Re: Aston and lozells pic reposted...
Do you know what Street/road it was on
I lived in the sweet and tobacco shop opposite next to the Post office at 3 - 5 Witton Lane. Very busy when the Onion Fair came. The Vicars wife, was a lovely lady and used to come in every day and the landlady of the Aston Tavern pub, Mrs Mc Govern? used to bring us hot dinners on a Sunday. Happy days.Re: Aston and lozells pic reposted...
I'm sorry I don't but I am sure Mike or one of the others will know/.
I used to live in defford road and went to Harry Lucas school left 1965 did you go there?hi all...think its about time to repost these amazing pics of aston.lozells and witton all taken in the middle 60s to the very early 70s...you will not see these pics anywhere else so i hope you find them of interest..before i start the task there is a little story behind them...one of our members ray griffiths orginally posted them a couple of years back and it took him an enormous amount of time transferring them from glass plate onto the forum then of course we lost them due to the hacking...they were taken by a friend of rays who sadly lost his sight but instead of binning them he gave them to ray in the hopes that someone may find them of interest and thank god he did..i for one am eternally grateful to him for capturing so much of brum history from these areas...we will never see the likes again...like i said they were taken on glass plate so the colouring of some may not be perfect but it matters not...the main thing is we have them...i managed to save most of them as ray was posting them first time round and there are about 100 i think so it will take me time to resize and post...just going to make a cuppa and then make a start...enjoy..
lyn
Hi G, yes I do recall an electric motor outside Higgs Motors, my mothers cousin used to work there and would call in to our house on her way home from work, she is 97 now, so I try to visit her when I am in Birmingham, I was born at number 504 Witton Rd, and the last house was 508 at the corner with Holdford Drive, when I was a kid my mates and me often climb'd on Higgs roofs.Hi Terry,
small point, but the main entrance to Kynock's works and the junction with Holdford Drive were surely on Brookvale Road, as I think Witton Road ended at Witton Circle. If I'm wrong, I'm sure someone will correct me.
Do you remember the huge electric motor on the grounds in front of Higgs Motors?
G