Warstone Lane

[Pedrocut]

Smelting Works. 6, Warstone Lane.

 

[Astoness]

Smelting Works. 6, Warstone Lane.

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nice photo pedro...not seen it before

lyn

 

[Vivienne14]

Home of Thomas Pemberton, surgeon and coroner.



Source: British Newspaper Archive

 

[Astoness]

warstone lane

lyn

 

[Astoness]

not seen this one before location says warstone lane 1907 but where abouts...very high wall on the left and what are they digging for ?

lyn

 

[mikejee]

Have adjusted the contrast to bring out a few more details. Looking at the 1886 map, the only place that looked likely was as shown on map , behind the Red Lion, but a bit doubtful

 

[Pedrocut]

This picture appears on the Toye, Kenning and Spencer site: Were at 77 Warstone Lane in 1973.
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[Pedrocut]

This also appears in connection with Toye as the Birmingham site in 1907.
(May have seen on the Forum ?)

 

[Pedrocut]

There is a thread for Toye & Co.

Post in thread 'Toye & Co'

Sep 26, 2022

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Hi! I bought this ring for my boyfriend and it’s got a TKS hallmark, but we have no idea what the symbol is! Is it something specific to the area?

Hi and welcome to Birmingham History Forum. The item you have looks like a brutalist design ring in blue enamel. TKS will most likely be Toye, Kenning & Spencer who made this sort of thing in the mid 70’s.

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[Vivienne14]

I think the person in the photo (#5 and #6) was standing about here (red dot). Was the ditch in connection with digging sewers ?

 

[Astoness]

I think the person in the photo (#5 and #6) was standing about here (red dot). Was the ditch in connection with digging sewers ?

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i think that sounds a reasonable assumption viv...thanks..i have a few more photos of warstone lane that i dont think i ever posted so i will sort them out and post here

lyn

 

[Astoness]

3 more of warstone lane the first 3 says 1/70 the 4th photo says 9/70 also posting a map

Georeferenced Maps viewer - Map images - National Library of Scotland

 

[mikejee]

I reckon that no 77 warstone Lane was as marked on the map, which would make it the house almost off the photo on the right, and agrees with Viv

 

[Pedrocut]

Toye still at 77, Street view../

 

[Pedrocut]

The old pictures appear on the History of Toye, Kenning and Spencer on Pinterest. (Not official ?)
I don’t think the Co had obtained premises in Birmingham at time.

 

[Pedrocut]

This picture appears from 2022 in the Birmingham Archives and Collections.

'Essence of Birmingham' showing building on Warstone Lane near Rose Villa Tavern.

 

[mikejee]

The photograph is labelled 190 Warstone Lane. There is no reference to a Clifford & Chidley in the 1956 or 1962 directories, but the firm is listed in the 1961 directory at that address. In addition online (https://chalkware.gallery/sanderson-co/) it is stated that "Kenneth Chidley, who was trading as Clifford & Chidley, Warstone Lane, Birmingham in February 1961 also registered several finger ring designs and used the Sanderson service address in Bream’s Buildings.". Then photograph was apaprently taken in the 1970s,, probably shortly before demolition

 

[Astoness]

mike would you have a map showing where 190 was please...i am only guessing it was somewhere near the big peg..st view below thanks mike

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