Temple Street

[brummy-lad]

My Gt-Gt-Grandfather had premises (rented I imagine) at No. 23 Temple Street, I always wanted to know what this shop would have looked like.

This was in 1852 so very unlikely there would be a photograph in existence, I found this drawing on the odd fellows hall thread, the Mudie shop on the right was at No, 23 and I have found adverts for Mudie's Library in newspapers of 1863.

These premises seemed to change hands on a regular basis with rooms and floors being sub-let. Around 7 different occupants in the space of 10 years

I'm not saying this is how the shop front would have looked in 1852 but I like to think that it could be.

 

[Astoness]

nice find john

lyn

 

[Vivienne14]

A drawing made by copying an old print of Temple Street. It shows the Acorn on the right. The street looks more open, possibly having no buildings on the left-hand side which was once lined with trees.

There is a dedicated thread about the Acorn Hotel - link here

https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/acorn-hotel-temple-street.52547

 

[mw0njm.]

TROCADERO - TEMPLE STREET

 

[Vivienne14]

Even by today's standards, the advert for wives seems odd. Why a woman would commit to this I have no idea, especially being as they'd be expected to commit to a long, slow, possibly meandering journey (definition of 'perigrination' - I had to look up the meaning!).

It's suggested the name Temple Street was derived from an old summer arbour in the style of a Grecian temple. I think this was debated elsewhere upon the forum some years ago.




Source: British Newspaper Archive