from the LRO's online catalogue a 1927 shot, never seen Renshaw St. anything like this before.....
from the LRO's online catalogue a 1927 shot, never seen Renshaw St. anything like this before.....
My original comment was set off by how "naked" (pun intended......) the store front looked without Dickie (or Nobbie)...
The statue really enhances the street view.
Maybe the postcard was old before it was used Colin. That probably is right as they widely introduced black and white real photo cards in 1908. Thanks Colin.Originally Posted by Colin Wilkinson
Some photos here that I've not seen before.
George, I think your photo in post #42 must be during the rebuilding.
There is a famous one showing the bomb damage, but this isn't it.
I'm intrigued by the one dated 1927.
Lewis's seems much smaller than it should be, but it must be an optical illusion because Jacob's in the distance places what we're seeing is indeed Renshaw Street.
The shops before Lewis's would be where Kelly's was built after the war.
(It was Rapid's paint shop in the 1980s/90s, and is due for demolition, I think.)
Nice one Quentin.
I agree on al points QS, it took me some time to get my bearings, I thought at first glance it was a scene from the other end of Renshaw St. - towards St. Luke's.Some photos here that I've not seen before.
George, I think your photo in post #42 must be during the rebuilding.
There is a famous one showing the bomb damage, but this isn't it.
I'm intrigued by the one dated 1927.
Lewis's seems much smaller than it should be, but it must be an optical illusion because Jacob's in the distance places what we're seeing is indeed Renshaw Street.
The shops before Lewis's would be where Kelly's was built after the war.
(It was Rapid's paint shop in the 1980s/90s, and is due for demolition, I think.)
The last 4 letters of Lewis's can be seen just above the front of the car facing us.
On the extreme left of the photo there are some railings which I'm assuming are in front of a church, does anyone know what the name of the church was? My little 1906 OS map shows a church with a school in the grounds, but no names. The entrance could be in Cropper Street.
The church is Newington Chapel - built in 1777 and modified in 1820 (to add a Gothic facade). A rather plain building, it was sold to the German Evangelical congregation and became known as the German Church. It was demolished in 1931.
Nice one guys, I never knew any of this.
Hah if you look post 27 by underworld it shows Jacovs as it was in 1915.
So this might be the old store?
An LRO pic of this is on my site but it's on their online catalogue.
Somebody asked if the school (in Renshaw Street) had anything to do with the church (originally facing Cropper Street), but I can't find the post.
Do I delete my answer if the question's been deleted?
I've just looked at the 1906 OS map and the school is physically attached to the church.
It must be said though that it's extremely small.
Street directories will confirm the name of the school.
There's nothing new about "Faith Schools".
Renshaw Street, the same year, 1927, but viewed from the opposite direction to the image in the above link. Unfortunately, the church can't be seen, as it was set back from the road.
Renshaw st German church in 1931
Renshaw St unitarian chapel which only existed between 1811 and 1899
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1848 OS map
'Independent Chapel', Renshaw Street, is shown, but without School.
Great pics Ged. I was thinking that it couldn't have a tower, based on the floor plan given on the map.
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