6 Silver Street, Tamworth

[RogFromBrum]

Hello,

My mother was born at 6 Silver Street, Tamworth, in 1908. It was a hairdressers and remained as such until the 1950s.

Looking on Google Street View there appear to be a few old houses still left in Silver Street. Does anyone happen to know if number 6 is still there and, if so, just where it is? (An advert in 1925 said it was opposite the [Tamworth] Herald Office, but this doesn't help me as I don't know where this office was!)

Thanks a lot, Roger

[Westmoreland]

Hi
Ive looked back on Findmypast and the census runs
7,8,9 Lady Bank then 1,2,3,4,6,7 then Lichfield Street and the first entry is a pub
regards
westmorland

[Westmoreland]

Hi
Just looked on Google
Could not see any numbers on the shops and one side of the street has gone, the one opposite the council buildings!
Good luck
Westmorland

[Willow 4873]

Looking on Google Prontoprint is number 10 and Gemini Restraunt is number 11 Silver Street so number six is either the otherside of the crossing opposite the pub (think this is Aldergate though) or it was the other side of that street and looks like it has been knocked down

Willow x

[RogFromBrum]

Thanks both, for your help,

I agree that the evidence shows that number 6 was on the side of the road that has been demolished. Never mind!

Regards, Roger

[cati]

There's a photograph of the property next door - ie 5 Silver Street - on www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk - just enter "Silver Street Tamworth" as your search term.  It might give you an idea of the area at the time

[RogFromBrum]

Thanks very much - that's a good photo of number 5. I'd not seen that website before.

A few minutes ago, I saw in a newspaper clipping on FindMyPast that the Herald was based at 14 Silver Street, which is now Industry Barbers. Fourteen was opposite 6 according to an advert I've seen from 1925 so this is further proof that 6 has been demolished.

It seems very likely that 5 was next to 6. Interestingly, by 1911 number 5 had become a private house.

Cheers, Roger

[cati]

And there's a view down Silver Street dated 1949 on the Francis Frith website:

  www.francisfrith.com/tamworth

[cati]

Thanks very much - that's a good photo of number 5. I'd not seen that website before.

Staffs Pasttrack is one I use frequently - there's a vast archive on there.