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Soho Road Handsworth
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Carolyn Walker
knowlegable brummie
Lovely pics of Soho Road,one of them had the shoe shop i worked,Englands,my first job on leaving school 1962 at 15
daid rathgen
master brummie
I am attempting to make sense of the Withers and Flynn's addresses which include Soho Park Rd.
Kelly's Directory for 1872, has Soho Park, with a list of six named properties underneath it, including Granville House, Soho Park Road.
1861 Fanny Flynn is aged 4 at 2 Soho St, Handsworth, with her father George F Flynn. I have no information re Walter Withers in 1861, although it looks that he was with his father Edwin Withers at 393 Farm st, Birmingham.
1871 Census Fanny Flynn is at 'Miss Mary Harris’s Ladies Boarding School', 'Montpellier House', Abbey Hill; while Walter Withers is at the Royal School of Art, South Kensington London; Edwin Withers is at 16 Soho Park Rd, Handsworth.
1881 Census has George Flynn at 25 Soho Rd, Handsworth, with his daughter Fanny Flynn; Edwin Withers is at Granville House, Park Rd, Handsworth with Walter Withers.
The 1889 Ordnance Survey maps has Granville House in Park Avenue, (not Park Street or Park Road) a square free-standing building with a long garden. Today Park Avenue is still an Avenue. Might it have once been Granville House, Soho Park Rd?
With grateful thanks
Daid
Kelly's Directory for 1872, has Soho Park, with a list of six named properties underneath it, including Granville House, Soho Park Road.
1861 Fanny Flynn is aged 4 at 2 Soho St, Handsworth, with her father George F Flynn. I have no information re Walter Withers in 1861, although it looks that he was with his father Edwin Withers at 393 Farm st, Birmingham.
1871 Census Fanny Flynn is at 'Miss Mary Harris’s Ladies Boarding School', 'Montpellier House', Abbey Hill; while Walter Withers is at the Royal School of Art, South Kensington London; Edwin Withers is at 16 Soho Park Rd, Handsworth.
1881 Census has George Flynn at 25 Soho Rd, Handsworth, with his daughter Fanny Flynn; Edwin Withers is at Granville House, Park Rd, Handsworth with Walter Withers.
The 1889 Ordnance Survey maps has Granville House in Park Avenue, (not Park Street or Park Road) a square free-standing building with a long garden. Today Park Avenue is still an Avenue. Might it have once been Granville House, Soho Park Rd?
With grateful thanks
Daid
daid rathgen
master brummie
Having had a good look at the maps (thank you) and Censuses again, I now think that what was given was the district first "Soho" then the street "Park St" or road whichever is correct.
Thanks for your help.
My year 6 pupils will be doing a project to find out about the people who lived in Ashleigh place in the summer as our school is situated where Ashleigh place once stood. Any information or contacts would be brilliant to support this.
oldMohawk
gone but not forgotten
The following may be of interest.
Aerial view dated 1947. (cropped from image EAW008628 and Aerofilms edit marks removed)
Key
1. Library
2. Grove Lane/Soho Road junction.
3. Grammar School.
4. Baker Street.
5. Dawson Road.
Map dated 1956.
Key numbers match locations on aerial view.
Aerial view 2019 with matching key numbers.
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It would be interesting for the pupils if they could have information from someone who remembers living in Ashleigh place or had family who lived there. Any photographs would be useful too.
Radiorails
master brummie
This is a repeat photo especially for those that have requested 'teasers'.
Details about the bus and gas showrooms were in a subsequent post, however the questions are:-
To the rear of the bus is something that would no longer be needed as its original use had gone. What is it?
Also what was the name of the business carried on on the corner, at the rear of the bus.
RobT
Acemeccanoman
Name of business behind bus could beThis is a repeat photo especially for those that have requested 'teasers'.
Details about the bus and gas showrooms were in a subsequent post, however the questions are:-
To the rear of the bus is something that would no longer be needed as its original use had gone. What is it?
Also what was the name of the business carried on on the corner, at the rear of the bus.
166 Soho road Dudley's Home Furnishers
or on the corner nearer the bus
162 Soho Road Birmingham Municipal Bank
Radiorails
master brummie
You have got one part Bob, the Birmingham Municipal Bank. The 'key' hanging over the doorway shows that.
Radiorails
master brummie
No it was not gas lamp, but a traction pole to which was affixed the supports for the tram overhead wires.
However, you are right in as much as the pole was not now needed as the wires had gone and buses had now replaced the trams.
This too darn easy. Must make it harder.
However, you are right in as much as the pole was not now needed as the wires had gone and buses had now replaced the trams.
This too darn easy. Must make it harder.
ASparks, where did you work? The girl I later married worked in accounts at Dudley's Furnishings, and I spent probably the worst year of my life 'managing' the sports shop near The Frighted Horse pub. Most of that year I spent looking for a proper job, which I eventually did and got out of the place early 1969 IIRC. I actually quite liked the atmos in Soho Road in those days.
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A Sparks
master brummie
@Big Gee I had a Saturday job at the sort of market/ grocery place a few doors down from the newsagents on the corner of Soho and Nineveh Road, both were run by the same people. I worked at the back with the groceries. The front area sold mainly men's clothes.
This was from about 1966 to autumn 1968.
This was from about 1966 to autumn 1968.
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
i had to go to the tech too p when i was a apprentice.i walked along the rd looking in the shops at lunch time. vale onslow is the only one i remember now.
Richard Dye
master brummie
I also went to Tech on day release for a few years!
Richard Dye
master brummie
Rob, about when was that photo taken?
ASparks - I remember your shop. If I remember correctly, I think I bought something, a shirt maybe, from the men's outfitters. I never even went into the Frighted Horse, but if I fancied a swift half at lunchtime I went to the pub further up Soho Road from your shop. Was it The Bull?
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Rob’s photo must be around 1966. Viv.
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
thanks p. for map
#499 nice pic of library in 1960s
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thought it was the library...building still there i think
lyn
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
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JeannetteM
master brummie
Great looking at these OS Maps, Pedrocut. I lived in Sycamore Road near to Queens Head Road, in the 50’s. Remember mom working at the Capstan Works, she loved it there. Interesting looking at all of the roads. Soho Road was so exciting to me as a kid with 6d to spend on Saturday! Thank you, Jen