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Stratford Road

This was a tricky one to track down, especially as most of those lovely decorative features along the roof line have been removed. The location shows the junction of Stratford Road, Ivor Road and Showell Green Lane. I'd say this view was about 1930s, early 1940s.

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Vivienne14 said:
This was a tricky one to track down, especially as most of those lovely decorative features along the roof line have been removed. The location shows the junction of Stratford Road, Ivor Road and Showell Green Lane. I'd say this view was about 1930s, early 1940s.

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Wolfsons certainly there in 1940. Not sure Bairds were there then though.
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Baird seems to be "Jane(t) Baird" and has listings in directories in 1904 and 1912. It may be that someone later used the shop name.

Both Baird and Wolfson are listed in 1912 drectory. However, Wolfson is not a furriers.
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Hi
Does anyone remember a shop or office that was on the Stratford rd that was something o do with model airplanes it would be sometime in the 1940's
I think the name Smyths my sister worked in the office there I remember going once I think there was a few steps upto the door, from what I remember it was on the same side as Westwoods down towards The Mermaid pub, she has recently passed away & was trying to remember some info for her family. Thank You
 
Somewhere on Stratford Road c1905. Any thoughts on a more precise location ? Certainly a busy section of Stratford Road, at a 't' junction with a substantial house in the background. At first I thought it might be at the entrance to a park, but not too sure.

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Branch #8 of the Co-op on Stratford Road where the ladies department was at #384 Stratford Road and the men's department was on the opposite side of Stratford Road at #381. Both shops still exist but in different ownership.

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patb said:
Hi
Does anyone remember a shop or office that was on the Stratford rd that was something o do with model airplanes it would be sometime in the 1940's
I think the name Smyths my sister worked in the office there I remember going once I think there was a few steps upto the door, from what I remember it was on the same side as Westwoods down towards The Mermaid pub, she has recently passed away & was trying to remember some info for her family. Thank You
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Could it be the "Model Aerodrome" company who made the "Drome" range of flying model aircraft? - There offices were at 144 Stratford Road, Sparkbrook in 1942/43. - Here is a copy of one of their ads from December 1942. At that stage they were manufacturers who sold their products through other outlets.

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After the war they opened a shop in the centre of Birmingham (Temple Row / Cherry Street) that is mentioned a lot in the Forums thread about Model shops. A history of the company is at this website (its a http site so some browsers may flag it as "not secure" - But there's no interactive stuff on it).

 
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I think the shop in the foreground is still there.
(Can't post streetview from my phone).
Opposite Bristol Street Motors near Union Road.
Checking maps to see what that other building is.
Looks as if there are cars and there is a garage marked on old map
 
If I'm right it is 350 Stratfird Road.
It could be that other similar properties existed and are long gone. I don't recognise the other buildings.
 
That view in your photo faces away from Birmingham.
Ids am pretty sure that is it. A few older buildings on that bit of the Stratford Road.
There were other older buildings further back towards Birmingham but I only have vague memories and don't recall a shop.
 
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