Alum Rock Road

[chriswilshaw]

Does anyone remember the old farmhouse that used to be right in the middle of the Barracks on Alum Rock Road. I think it was demolished many years ago but when I was a child I remember going into the house where a family was living who I think were connected with the barracks.

Does anyone have a photograph or any memories of it!

Christine:redface:

 

[BRUMMIE MO]

Hi Chris, I rememeber the army barracks on Alum Rock Road. Do you remeber the queen's coranation there . I lived in Jephcott Road, and i used to play with some children that lived in the house, but i can not rememeber their name's.

 

[tayrich]

My great Aunt lived on the corner of Jephcott Rd / Alum Rock Rd. Do you remember a Mrs Watson?

 

[Ingleton]

I used to go to school with Billy Hicks who lived in Jephcott Road, often used to pop in to his house on the way back to school after the class's weekly visit to Saltley Baths in George Arthur Street, which I see from Google Street View is no longer there

 

[Dave89]

Hi Chris,

In the 1960's I used to go shooting at the single storey range building just inside the gate
up the ramp and to the right. The range was called the Fernbank range, and the road which is there
now is called Fernbank Road. I think the caretaker/rangekeeper lived at the house, and I remember
his name was Mr Flook. I dont know what his first name was as unsurprisingly everyone called him Flookie.

Kind regards

Dave

 

[mcwiseman]

Some 30 years ago I acquired a photograph of a family group of 14 people spread over 3 generations seated outside a substantial family house. The title is given as Fern Bank Alum Rock Dec 26 1921. There is no family name and the men appear more like city businessmen than farmers. The youngest member is a girl aged about 4 years so is unlikely to be alive today, but her children, if any, could be. I acquired the photograph as part of a job lot at an auction and would be interested in contacting any member of the family if you have any knowledge of them.

 

[Rupert]

The area 1890.

https://www.british-history.ac.uk/m...d=10096&ox=538&oy=3116&zm=1&czm=1&x=101&y=419

 

[Wendy]

"Fernbank" Alum Rock Road.

 

[Roy Twing]

Hi Chris,

In the 1960's I used to go shooting at the single storey range building just inside the gate
up the ramp and to the right. The range was called the Fernbank range, and the road which is there
now is called Fernbank Road. I think the caretaker/rangekeeper lived at the house, and I remember
his name was Mr Flook. I dont know what his first name was as unsurprisingly everyone called him Flookie.

Kind regards

Dave

Hi just spotted this post while looking for anything to do with the old barracks in Alum Rock, and saw the mention of 'flookie'.
His first name was Cyril, and he happened to be a very close friend of my family (best not dwell on that though) and we used to call him uncle flookie.
My only memory of the barracks is that they used to have a christmas party at the social club on the barracks site, and as flookie was serving behind the bar, I had an endless and free supply of vimto & penguin bars, but then I was only around 6 or 7 at the time.

 

[Vivienne14]

Welcome Roy. Thanks for adding to this thread. Enjoy the forum, I'm sure you'll find other threads of interest. Viv.

 

[Astoness]

nice one of alum rock road back in the good old days

lyn

 

[Vivienne14]

Was this really a moat house ? Is it still there ? Anyone remember it ? Viv.

 

[MWS]

There is a Moat House Road and the bend of the road seems to match.

On the 1905 map there's an Alumrock House listed. On 1917 map it's gone and there's a convent (which is still there) and houses.

 

[Radiorails]

One of the Birmingham web site dealing with the city's history suggests thee may well have been a moat there, but some centuries ago. No trace is evident it says.

 

[mikejee]

Below is the c1889 map and also a much larger scale map c1834 which appears to show a faint circle to the north-west of the house which could be the markings of an old moat (or could be a circle of trees !)