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Stratford Road Shirley

That view in your photo faces away from Birmingham.
I am pretty sure that is it. A few older buildings on that bit of the Stratford Road.
There were other older buildings further back towards Birmingham but I only have vague memories and don't recall a shop.
 
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By coincidence I had to go past this property this morning so pulled into the service road.
 

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The house in 1890 was described as a charming, gothic residence with garden over 3,000 yards.

(For info. There was also an 'Ingleside' on Shirley Road, Acocks Green - 1885 Frederick W Atkins was occupant)
 
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I can see, from Janice's earlier photo's, there are letters inscribed onto a shield beneath the gable. I can see a definite 'J'. Could there be an italic 'B' which has been rotated too ? As this letter lies on top of the 'J', are we looking at 'JB' initials ? I expect this was part of the building when it was built.
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Be great to find an image of it before it was converted into two units. The building has symmetry and I suspect there was once a nice central entrance to the property. The advert in post #448 suggests (at least to me) that there might once have been more decoration/decorative features than we see today. Perhaps the orginal, lower windows and front door were arched ? I think the use of the word charming 'gothic' residence to describe the house in 1890 suggests this, too. (But not over the top gothic, more restrained gothic perhaps ?)
 
I think this might be it originally (text across image as it is for sale but...)
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WA 652 - Shirley Village, Solihull, Warwickshire

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Post #23 and #24 show "Ingleside" to the right in both images. The street level frontage had been altered by the 1940s
 
The street-level frontage seems to have originally had a porch with pillars. Bit difficult to make out on the postcard, but I've sharpened it slightly. Screenshot_20260312_132800_Samsung Internet.jpg
 
Solihull Archives also have a reference to "stabling at Ingleside" dated 1894
I assume this 1903 map shows the stabling as outbuildings. Clearly indicated as 1 property.
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