I have only just caught up with this 'conversation': my mother was born at 13 Gooch Street in 1915 and moved to 186 Gooch Street about ten years later. Looking up Gooch Street (North) from Wrentham Street, the only works of any size was Hawkes Looking Glass & Cabinet Factory at the top, where Gooch Street met Bromsgrove Street. Looking up Kent Street from Hurst Street the Baths should be identifiable on the right - after Gooch Street crossroad. They were given a make-over in 1930 and had an art deco front. If the Stella picture is of that area, it has to be Lower Essex Street - but I am not convinced. Of course, the major snowfall of post-War times was in the 1946/7 winter. Benacre Street was off Gooch Street (South), more-or-less opposite Barford Street. I will post a plan of the top of Gooch Street in 1895 (a page from my book about my mother's early life).

Birfield Apprentice School 1965-66. In addition to the Craft Practice Exam apprentices followed a course that was biased towards theoretical engineering - Certificate attached.
Pity about the maths grade.
Peg.

Still in Victoria Square, looking at the Christchurch site over the years first the church, then the demolition of the church after that we have Galloways Corner and now we just Have Christchurch Passage leading up to Waterloo Street.

Such a shame they got rid of Galloways Corner.

Hi Spen


Welcome to the forum, there were two coal yards in Darwin Street one at 93 owned by H Bayliss and the other at 206 owned by R Slater. Mind you that was in the mid 60's are we talking about earlier or later than that. I suppose the sweet shop on Moseley Road could have been the one I used if going to the Alhambra  Cinema called the Candy Box?

Still in Victoria Square, looking at the Christchurch site over the years first the church, then the demolition of the church after that we have Galloways Corner and now we just Have Christchurch Passage leading up to Waterloo Street.