Baker Street

[jan hedger]

Hi,

Baker st, where I grew up, in Small Heath wasn't a long St, yet it still had 'small businesses' Can anyone recall these?
Browns removals (their gates made good goal posts!) A small shop called Violet's (late 50's) A 'spray paint shop' can't remember the name, my mom worked their for a time and later the nephew of who ran it was a mate of mine. Their was some kind of scrapyard too?
Butlers at the top is already covered in Lucas memories.
My families name was Maddox, followed by Dearn, ta,
Jan

 

[berniew]

Hello Jan the only thing Iremember about Baker Street were the Barbers ,you didn't mess with them Bernie

 

[horsencart]

Hi,

Baker st, where I grew up, in Small Heath wasn't a long St, yet it still had 'small businesses' Can anyone recall these?
Browns removals (their gates made good goal posts!) A small shop called Violet's (late 50's) A 'spray paint shop' can't remember the name, my mom worked their for a time and later the nephew of who ran it was a mate of mine. Their was some kind of scrapyard too?
Butlers at the top is already covered in Lucas memories.
My families name was Maddox, followed by Dearn, ta,
Jan

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[jan hedger]

Sorry that is Baker St - Sparkhill not Baker St Small Heath.
It seems everyone remembers the Barbers - bit of a notorious family!
Jan

 

[Karenr21]

Hello Jan the only thing Iremember about Baker Street were the Barbers ,you didn't mess with them Bernie

My Dad went to school with some of the Barbers and remembers them well! Dad lived at number 55 with his parents Irene Regan (nee Cooper) and Arthur Regan, and grandparents George and Ada Cooper. Dad's best friend was Brian Elkington, who was related to Lizzie Barber. George Cooper used to have a milk and coal round too. Do you remember my family at all Bernie?

 

[paulinehorton]

These are from the Kelly's Directory 1956.

 

[paulinehorton]

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My Husband was born at 1/45 Baker Street, he used to have a friend called Chris Maddox who lived in a nice house [with garden] at the bottom of Baker Street near the shop on the Muntz Street corner.

 

[Theresa Swan]

I used to have a friend in Baker Street, we both attended Greet School. The family name was Smith.7