus]

From at least 1873 to at least 1896 (not 1863 or 1904) the Albion public house (in red on the map) was run by Albert Goose. I think it reasonable to suggest that the alleyway down the side (green ) was locally known as goose opening and that possibly the small blue places were small living spaces in goose opening.
mike

There were seven "back houses" behind the Albion pub and the house next door (number 34) accessed from the entry. They were on this map from the 1950s.

 

[OuterCircleBus]

While researching the Wake Green Estate [area around St Agnes Church, Moseley] I came across a William Priest who lived in Wake Green House on the estate. Further research conformed that he was the proprietor of the Quadrant Cycle Co. in Sheepcote Street.

One of Mikejee's brilliant maps [Sheepcote St. no 4] shows the location of the works labelled "Tricycle Work.".

They also made a small number of "cars" for a few years before they went out of business in 1928. Truly an innovative Birmingham firm!

Interestingly, Frederick Lanchester, who designed and built some of the first motorised vehicles that we would recognise as cars, lived in a house close to St Agnes Church.

 

[Astoness]

The story of Spud giving the landlord the car is, sadly, not true. Dad would have been delighted if that were the case!

just caught up with this thread....it just goes to show that we cant always believe stories that are passed down so thanks for putting it right spitfire 65

lyn