Hi everyone In the 1871 census my husband's great grandfather is listed as an inmate of Gem Street Industrial School. I am visiting Birmingham later this month and wonder if the school building is still standing? Cheers Tam

Hi Tam. If you search in the Birmingham List archives you will find an answer in 2006 from another lister with details of the school. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM/2006-03/1141507108 and there is information about it in Showells Guide to Birmingham which is online as an e-book. There appeared to be a number of schools in Gem Street. But I can't find the street on any maps of Birmingham, so it may have disappeared in the rebuilding at some time. I found a reference which said > Gem Street. Now covered by Aston University Campus. Anne On 14 Jun 2008, at 00:01, Tam Smith wrote: > Hi everyone > > In the 1871 census my husband's great grandfather is listed as an > inmate of Gem Street Industrial School. I am visiting Birmingham > later this month and wonder if the school building is still standing? > > Cheers > > Tam >

Hi Anne Thanks very much for the post. I've only just joined the list and this is my first enquiry. I found Gem Street on a 1962 online map - it was only a tiny street and as far as I know no longer exists. I think you are right about it being part of the campus. I had also got excted about finding the family's 1861 address - 69 High Street Aston - but I think the building went when the roads were widened. Thanks again for the good pointers! Cheers Tam Brisbane, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Peat" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 8:39 PM Subject: Re: [B'ham] Gem Street Industrial School > Hi Tam. If you search in the Birmingham List archives you will find an > answer in 2006 from another lister with details of the school. > > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM/2006-03/1141507108 > > and there is information about it in Showells Guide to Birmingham > which is online as an e-book. > > There appeared to be a number of schools in Gem Street. But I can't > find the street on any maps of Birmingham, so it may have disappeared > in the rebuilding at some time. > I found a reference which said >> Gem Street. Now covered by Aston University Campus. > > Anne > On 14 Jun 2008, at 00:01, Tam Smith wrote: > >> Hi everyone >> >> In the 1871 census my husband's great grandfather is listed as an >> inmate of Gem Street Industrial School. I am visiting Birmingham >> later this month and wonder if the school building is still standing? >> >> Cheers >> >> Tam >> > > _____________________________________________ > _____________________________________________ > > Have you considered adding "postems" to "your" events on > www.freebmd.org.uk , giving your contact details? Other researchers will > then be able to make contact. Click on the info button to add your postem. > > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >