F. E. Spencer - Baker and Confectioner

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Date:14th of October 1893 - 19th of October 1893 (c.)

Description:Francis Edmund Spencer ran a bakery opposite the Library. He also had premises at number 93 on Holyhead Road so it would seem his "fancy" flour and delivery service were very popular in Victorian and Edwardian Handsworth.

Advert taken from the programme for the Handsworth Church Bazaar in 1893.


Timeline

The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.

1890s
Advert for William Bruckshaw - Butcher
Advert for William Bruckshaw - Butcher

William Bruckshaw traded at 139 Soho Road, which is located near to the junction ...

1910s
General Election 1918 - Handsworth Poll Results
General Election 1918 - Handsworth Poll Results

The totals as listed in this cutting from the Birmingham Gazette of Monday 30th ...

1940s
Barbara Lewis - Liberal Candidate for Handsworth
Barbara Lewis - Liberal Candidate for Handsworth

Barbara Lewis contested the 1945 General Election as a Liberal. Her biography here ...

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Donor ref:Local Studies and History/ L14.31 (14/3522)

Source: Local Studies & History Department ,  Birmingham Central Library

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