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Steelhouse lane

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In the 1855 White's directory, Mrs Mary Catley is listed at 106 Steelhouse lane with Ann Catley as a shopkeeper. In addition Ann is listed at the same address as a bleeder with leeches. The post office directory nominally of the same year, just lists Mary at that address. In 1862 just Anne is listed as shopkeeper at 106 Steelhouse lane
 
An architect's drawing of some new premises in Steelhouse Lane and Upper Priory in 1897. The drawing is from the American Architecture and Building News Oct 1897 edition. Can't place the building at all. Maybe it was never built? Viv.

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Thanks Lyn. So everything around that corner was swept away by the 1960s, if not before. Just looked back on this thread and the building is in several earlier photos on this thread including this one posted by Mikejee. It has the distinctive tower. The building was discussed and the conclusion seems to be that it was at one time occupied by the Ebeneezer Approved Society. Viv.

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Interestingly Lyn, your map link shows a hospital in two sections on the opposite corner of the 'Ebeneezer' building. One section backs on to Dr Johnson Passage. Wondering if this was the hospital in use before the General Hospital was built further down Steelhouse Lane. Viv.
 
On the corner was the children's hospital out patients, and further down was the women's hospital out patients.

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Mike this falls in line a little about my thread on my gt gt grandfather and Steelhouse Lane and the General HospitalAbel and thomas taylor steelhouse lane 2.JPG
 
Carolina
I don't think, though stand to be corrected, that the women's or children's hospital were connected to the General Hospital, but were separate.
Regarding the Lench almshouses. they were demolished shortly before the c1889 map, but were between Russell & Loveday streets, and I believe the pink are on the map shows where they had been .

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Two smashing photos of Steelhouse Lane in 1954 (originally posted by Astoness on the 'old street pics' thread). Viv.
 

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Looking up Steelhouse Lane from the police station. Photo looks about 1960s. The old Queens Head building must be on the left (near the right edge of the photo). Viv.

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Post 37 has a photo - there are more similar in the thread - shows a large hoarding describing National Savings - 'Give Thanks' with a target of £12,000,000.
Other large collections have taken lace in the city in the past, usually associated with warfare.
There was a 'Tank Week' towards the latter part of WW1 which had banners on the Town Hall. A photo exits on the Forum. The exhortation to win was so that the city beat Liverpool and Manchester. I don't know the outcome but I am sure the city was not No.1.
Another event was Warship Week which was held, throughout the Kingdom, in 1941 and 1942. This badge can be seen at the Think Tank.
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There were lots more during WW2.
 
No idea where the lost property office would have been on Steelhouse Lane. At the police station perhaps ? Viv.

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Ah, Newton Street, that's the next road up. I have this very vague memory of my mom going there once.
 
I'm more confused now. Attaching 1937 map which shows Newton Street, Victoria Law Courts, Coleridge Passage and then the Police station. If I am reading correctly then it is one building. Is it in the same order? I think the "lock-up" and "Law Courts" should be the opposite way round in Kelly's? Also note the Police station has several doors into it so presumably these led to different depts. Steve might know.
Second map is 1952 as it shows the juvenile Court. Other online maps are of a less helpful scale.
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i thought this name had come up before
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Probably did as the thread is over ten years old! :D Posts referred to from the earlier thread have now been merged into this one Steelhouse Lane thread. Paternoster lift references have now been moved to the Paternoster Lift thread here
Erebus555....You are probably right that the city won't redevelop the
Dental Hospital...bottom line...the cost. Here is a link about the proposal for redevelopment but not at that site, in Selly Oak with outreach clinics in Stoke and Coventry. It's not good news since the place is bursting at the seams.
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any one know what shops were along the lane, on the side of the hospital. 1n the 40s/50.



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In 1960, I worked part time from school at Lincoln Jeffries gun shop which had the zebra crossing right outside the door. There were a couple of gun shops further up and I remember W. Pond hardware shop. I seem to remember an Indian restaurant which had a smell we were not accustomed to in those days. There was also a pub on the corner of Weaman St.
 

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In 1960, I worked part time from school at Lincoln Jeffries gun shop which had the zebra crossing right outside the door. There were a couple of gun shops further up and I remember W. Pond hardware shop. I seem to remember an Indian restaurant which had a smell we were not accustomed to in those days. There was also a pub on the corner of Weaman St.
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very well done,bango.i thought there was some gun shops. but not sure. thanks alot
 
I started work in January 1967 at a solicitors office in Fountain Court, Steelhouse lane. I worked there for about 5 years. As I was the Office Junior I had to deliver and pick up documents from both the Law Court and the County Court so I walked many times up Newton Street to the courts in Corporation Street.

On the opposite side of Fountain Court was the Barrister's Chambers. Mr Jenkins, the caretaker, lived at the top of the building in a small flat.

The Birmingham Post and Mail building was next door to us on one side and the General Hospital on the other. At least both the buildings of Fountain Court and the old General at still standing!
 
Presumably Richards & Goodings sold out to Edward Grey.
Something wrong with that tram!! Always double deckers and incorrect angle.
 
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