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Re: History of Birmingham Street names
Hi rogerstan
Just read your request about steward street and wanting to know more about it firstly I want to say I was a local lad
I lived in the smaller part of kingedwards red which was the other side of the steward street school gates
I grew up there and I recall the blacksmiths next to the church and the streets around it was there from 1869
And in its periods from that period there was large houses up until that period and well to do people of the city of Birmingham whom lived there
For instance you will recall cope street at the end of steward street
Today this is just a short stretch of a road on the way out of town towards the dudley road and it boast few building other than the superb late Victorian
Spring hill library on the corner with Ickneild street, yet once spring hill was a vibrant working class neighbourhood of just eight streets
That was squeezed between Ladywood and Brookfield'
Focused on cope street to the west it was cut off by the old line of Birmingham canal,to the south by a railway line
To the East by monument road, and to the north by spring hill its self
The spring itself was right by spring hill Library,just across the way from the district to which it gave its name
It had disappeared by the 1800s
But according to Showell,s Dictionary it had been a favorite with the cottagers who lived near to it
For centuries, spring hill was in the foreign of Birmingham, the part of the manner that was rural and not part of the built up area around
St Martins in the bull ring, On the street commissioners,map of 1810. Only two buildings were shown hereabout, Navigation school
And a house called Springfield, now brought to mind Springfield street which is the next road to steward street
This was one of the Homes of major Birmingham figure. Called George barker,
A leading conservative and a lawyer,he was noted as a collector of coins and rare Orchids,and as a general supporter of the general hospital,
Next to him in another grand house lived James turner, a manufacturer remembered in James turner street in Winston green
Other streets in spring hill,also recall significant people in Birmingham's history
A. John Cope which you recall cope street at the end of the steward street, hence Cope Street, was a governor of King Edwards school
And in 1818 lived nearby in summer hill terrace just around the corner by sprig hill library
Whilst In by street if you recall brings to mind the Attorney Clement Ingle by he was of welsh descent and was funder mental in setting up
St Davids society in1824. One of those joined him on the committee was a Thomas Eyre Lee who is probably recollected in Eyre street
The streets of spring hill are completed with sprig hill passage
Steward street the bottom part of kingedwards road and stour. Street.
This last is named after the Birmingham, Wolverhampton and stour railway line which was constructed alon side the canal open end in1851
All these streets were apparent by the early 1860s
This urban development led to the destruction of the few large houses locally and their replacement with those back to back house as you know
Back to back tunnels, and shops and amongst the factory's of stout and Steward street
The tunnels was those large back houses which we called as kids nic knack alley ways leading from stout street and Springfield street
And of course stewards street and the church on stewards street and the blacksmiths where he done the horse shoes
Amongst the bigger manufacturers were barker and Allen the makers of German silver Henry Wilkes chemical producers
And Fly and Co, the brass founders
Well roystan,there is a hell of a lot on steward street naming family's and the cross keys pub and lots more on about it
May I suggest you go back to the library and look up spring hill Ladywood there you will find the steward street you are looking for
If you do not find an index for it asked if they have a copy of a book called The streets of brum part five and
These books are in a volume of five you can order it on line from amazon for a couple of quid you will learn a lot more on the street
I was brought up there myself as a kid and went to the school and played with kids in steward street I was in the army with the griths from the street
I hope it as shone some thought on your street I lived on the other side of the school gates in kingedwards row at 243 our house is also photographs
Best wishes Astonian,,,,,,,,
Hi rogerstan
Just read your request about steward street and wanting to know more about it firstly I want to say I was a local lad
I lived in the smaller part of kingedwards red which was the other side of the steward street school gates
I grew up there and I recall the blacksmiths next to the church and the streets around it was there from 1869
And in its periods from that period there was large houses up until that period and well to do people of the city of Birmingham whom lived there
For instance you will recall cope street at the end of steward street
Today this is just a short stretch of a road on the way out of town towards the dudley road and it boast few building other than the superb late Victorian
Spring hill library on the corner with Ickneild street, yet once spring hill was a vibrant working class neighbourhood of just eight streets
That was squeezed between Ladywood and Brookfield'
Focused on cope street to the west it was cut off by the old line of Birmingham canal,to the south by a railway line
To the East by monument road, and to the north by spring hill its self
The spring itself was right by spring hill Library,just across the way from the district to which it gave its name
It had disappeared by the 1800s
But according to Showell,s Dictionary it had been a favorite with the cottagers who lived near to it
For centuries, spring hill was in the foreign of Birmingham, the part of the manner that was rural and not part of the built up area around
St Martins in the bull ring, On the street commissioners,map of 1810. Only two buildings were shown hereabout, Navigation school
And a house called Springfield, now brought to mind Springfield street which is the next road to steward street
This was one of the Homes of major Birmingham figure. Called George barker,
A leading conservative and a lawyer,he was noted as a collector of coins and rare Orchids,and as a general supporter of the general hospital,
Next to him in another grand house lived James turner, a manufacturer remembered in James turner street in Winston green
Other streets in spring hill,also recall significant people in Birmingham's history
A. John Cope which you recall cope street at the end of the steward street, hence Cope Street, was a governor of King Edwards school
And in 1818 lived nearby in summer hill terrace just around the corner by sprig hill library
Whilst In by street if you recall brings to mind the Attorney Clement Ingle by he was of welsh descent and was funder mental in setting up
St Davids society in1824. One of those joined him on the committee was a Thomas Eyre Lee who is probably recollected in Eyre street
The streets of spring hill are completed with sprig hill passage
Steward street the bottom part of kingedwards road and stour. Street.
This last is named after the Birmingham, Wolverhampton and stour railway line which was constructed alon side the canal open end in1851
All these streets were apparent by the early 1860s
This urban development led to the destruction of the few large houses locally and their replacement with those back to back house as you know
Back to back tunnels, and shops and amongst the factory's of stout and Steward street
The tunnels was those large back houses which we called as kids nic knack alley ways leading from stout street and Springfield street
And of course stewards street and the church on stewards street and the blacksmiths where he done the horse shoes
Amongst the bigger manufacturers were barker and Allen the makers of German silver Henry Wilkes chemical producers
And Fly and Co, the brass founders
Well roystan,there is a hell of a lot on steward street naming family's and the cross keys pub and lots more on about it
May I suggest you go back to the library and look up spring hill Ladywood there you will find the steward street you are looking for
If you do not find an index for it asked if they have a copy of a book called The streets of brum part five and
These books are in a volume of five you can order it on line from amazon for a couple of quid you will learn a lot more on the street
I was brought up there myself as a kid and went to the school and played with kids in steward street I was in the army with the griths from the street
I hope it as shone some thought on your street I lived on the other side of the school gates in kingedwards row at 243 our house is also photographs
Best wishes Astonian,,,,,,,,
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Thanks guys.
wow, so much information about steward st, so interesting, as I said, I lived there from 1945 age 18 months, moving there from guest st hockley, until 1957 when we moved to rickman drive in Edgbaston, opp, the horse fair, or Bristol st, I lived next to the blacksmith you mentioned Bernard, his name was dennis black. the Griffiths you mentioned may have been my friend who I used to play with as a kid, (Billy) I of course attended steward st school, until 1955 then on to barford rd school, then to st Thomas in Granville st, in 1957, great memories, great times, and thank you for all the information