Ivy Cottoe?Cadbury Cocoa

[adeline B]

 Can anyone help me find information about this place :-\There's a sign that reads Ivy Cottoe above the door and another that reads Cadbury Cocoa Where is this place and does it still exist today? And what does Ivy Cottoe mean anyways?


Thank You,
Adeline B

[warncoort]

google found this.
http://www.cadbury.com.au/About-Cadbury/The-Story-of-Cadbury.aspx
Seems to give background of the business.

[Erato]

Above the cocoa sign it says "High Cl*" or possibly "Hugh Cl*"

[adeline B]

Hi Erato,

It reads High Class.I think this is a store as my GG grandfather was a grocer/dealer according to the census.

Adeline B

[Erato]

Where was he located in the closest census to the date of the photo?

[adeline B]

Hi Erato,

1881 living mere green,sutton coldfield,warks
dist; ashton

1891 age 65 retired grocer
private cottage,mere green,sutton coldfield

I think this is the cottage but not sure
Adeline b

[PrueM]

I think it might be "IVY COTTGE" rather than "COTTOE" - someone left out the "A" 

[adeline B]

Hi Prue,

I thought the exact same thing probably miss spelt I enlarged the photo and it clearly reads Ivy Cottoe. looks to me like there's a lot of Ivy growing up the wall so Ivy Cottage makes perfect sense

Thank You
Adeline

[jim1]

He looks Edwardian & the picture looks like a postcard.I would suggest sometime after 1902 but before the war.
Was he still living in 1901?

jim