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« on: August 31, 2009, 09:23:31 AM » |
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This picture is believed to have been taken in the Aston/Handsworth,Edgbaston area but we don't know where, can anyone please help
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Cromwell
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« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2009, 03:30:01 PM » |
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Dont know where it is Forgemills but the lady is wearing a tennis outfit of the time and tennis racket hanging on the wall not a carpet beater ....its about 2 foot long (8 bricks)
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« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2009, 06:41:37 PM » |
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Cromwell just goes to show how much I looked at the photo, didn't even register the tennis racket, at least she had plenty of handle to hit the ball with....about what date would you say the picture was please?
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« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2009, 07:52:52 AM » |
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I should think about the 1870's
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« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2009, 10:23:56 AM » |
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Thankyou Cromwell...it now gives me an idea of who it may be, and perhaps by checking 1871 census/1881 census I can work out the address or at least what area of Birmingham it is!!!!  |
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« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2009, 10:37:06 AM » |
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Could be the cottages on Church Lane, Handsworth or the Old Town Hall on College Road, Handsworth Wood. |
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« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2009, 11:00:38 AM » |
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Thankyou Osin, I have just googled Old cottages, Church Lane, Handsworth and there is a canny similarity with the picture I posted, I have tried to load the picture for you to see, but don't know how to change the format of it!!! I also googled Old Town Hall, but think that it is more likely to be the first one, Old Cottages, a big thankyou, I know an 80 year old lady that will be over the moon!!!
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« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2009, 11:13:40 AM » |
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Cromwell, your're a mine of information!! I have a picture of a Garage I used to work in, circa 1960s I think. It's of Padmores Garage Villa street. Lozells. But when I worked there in the 1970s, it was Edwards Bros, aka Windscreen Services. On this 1960s picture you can just see the chimney pots of the house behind the Garage, also owned by the brothers Eddie and Fred Edwards. We! the Wife, daughter and Me, lived in that house for almost 7 years. It was a very old house, built I'm led to believe. around 1800 and something.
The old place was falling down round our ears, but we have some very fond memories of the place and one very!! sad one. We had to leave there in 1977 because it was Compulsory Purchased and marked for demolition. I wondered if you might know where I might be able to get a picture of this house. The Garage and house have long gone, and there are now new houses on there. The old address was 198 Villa street, Lozells.
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« Reply #8 on: July 08, 2010, 12:21:31 PM » |
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Cookie55, Just joined the forum hence the late reply. My Uncle was Bill Padmore who owned Padmores Garage on 198 Villa Street. Bill passed away and his son wasn't interested in taking it on at the time so it was sold (I presume) to Eddie and Fred Edwards. I would be keen to see any photos you may have.
Regards
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