Wasn’t Lorna Morris the sister and also my friend, my husband Robert Jenkins and his two brothers Brian and David lived at 24 George Arthur Road. The sweet shop I think was Sellars and then Liz Woodfield and her family took it over.Thanks again saddlebag , there are more shops in this list that i remember such as Marklows was a sweet and newsagent just a couple of shops down from st saviours i cant remember Deen's chippy ? but Beeny's was where dad shopped for his clothes not sure if he got his suits from him. Sadly mom passed away in 2019 at the ripe old age of 96 she would have many memories of the shops and owners during her 50 years walking up and down THE ROCK . I went to school with Rodney Morris he was a good mate and we both shared the love of nature as i posted earlier Mr Brown a welsh teacher at st saviours would pick me Rodney, Kenny Maguire Tony Gardner up at school on a Saturday morning for a ramble through Sutton Park a fantastic place for wildlife. You were right they did have 2 lads i cant remember his brothers name we lost touch when we left st saviours i think he went to Leigh Rd but i saw him occasionally when we played cricket against each other at ward end park during our spell at senior school. Many thank's for the memories saddlebag please keep in touch and keep the ROCK alive Cheers Rich.
Hi, I know this post is 12 years old. But my grandmother used to live at 356 Alum Rock Road until the late 80s. We lived in Naseby Road until 81. I'm sure my dad will remember. I will ask him since I'll be able to visit him indoors again next weekWould anyone remember seeing in the 1940's and 50's walking along Alum Rock Road- on a daily basis - an elderly gent, wearing a well steamed bowler hat, a fresh flower in his button hole and very well polished shoes? He used to walk to Rock Public House twice daily from his home at 358 Alum Rock Road, rain or shine. He was killed outside the Rock Pub in October 1959 by a hit and run motorist. I would love to hear from anyone who remembers seeing my Grandfather.
I remember Akela coming to see me when I was in hospital after having my appendix out when I was 10. Nice chapHi Phil, we must have been there at the same time , i was also a sixer but couldn't attend on the night i was to get the Leaping Wolf badge i cant remember why but i never went back like you i left when i was 11 and my mates went off to different senior schools ,thank you for the memories not sure if our Akela, hope that's how you spell it was leaving Cheers Rich.
Wendy
The relevent part of the 1956 kellys is on the two pages below:
mike
Yes, there was a milk bar close to the Capitol cinema. It was owned by a lady called Mrs Ball and, you're right - the milk shakes were delicious. That row of shops had Arrowsmith's (sweets and tobacco), J House (bread and cakes), the Milk Bar, Home & Colonial Stores and Freeman Hardy & Willis.
Opposite were Clarkes (butchers), T Mayne (bread/groceries), Hawtins (records and sheet music), Galpins - my grandfather and father - (hardware and petrol sold over the pavement), Tozers (butcher), Sands (grocers), Pets & Gardens(speaks for itself), Cookes (optician) and Midland Bank.
This was in the 1950s.
Actually, the best milk shakes were at Gardners Milk Bar, adjacent to the Beaufort cinema at the far (out of town) end of Alum Rock Road
or the Cassars????did the shops have flats above I wonder? does anyone remember a daniel and edith renwick?
did the shops have flats above I wonder? does anyone remember a daniel and edith renwick?
so I believe, please tell me more.....dan is the man Im interested in????Would they not have been running the shop? They are the only people listed at the address on the 1957 and 1960 electoral rolls.
Daniel (if I have the correct one) appears to be an interesting character.
what shop was is??so I believe, please tell me more.....dan is the man Im interested in????
what shop was is??