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Shops Muntz st/The Cov

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In the 60s & 70s they started to knock down a lot of pubs. In the 80s only the White Lion, the Nest and the Malt Shovel survived the Muntz Street demolition. There used to be loads of pubs and loads of Irish in Small Heath. My favourites pubs were the Gunmakers, the Brighton and the Nest.
 
barrie said:
Both Henry David Nutting, and Percy Christopher Nutting served in WWI.

Neither of them entered France, so were possibly Territorial Army, these are the details;

Henry David Nutting. 835729 Royal Field Artillery.

Percy Clarence Nutting. 85667 19th Coy. 8th Res Btn Machine Gun Corps.



Barrie.
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Percy Clarence dis serve in France and was injured returned home patched up and sent back out again. He said if there's another I'm not going they can bloody well shoot me I don't care cause I've been shot before
 
csmith604 said:
There was a 'cardrome?' on the Cov Road also. My late uncle was a security man there for a while, but I cannot remember the name, further up on the same side was Kwik Save, Tesco, and of course Woolies. Nat West Bank opposite.
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I worked at Payne’s Shoe Repairs a few doors along from the Cardrome, back in the mid 60’s when I left school. We were next door to a shop which I think was called Lisa Marie or something similar.
 
Davey N. said:
I worked at Payne’s Shoe Repairs a few doors along from the Cardrome, back in the mid 60’s when I left school. We were next door to a shop which I think was called Lisa Marie or something similar.
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I think it was Lisa Gaye ladies' outfitter, 448 Coventry Road.
 
Does anyone have any information or photos of 70 Muntz Street or the old football ground of Birmingham City F.C. formely known as 'Small Heath Alliance'. My distant relative Harry Martin Pumfrey lived at number 70 in 1903 and later he designed the new St Andrews ground for Birmngham City F.C. in 1906.
 
Post #150 has several colour photos of Muntz Street, this shows The Small Arms Inn which was #64, #70 would have been the shop next door to the television service shop.
 

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jackie.pallo said:
If that is the church shown on the map then yes that is the one!! it looks so much bigger than I thought it was. I don't remember it from the Coventry road it was closed & boarded up in the 60's when I used to visit my Gran, the Sunday School behind it was next door to my Nan's house in Wright Street which is shown on the Muntz Street side of the church on that map & we accessed the back of the house up an alley between the Church/Sunday School & house so I only remember seeing the church from the side above a 6ft wooden fence & through trees. It looks very much more impressive than I remember. I have seen an article somewhere which described a church in Small Heath being built at a cost of £2,000+ in the 1800's but I dismissed it as being to costly to be the one I remembered, I will have to try & find it again lol!!. I still have a carved chest which came from the church & was used for storing robes, bibles, candles & other church sundries. It was rescued by my Great Grandfather when it was considered surplus to requirements in the days he was caretaker. Thank you very much for posting this it gives a lot of substance to my memories & the stories told me by my Mother & Grandmother.

This one? A Congregationalists and Independents church?

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Nicholas Hennessy was the Minister of the Congregational Church from 1891 to 1903 and lived a short distance away on Coventry Road. I am researching him fora relative of his, now living in New Zealand. I'f it were possible for you to photograph the "Chest" it would make lovely addition to the Family History book I am creating about Nicholas for her. - especially as he may have also kept his vestments etc. in that chest. It certainly would be a nice image to have if you are able.
 
Nicholas Hennessy was the Minister of the Congregational Church from 1891 to 1903 and lived a short distance away on Coventry Road. I am researching him fora relative of his, now living in New Zealand. I'f it were possible for you to photograph the "Chest" it would make lovely addition to the Family History book I am creating about Nicholas for her. - especially as he may have also kept his vestments etc. in that chest. It certainly would be a nice image to have if you are able.
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Welcome to Birmingham History Forum. The member you have quoted Jackie.pallo has not visited the forum since Feb 23, 2020, the day they posted their reply, so its unlikely you will get a reply.

You could try sending them a direct message by clicking in their profile and clicking the direct message button. Good luck with your research.
 
Nicholas Hennessy was the Minister of the Congregational Church from 1891 to 1903 and lived a short distance away on Coventry Road. I am researching him fora relative of his, now living in New Zealand. I'f it were possible for you to photograph the "Chest" it would make lovely addition to the Family History book I am creating about Nicholas for her. - especially as he may have also kept his vestments etc. in that chest. It certainly would be a nice image to have if you are able.
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So sorry I no longer have the chest we sold it recently
 
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