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Aston Pictures

Yet more wonderful photo's Thank you Ray for sharing them with us. Nice clear streets with no traffic!
 
wow ray...yet again brillient pics...you are so lucky to have them but more important we are so lucky that you are sharing them with us....the pub you see in the will st ones is the waterloo..just round the corner from villa st..you should see it now..its falling down and there a tree growing in the middle of it...makes me want to weep....

looking forward to any more you have...

thank you

lyn
 
Thanks so much Ray , is that Plume st in the middle of the one of Holborn hill? I especially like the one of Union rd. Do you have any of Lichfield rd, Sutherland st and Montague st Aston?
 
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Yes Lichfield Rd. will be along soon along with Aston Cross, and Thompson's a bit of cracklin yum yum and tomatoa sausage meat.



ASTONITE said:
Thanks so much Ray , is that Plume st in the middle of the one of Holborn hill? I especially like the one of Union rd. Do you have any of Lichfield rd, Sutherland st and Montague st Aston?
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Ray is that Yew tree road on the first post the fourth out of four?. Brilliant photo's stick with it. Jean.
 
I received this picture of Aston Cross from Raymond Hawkley who I was with at St. Mary's in the 50's. If I can get a date for it I will let you know.
 
Dave Bath said:
I received this picture of Aston Cross from Raymond Hawkley who I was with at St. Mary's in the 50's. If I can get a date for it I will let you know.
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Isn't that the Golden Cross pub in the pic ? - Ansells Brewery would be behind the photographer on the right ? And the old ITV studios on the left further down the road ?

There was a photographic shop there too I think was called Pelling & Cross
 
Its a real treat seeing photos of old Aston what you have`nt
seen before . Thank you . please dont run out of photos Ray.
ragga..........
 
great pic ray the one of wills st where you can just see a little of the angel pub on
the conner and the to houses on the other side of the road people i new lived in the last one and just past them freinds of mind lived there some of them i still see
they will be deligthed to see your pics .thank you for putting them on.
 
And yet more great photo's Ray.
This is another pic.of the shop on the corner of Holborn Hill & Plume St.
it's my gran and grandad.
 
Ray. Fabulous pictures there. A few weeks ago I asked if anyone had photos of Stretton Rd, and I am pretty sure that picture 4 in your first post is indeed Stretton Rd and not St. It looks very familiar to me. Anyway, thanks for sharing them, and if you have any more, feel free to post them. Barry.
 
Ray. Silly me. I have just had a closer look at that picture, and on the right hand side I can clearly see it says Stretton Road. As I say, I have been after a photo of this street for quite a while now, so thanks for that. Barry.
 
Dave Bath said:
I received this picture of Aston Cross from Raymond Hawkley who I was with at St. Mary's in the 50's. If I can get a date for it I will let you know.
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Dave I am sure thats from one of Olton Douglas's books, it look's 60's to me.
 
Ray, the photos of Wills Street and the one of Wills Street at the corner of Hunters Road brought back lots of memories. Thanks for posting them. I used to walk from Burbury Street, along Wills Street, down Hunters Road everyday on my way to work in Naden Road. Have you go anymore? Thanks again.
 
Hi Baz we lived at 43 Stretton Rd i think looking at Rays picture it was up the top on the left just before the road bent round to the right and joined Rockey lane
 
Hello instruct. Your right. The reason I was after a photo of the street is because my Nan & Grand-dad lived there for all the years I remember. I think they lived at No.22, so I can see the window in the picture. I have tried for ages to get a picture of this, as I used to visit them a couple of times a week, during my dinner break from Tubes Ltd in Rocky Lane, where I worked for 13 years before moving up here. Thats back in the 60s and 70s. Barry.
 
Great to see the pic's of Waterworks St and Union Rd Ray. Brought back fond memories from the early 60's. Well done keep 'em coming
 
Hi Instruct,

When we married in 1950 my wife and I lived for a few years at 3, Stretton Road. We were with my wifes' grandmother Mrs Mary Giddings. When were you there?

Chris Beresford (Old Boy)
 
Hi Robb.

There will be one coming soon for the bottom of Sandy lane, I'm assuming you mean in Aston.

I was born in Sandy lane 4 Aston Lane my nan live next door, up by Dr. Goulds and Mathews the Veg. Shop.



robb128 said:
super pics Ray have you any of Sandy Lane bottom of the hill number 85 born there
robb128
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