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cookie273uk
master brummie
Here is their painting
Brian Skelding
New Member
Thanks for the enjoyable afternoon at the Bull. It was wonderful to meet all of you.
Thank you Eric for the painting of the Bull.
We were concerned about the painting during the flight but the crossing on the ferry from
Vancouver to Nanaimo was rougher than the flight and the painting arrived perfectly safe.
Brian
Thank you Eric for the painting of the Bull.
We were concerned about the painting during the flight but the crossing on the ferry from
Vancouver to Nanaimo was rougher than the flight and the painting arrived perfectly safe.
Brian
Lady Penelope
master brummie
Hi, not sure if you've already found it but there's a picture of the bandstand just after the war on the Walmer Rec thread.
Hi all, my name is Doug O' Brien. Our entire family lived at 2 back of 212 Bracebridge St from around 1963 to 1966. Our wonderful mother Anne raised six of us single handedly. We have vague memories of the McCormick family as specifically we remember Veronica as she sometimes baby sat for our mom & she was in & out of our house all day long. We also remember her brother Peter too.
Because it was so long ago we are not entirely sure where our house was on Bracebridge St so we would be extremely grateful if someone could provide a map with an exact pinpoint location.
We remember The Woodcock family, the Broome family who we used to tease over the wall whilst they were all taking it in turns to have a bath & the Beatlestones & a lovely lady called Audrey who sadly passed away. We also remember Bowaters Grocery shop, The House that Jack built & the rag & bone man who used to hand out balloons to the kids. We also used to attend William Cowper St Infant School too.
Somewhere nearby was a large concrete park or recreation ground which we seem to remember contained a large old train engine & a bandstand. Again we would be grateful if anybody else can shed any light on this & oncemore pinpoint their location. Again if anybody could provide any photographs that would be truly wonderful.
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Hi all, my name is Doug O' Brien. Our entire family lived at 2 back of 212 Bracebridge St from around 1963 to 1966. Our wonderful mother Anne raised six of us single handedly. We have vague memories of the McCormick family as specifically we remember Veronica as she sometimes baby sat for our mom & she was in & out of our house all day long. We also remember her brother Peter too.
Because it was so long ago we are not entirely sure where our house was on Bracebridge St so we would be extremely grateful if someone could provide a map with an exact pinpoint location.
We remember The Woodcock family, the Broome family who we used to tease over the wall whilst they were all taking it in turns to have a bath & the Beatlestones & a lovely lady called Audrey who sadly passed away. We also remember Bowaters Grocery shop, The House that Jack built & the rag & bone man who used to hand out balloons to the kids. We also used to attend William Cowper St Infant School too.
Somewhere nearby was a large concrete park or recreation ground which we seem to remember contained a large old train engine & a bandstand. Again we would be grateful if anybody else can shed any light on this & oncemore pinpoint their location. Again if anybody could provide any photographs that would be truly wonderful.
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Doug
I don't know if this will help but go to page one of this thread and look at the messages as there are a couple of maps of Aston with Bracebridge Street shown. I lived at 160 which is opposite the Brass Foundry and if I remember correctly no 71 is shaded in red. You map be able to identify 212 from that otherwise the gentleman that posted the maps may be able to help.
Cheers
Dave Bunford
I don't know if this will help but go to page one of this thread and look at the messages as there are a couple of maps of Aston with Bracebridge Street shown. I lived at 160 which is opposite the Brass Foundry and if I remember correctly no 71 is shaded in red. You map be able to identify 212 from that otherwise the gentleman that posted the maps may be able to help.
Cheers
Dave Bunford
post 61 gives a map and highlights no 212...it was very near the newtown row end..
penny thank for the reminder...i meant to post map and photo of the walmer rec ground on this thread but completely forgot all about it...so here they are photo of the rec ground which was set in a triangular shape and a map showing the location...sad to say that the whole of that triangle area is now factory units etc and car park...both will enlarge when clicked on twice..good to see you on this thread dave im sure if mike sees this when he has time he will post you a map highlighting your house at no 160..
lyn
penny thank for the reminder...i meant to post map and photo of the walmer rec ground on this thread but completely forgot all about it...so here they are photo of the rec ground which was set in a triangular shape and a map showing the location...sad to say that the whole of that triangle area is now factory units etc and car park...both will enlarge when clicked on twice..good to see you on this thread dave im sure if mike sees this when he has time he will post you a map highlighting your house at no 160..
lyn
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Mikejee
Thanks for posting the maps especially the one with 160 highlighted as that is where I lived until I was 23. I had looked at your earlier posted maps and did think that I recognised 160 due to the way the garden narrowed on the right-hand side due to the high boundary wall of the factory / warehouse. Also the rear access path alongside 164 from Bracebridge Street. I also love the other map showing 2/212 as it brings back memories of the shops etc. in Newtown Row.
Regards
Dave Bunford
Thanks for posting the maps especially the one with 160 highlighted as that is where I lived until I was 23. I had looked at your earlier posted maps and did think that I recognised 160 due to the way the garden narrowed on the right-hand side due to the high boundary wall of the factory / warehouse. Also the rear access path alongside 164 from Bracebridge Street. I also love the other map showing 2/212 as it brings back memories of the shops etc. in Newtown Row.
Regards
Dave Bunford
dave there should be thread for newtown row and the high st with quite a few photos...not sure if you have seen this thread yet but you wont see better photos than this and a touching story to go with it..here is the link..
lyn
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=38980&highlight=newtown+row
lyn
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=38980&highlight=newtown+row
Lyn
Thanks again, there are so many great threads that I have hardly "scratched the surface" if you know what I mean. No I hadn't looked at that thread but a quick look now reveals many fab photos of places that I remember from my younger days. I will visit it again and read all of the comments so that I don't miss the touching story. I must get my box of old photos down from the loft and see if I have any that might be of interest.
Best wishes
Dave B.
Thanks again, there are so many great threads that I have hardly "scratched the surface" if you know what I mean. No I hadn't looked at that thread but a quick look now reveals many fab photos of places that I remember from my younger days. I will visit it again and read all of the comments so that I don't miss the touching story. I must get my box of old photos down from the loft and see if I have any that might be of interest.
Best wishes
Dave B.
Lady Penelope
master brummie
Hi Everyone,
Just spotted the map with 76 St Stephen's Street marked. This was Clifford's cafe where my Auntie & Uncle lived. I think I mentioned that the shop and all the rooms were an odd shape owing to the buildings footprint on the corner. I've been looking for some photos of the shop which I had but can't find - so frustrating!
Just spotted the map with 76 St Stephen's Street marked. This was Clifford's cafe where my Auntie & Uncle lived. I think I mentioned that the shop and all the rooms were an odd shape owing to the buildings footprint on the corner. I've been looking for some photos of the shop which I had but can't find - so frustrating!
JKCORNWALL
Brummie babby
JKCORNWALL
Brummie babby
oldMohawk
gone but not forgotten
Your photos are png files and the forum sometimes has problems with these. Use a photo editor to change them to jpg format and then use the forum edit to upload them back into your posts, and then delete the png versions.
JKCORNWALL
Brummie babby
thank you have tried and changed format and saved it bigger on my pc but not any bigger - this time however the picture opens larger when clicked - hopefully folk will be able to read the names on the larger version
Lady Penelope
master brummie
Hi , this is a question for Lyn please:
On this thread #10 post the third photo shows a cafe. Have you any idea of the address please? Or even what the name of the other road is please? It looks familiar.
On this thread #10 post the third photo shows a cafe. Have you any idea of the address please? Or even what the name of the other road is please? It looks familiar.
Hi Lady Penelope
The café is on the corner of Bracebridge Street and St. Stephens Street before the development of the Royal Mail Sorting office that swallowed up the part of Bracebridge Street between the bottom of St. Stephens Street / Elkington Street and New Town Row (the A34). It was at this corner that I saw HM The Queen when she came to Birmingham, it was a few years ago as I was around 11 (I think). Hope this helps!
Best wishes
Dave B. (DJB)
The café is on the corner of Bracebridge Street and St. Stephens Street before the development of the Royal Mail Sorting office that swallowed up the part of Bracebridge Street between the bottom of St. Stephens Street / Elkington Street and New Town Row (the A34). It was at this corner that I saw HM The Queen when she came to Birmingham, it was a few years ago as I was around 11 (I think). Hope this helps!
Best wishes
Dave B. (DJB)
Lady Penelope
master brummie
Thanks Dave, I thought it was the cafe I've been searching for. I'm sure it's the one that belonged to my Aunt & Uncle. I wonder what year it was?
Lady Penelope
If you look at the map, second to last picture in post 100, you will see that the café appears to be 76 St. Stephens Street but cannot see a number for Bracebridge Street. I used to live at 160 Bracebridge Street so I am quite sure of the info in my posts.
Best wishes
Dave B. (DJB)
If you look at the map, second to last picture in post 100, you will see that the café appears to be 76 St. Stephens Street but cannot see a number for Bracebridge Street. I used to live at 160 Bracebridge Street so I am quite sure of the info in my posts.
Best wishes
Dave B. (DJB)
Lady Penelope
master brummie
Just had another look - you can just make out 'CLIFFORD'S CAFE' on the window in St Stephen's St. I never knew it had Five Ways Coffee House on the front. I wonder what it started life as? You can also make out the mirror behind the counter. Uncle Arthur used to keep his car in the yard at the back, through the doors in Bracebridge Street.
Lady Penelope
master brummie
They have indeed, thank you! Your post 114 is right, their postal address was 76 St Stephen's Street. I worked at Benton & Stone, Aston Brook Street, for a while in the 1960's. All these photos bring back such good memories.
Barr_Beacon
The Prodigal Brummie
View attachment 110240 View attachment 110240 I lived in Stratford Place, Allesley Street in the sixties. Does anyone remember the park with the steam engine off St. Stephens Street?
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Lady Penelope
master brummie
I'm sure I remember the steam engine - it would've been there in my time. I also remember the shop on the corner which sold penny bottles of pop. The bottles were green and once had those glass balls for stoppers. Although not in Bracebridge Street, sorry, but I liked the machine which had pull down handles which injected fizzy water into the different syrups.
