WINSON GREEN CANAL HOUSES

[miffyarcturus]

Does anyone have any information in regards to the canal houses. Address 36 and 97 canal house, winson green, Birmingham, UK

These canal houses on the winson green junction on the corner of the New BCN line and the old soho loop. I want to know who built it and when it was built. who were the occupants through out history. late 1970's till present i now the details of.


Kinsella Family Listed in 1939 Registry- House 1
Element Family Listed in 1939 Registry- House 2

 

[Heartland]

The provision of canal houses for Birmingham Canal Workers may be traceable through canal records, but it is a complex trawl through records in different location. The cottage numbering scheme was introduced by the canal company in the second half of the nineteenth century. No 36 was built earlier than 97. Later cottages might be let out to non canal workers.

The Elements were a family of canal carriers, and later road carriers

 

[Richard Dye]

Does anyone have any information in regards to the canal houses. Address 36 and 97 canal house, winson green, Birmingham, UK
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These canal houses on the winson green junction on the corner of the New BCN line and the old soho loop. I want to know who built it and when it was built. who were the occupants through out history. late 1970's till present i now the details of.


Kinsella Family Listed in 1939 Registry- House 1
Element Family Listed in 1939 Registry- House 2

miffyarcturus, these are great pictures thank you for posting and I hope you get at least some of your questions answered. Welcome to the Forum, a very good place, enjoy!​

 

[pjmburns]

I am sure the photo with the man and the bike is somewhere else on the Forum.

 

[Radiorails]

One wonders how the cyclist crossed the plank without falling in the canal. There seems room for the bicycle or rider, but not both.

 

[Richard Dye]

One wonders how the cyclist crossed the plank without falling in the canal. There seems room for the bicycle or rider, but not both.

Very carefully . I have actually done that a long time ago. From the photo you lift the bike and carry it.
I thought the same thing Alan.

 

[Heartland]

As to dating the houses, I note on checking the ordnance survey that the first two show a single house on the Winson Green site, that is up to 1902 survey, on the third survey of 1912 there are two new houses side by side.

So the inference is that the original number was retained for one of the new houses and another last in the list at that time given to the other.