Wheeler Street Lozells

[mikejee]

Try entering the names in the search box. you should bring up photos of most of those . Do you mean a George Street in Preston? If so then you would not expect to find a photo on this site

 

[deana.richards]

Any old photos of Wheeler Street, George Street Preston, Shefford Road or New John Street please 1911ish

My Dad and his family were born in 12 Wheeler Street in the back to back housing, the front was a barbers shop.

 

[daid rathgen]

Any views 1900s Gower Place, Wheeler St. Home of William Edward Withers and family, maker of rope and also brushes.

 

[Caggwag]

This is RJR transports garage. The corner of gower and wheeler street

 

[Astoness]

bringing this thread to the top for any members who have an interest who has not seen the wonderful photos we have taken before demo

lyn

 

[brummy-lad]

bringing this thread to the top for any members who have an interest who has not seen the wonderful photos we have taken before demo

lyn

Hi Lyn, sorry to be a pain but I'm getting the images together for Wheeler Street (found 46 so far), could you have a look if you have copies of these 3 without the water-mark, thank-you.

 

[mikejee]

I think these are what you want

 

[brummy-lad]

I think these are what you want

Brilliant, thanks Mike.

 

[brummy-lad]

The location of these 2 images has defeated me, I have put 440 images onto the interactive map so far and always managed to identify the location, mainly using the old maps website and Britain from above.
The image showing a row of 4 houses (court or back houses) was always going to be a problem, when I started collecting images for Wheeler Street I completely underestimated the length of and number of houses in this street.
The image showing the 3 houses seems to indicate that they are wedged between a factory on each side.
I'm posting these in the hope that at some stage (now or in the future) someone will recognise the locations.

 

[brummy-lad]

This was my 'best guess' for the 3 houses but unfortunately the Britain from above map is not very clear at this point on Wheeler Street. Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated.

 

[brummy-lad]

Could somebody kindly answer a query I have, if the white building is the Congregational Church then what is the building on the extreme right of the image? It appears to have been demolished on the later colour image.

 

[Astoness]

i thought it was the cong churc to the far right john...will have to do some digging around on this one...i have these 2 that i thought was the cong church under demo with lozells road running across...maybe a map or kellys look up will help

 

[brummy-lad]

i thought it was the cong churc to the far right john...will have to do some digging around on this one...i have these 2 that i thought was the cong church under demo with lozells road running across...maybe a map or kellys look up will helpView attachment 158407

Thanks Lyn, I have this map but the images I posted look more like the Sunday School than the church.

 

[Astoness]

yes i agree john yours are the sunday school and my photos are deffo the cong church under demo

lyn

 

[brummy-lad]

yes i agree john yours are the sunday school and my photos are deffo the cong church under demo

lyn

Thanks Lyn, I just wanted to be sure of the facts as I didn't know that area at all. I've had a good day today I've just managed to identify the location for one of the images in post #249, it would be an impossible task without those superb aerial images on the britain from above website. The quality amazes me considering the size of the equipment and the conditions they were under when they took them, plus when they took them they would have had no idea if they were sharp and exposed correctly. We are so spoilt by digital images nowadays.

 

[Astoness]

oh well done john you are doing an amazing job...sad to say i just would not have the patience lol...keep up the good work

lyn

 

[brummy-lad]

Could some kind person do a Kelly's directory look up for Crabtrees @ No. 253 and the business at No. 255 Wheeler Street please. I have checked 1955, 1964 & 1967/8 but think it must be a later date which I don't have.

 

[mikejee]

Its county refrigeration at 253 in 1969, 71, 72 and 73. No 255 is Wheelers cafe in 1969, but not listed in other years

 

[Astoness]

Could some kind person do a Kelly's directory look up for Crabtrees @ No. 253 and the business at No. 255 Wheeler Street please. I have checked 1955, 1964 & 1967/8 but think it must be a later date which I don't have.

take it you have the photo of crabtrees john

lyn

 

[brummy-lad]

take it you have the photo of crabtrees john

lyn

Yes thank Lyn but no date for the picture.

 

[brummy-lad]

I could do with some help on this one too, I can't find this society in 1955, 64 or 67/68. I think it may be 94 Clifford Street on the corner with Wheeler Street. Thank-you

 

[Astoness]

is this the one you have john ive got it dated 1968

 

[RobT]

I could do with some help on this one too, I can't find this society in 1955, 64 or 67/68. I think it may be 94 Clifford Street on the corner with Wheeler Street. Thank-you

I would agree with this being 94 Clifford Street, hence no front door only a blocked up window.
In 1967/68 Kelly's 205 Wheeler St was a newsagent. Also an entry between 203 & 205 can be seen in photo.

 

[brummy-lad]

is this the one you have john ive got it dated 1968

View attachment 158468

Yes that's the one, thanks Lyn.

 

[brummy-lad]

I would agree with this being 94 Clifford Street, hence no front door only a blocked up window.
In 1967/68 Kelly's 205 Wheeler St was a newsagent. Also an entry between 203 & 205 can be seen in photo.

View attachment 158487

Thanks for your help Rob, it does also fit in with the shops at Nos. 207, 205 & 203.

 

[mikejee]

Unfortunately I have found that organisations like this are often not listed in the street listings, even though occasionally they may be listed in the official section of the same volume

 

[brummy-lad]

I have found around 45 images of Wheeler Street but strangely not one with a tram. The maps for 1889, 1915/17 and 1937 all show tramlines. Does anybody know when trams stopped running in Wheeler Street? I know the last trams in Birmingham were c.1953 but there are no tramlines showing on Wheeler Street even on the 1950 map.
Are there any pictures of trams in Wheeler Street out there?

 

[mikejee]

The route was apparently the 24 & 25, and ended 1939.

 

[brummy-lad]

Wheeler Street has been added to the map www.leroux.co.uk/aston
It took longer than expected but what an interesting journey it was investigating the many images. If anybody has any photos showing trams in Wheeler Street I would love to see them.

 

[Astoness]

never seen one with trams showing john...in fact i did not realise that they ran up and down the steep wheeler st...will keep an eye out

lyn