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Watt Street/Chapel Street General Stores Handsworth

Linds

Linds

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I think this may be a long shot but could anyone help me find some photos of my grandparents General Stores that used to be in Watt Street
The address was in fact 50 Watt Street Handsworth Birmingham.
My elderly mother often talks of fond memories of the shop and the street and I have taken her back to Watt Street a few times. I have searched the internet for photos but without success. She didn’t have a single photo and I would love to be able to find one for her. Thank you.
 
hi...just wondered why you have also added chapel st in the thread title...if i have got the correct watt st all the houses on the one side no longer exists and is now mainly green space ...this side was the evens numbers..if you could give us your grandmothers name and what years you are talking about it may help

lyn
 
pjmburns said:
Isn't the shop referred to on the corner of Watt Street and Chapel Street?
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ahh yes jan just noticed chapel st on street view...i am sure we had a enquiry from another member some time ago about watt st but i think it was in the research section of the forum...

lyn
 
Handsworth Historical Society has received a couple of recent enquiries relating to the above. Can anyone help with a photo of the grocer's shop in Watt Street, Handsworth, in the first half of the 20th century or tell me when Raleigh Cycles in Camp Lane opened please? The latter was TI Raleigh Cycles when it closed about 1982.
 
Thank you, yes it was the same enquirer. I've just had a quick look via the search box but it only came up with my request. In an ideal world we'd have photos of every street!
 
pjbhandsworth said:
Thank you, yes it was the same enquirer. I've just had a quick look via the search box but it only came up with my request. In an ideal world we'd have photos of every street!
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oh we certainly would...dont give up on the raleigh enquiry as we do have members who maybe able to help you

lyn
 
Linds said:
I think this may be a long shot but could anyone help me find some photos of my grandparents General Stores that used to be in Watt Street
The address was in fact 50 Watt Street Handsworth Birmingham.
My elderly mother often talks of fond memories of the shop and the street and I have taken her back to Watt Street a few times. I have searched the internet for photos but without success. She didn’t have a single photo and I would love to be able to find one for her. Thank you.
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Hello, have you had any luck finding a photo of Watt street? My wife’s grandparents lived at 46 Watt Street around 1910 and her father was born there.
I think this may be a long shot but could anyone help me find some photos of my grandparents General Stores that used to be in Watt Street The address was in fact 50 Watt Street Handsworth Birmingham.
 
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This is an aerial view, I have marked what I think is #50, if somebody has a 1950s map showing house numbers they will be able to confirm this.
 

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Thank you brummy-lad, that could be the actual chapel in Watt Street. I've only had a chance to look at our Handsworth street directory for 1898 so far, which lists a greengrocer and grocer either side of the chapel, with the grocer on the corner, but plan to visit the Library of Birmingham next week to check a 1910 directory.
 
Many thanks mikejee, you may have saved me a trip to the Library, although I don't think the enquirer has given me her grandparents' name yet.
 
brummy-lad said:
This is an aerial view, I have marked what I think is #50, if somebody has a 1950s map showing house numbers they will be able to confirm this.
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Hi - can I ask where you have obtained the aerial view from. I am interested in the area to the right of this photograph, so would be interested to know where I can get one from. Thanks.
 
Hi SMITHIES, welcome to the forum.

The aerial image came from britainfromabove.org, link below

Search > Map | Britain From Above

www.britainfromabove.org.uk www.britainfromabove.org.uk

If you enter EPW015236 into the search box that is the map you need and it does show the area to the right.

If you register (free) you can zoom in on the individual views, I'm not sure if you will find an aerial shot to the right, if you are lucky it could be that I cropped the one that I posted.
 
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