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New John Street West & New John Street

J

June Moorby

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Hi,

I may be asking the impossible, but does any one
have a photo of New John Street West.
 
New John Street West.

Hi,
Part 2 of my first mail.
Asking if any one had a photo of New John Street West.

I was born there in 1936 at number 226
and I remember my mom taking me to have a
look at the old house many years ago.
Can any one help. ?

Thank you June.
 
New John Street West.

Hi,

I have made an error the number should read
266 not 226. Sorry.


June.
 
New John Street West.

Hello Steve,

Many thanks, I have had a look at your photos.
Very different to the way I remember it.
But things change over the years.. :cry:

Thank you again.

Bye June.
 
Lyn - thanks for the photograph. It has brought back many memories, for instance, the daughter of Mrs Bird the shop owner mentioned went to either Farm Street or Harry Lucas if my memory serves me correct. Also, when Horace Edwards vacated his cycle shop premises we (me and my mates) moved in. There was loads of things that we scavenged.......... An early form of re-cycling I presume?
 
June have a look in my photo's there is a pic of St.Edwards in New John St. West,it's possible you were baptised there.
 
June,
It looks like I was wrong,my photo seems to be St.Georges,and St Edwards was bombed in 1942.
 
John,
Had an uncle living in Asylum Rd in 1960,he lived in the house at the bottom of the first yard from "The Stork".also knew a family who lived there back in the 1930s.
 
The Newtown Row end of Asylum Road, had the Post Office on one corner and The Stork on the opposite corner. Most of the little shops were owned by the Smith family.
 
MallyB Thanks for the photo i'm sure John will be pleased and for the information at the bottom of the photo. Jean.
 
June,
Here is a picture of New John Street West, but i dont know if it is anywhere near your mothers house.
I think it is the first time it has been shown on the forum,i bet Lyn likes it.
Moss.
 
wow..moss..how on earth did i miss that one...just caught up with it...brillient pic...thanks..

lyn
 
Lyn,
Yes the first road on the left is Great Russell St,the second one is Hospital St with Box Carton(still there)on the corner.

Moss.
 
thanks moss..i like to get me bearing..lol...so the waste ground on the right is were the 5 blocks of flats were built...

thanks again...njsw pics are hard to come by...

lyn
 
Thats right Lyn,this picture is a bit later and looking in the opposite direction.Taken from the corner of Hospital Street i think.

Moss.
 
Lyn,
If you missed that photo from a couple of weeks ago,you may have missed the one i sent you on (the star and garter)thread.
Moss.
 
hi moss...no ive got the star and garter thanks....right now im searching for a similar pic to this last one you posted..its of 3 lads standing outside the blocks of flats taken in the 60s...can you recall that one and where i posted it...lol i post that many i get confused....

lyn
 
cheers moss..one of our new members lived there about then and i just wanted to point that pic out to him...

lyn
 
View attachment 57214Hi Lyn it's great to see you back.I dont know if you remember that i have been looking for a picture of The Bank Tavern for years?
No one had ever heard of it,but i knew it was there in 1932 when my grandad died.It,s turned up in Carl Chinn's Our Brum.As you have said many times Lyn,keep looking they are out there somewhere.Moss
 
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