We moved to Colonial Road Bordesley Green in 1939 and stayed there until 1944 before moving further down to Little Bromwich, by the 'Ritz' cinema.
There was a cycle shop next door to Jim Plumley's timber yard which was run by Flossie Jones when we were there. On the corner of Blake lane was Payne's boot repairs. On the other corner was Giles sweet shop then Magnet Library, Dallaways Garage/Wedding Cars, Kavanagh's coal yard another garage and a grocery shop on the corner of Blakeland St.
Bert Guys menswear shop was on the corner of Colonial Road (he had another shop up by the lights on BG which later moved across the road). Next to Guys was Proffitt & Westwoods and then House's the breadshop where everyone changed their farthings! On that side there was also Morley's gents' barber, a chemist, butcher, another cycle shop named Gee's, a laundry and a newsagents on the corner of Churchill Road. The 'Era' cinema was on the opposite corner.
My brother had just left school (Ada Road) when we moved to BG but the younger siblings (there were 13 of us by 1942) either went to the Rosary, BG Girls School or Alston Road.