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The Birmingham 1889 Journal Blog is a study into the life of citizens who lived in Birmingham between 1839 to 1900
Andy Yarwood
Oct 29, 2024
All Saints Poverty Line
I have completed a major update to my Poverty Line Project, adding records for 48,829 individuals and 9,169 families for All Saints...
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Andy Yarwood
Sep 21, 2024
Kenyon Street Police Station: Policing the Streets Ruled by the Giblin Brothers.
What would it have been like to be a police constable in Victorian Birminghamn
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Andy Yarwood
Aug 22, 2024
The Rise of the Slogging Gangs and what made children such as the Notorious Giblin brothers become such violent men in Aston & Birmingham (1850-1920)
The causes of juvenile crime were a complex mixture of various environmental and social factors.
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Andy Yarwood
Jun 25, 2024
Completed Poverty Line Map - Phase One
I've completed mapping the poverty line records for the 112 streets in the St George District. Click on the image below to view it in a...
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Andy Yarwood
Apr 27, 2024
My virtual video of three streets in Birmingham 1889
Virtual video of Shadwell and Little Shadwell Street is complete. It gives you a tour of the the three streets in Birmingham 1880s and gives
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Andy Yarwood
Mar 17, 2024
Living in Cliveland Street with Smog, Green Snow & The Darkness of Daytime and Henry King a Coal-Dealer's Life from Poverty to Wealth
Continuing on with our rambles, our walk takes us on to our fourth destination from Hanley Street into Cliveland Street. It's six-thirty...
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Andy Yarwood
Feb 16, 2024
The Barmaids Plight, Adulteration in Milk, Irish Immigration and the Thrilling Pursuit of A Till Thief in Hanley Street
Part three of my descriptive walk to Newhall Hill and George Street. Contents: Occupation Trades - Barmaids Plight Hanley Street and the...
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Andy Yarwood
Jan 27, 2024
Occupations by Trade Colour Code Map 17
I have finally finished the first map of my project to colour-code the 1880-1890 maps of Birmingham based on my analysis of the 1881...
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Andy Yarwood
Jan 16, 2024
Living in Cecil Street 1881: A labourer prioritising his family, the Barrel Welders Arms Suicide and the Pearl Button Trade
An imaginary scene of Cecil Street - drawn by Mami Yarwood & digital blending by Andy Yarwood As we continue on with our first...
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Andy Yarwood
Jan 8, 2024
Unveiling Overcrowding and Slumlife
During the latter part of the Georgian period (1774-1810), Britain shifted from an agricultural society to an urban-based industrial one....
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