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Aston 1937
- Thread starter gingerjon
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Beryl M
Guest
As you know this is not my school John, but for George 5th coronation we each received a coronation mug filled with chocoate - Wish I still had mine it might be one of those items much sought after today.
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Brenda Barr Phillips
Guest
John, l could be wrong but it looks like Parliament St to me,!!! Brenda
sylviasayers
master brummie
John, I agree with Brenda that it is Parliament Street, possibly the houses near to Mrs. Griggs' shop, as Mrs. Beale lived in a house with a bay window, all the houses her side of the road from the corner of Burlington Street to Upper Webster Street had bay windows. The photo was taken either on Coronation Day 12th May 1937, or the Silver Jubilee in 1935 of George V and Queen Mary. I have tried to see if I recognise anyone, but rather difficult as I wasn't born then. My best friend Barbara Inson was born 12th May 1937 and was given a silver spoon. possibly from one of the newspapers, but her mother not being sentimental used it as an ordinary spoon!!!! and it is now long gone.
HI JOHN
Do You Know What No House Mrs Beales House Was As You Know The Jelfs Lived That End I Think You Said Some timeAgo And I Think It Was No 2 Or 4 ,
Parliment Street And Whether That Was Just Afew Kids From The Street Or The Lot Of Them I Can Recall My Mother Memorising When She Was A Baby In The Street When The King Came Down ,Its A Pity My Mom AIN,t Around Today To See This Cracking Pic ,Even If She Was Not On The Pic She Would Have Known Half Them Kids If Not All I Haven,t Seen A Pic Of My Mother For Years When She Was 3 Years OLD With Her Parents On Holiday With Billy Cotton The Band Leader , [Wakey , Wakey,]
As My Younger Sister As Them Locked Up In Her Attic So I Cannot Compare Them To
See If She Was Amongest The Kids Many Thanks Again ASTONIAN ,;;;;;
Do You Know What No House Mrs Beales House Was As You Know The Jelfs Lived That End I Think You Said Some timeAgo And I Think It Was No 2 Or 4 ,
Parliment Street And Whether That Was Just Afew Kids From The Street Or The Lot Of Them I Can Recall My Mother Memorising When She Was A Baby In The Street When The King Came Down ,Its A Pity My Mom AIN,t Around Today To See This Cracking Pic ,Even If She Was Not On The Pic She Would Have Known Half Them Kids If Not All I Haven,t Seen A Pic Of My Mother For Years When She Was 3 Years OLD With Her Parents On Holiday With Billy Cotton The Band Leader , [Wakey , Wakey,]
As My Younger Sister As Them Locked Up In Her Attic So I Cannot Compare Them To
See If She Was Amongest The Kids Many Thanks Again ASTONIAN ,;;;;;
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Beryl M
Guest
Oh Astonian can't your younger sister make copies or share some of the pictures of your mother with you -if they are all locked up in the attic she must seldom look at them. . .
sylviasayers
master brummie
Pam, what was your mother's family name and did they live in Parliament Street for a long time. We lived just round the corner in Copeley Street, my parents moved there on their wedding day in 1923 and stayed until 1968 when the area was demolished.
Astonian, I think if your relatives lived at no.2 or 4 it would have been the top end near to Park Lane, I had a friend who lived at no.20 - these were flat windowed houses and coming from Park Lane were on the left hand side of Parliament Street.
Astonian, I think if your relatives lived at no.2 or 4 it would have been the top end near to Park Lane, I had a friend who lived at no.20 - these were flat windowed houses and coming from Park Lane were on the left hand side of Parliament Street.
Icarus
Ancient Brummie
My younger brother was also born on that day. He had a silver spoon from The Birmingham Gazette newspaper and a christening cup off J. Smedley Crooke, MP for the Deritend Division at the time. He still has them and keeps them well polished. I think he also got 2 guineas from the King or government but I imagine the old man soon spent that celebrating down the pub.
sylviasayers
master brummie
Icarus how wonderful that your brother still has these unique mementos of his birthday. My friend's mother so often regretted not keeping the silver spoon for Barbara, but she was very young (l8) at the time and quite hard up.
