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Aston Road North
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fatfingers
master brummie
Used to be a Blue Plaque on the BMC dealers in Lichfield Rd at one time, always assumed that was where he lived.
Had no idea he lived and worked in Birmingham Lyn. Viv.
Yes, Conan Doyle worked as a doctor in Aston while he was training to get his full qualification. One of the first surgeons in charge of the Thimble Lane dispensary ( a branch of the main city one) was reputed to be a friend of his. His name was David Holmes. It is more often accepted that the invented Holmes name came from another aquaintance, but I prefer this source
Struggling to place this 1937 image of Aston Road North, near the junction with Sutton Street. The road system has altered so much I can't see how it would have been close to Sutton Street. Viv.
Think that's right Suze. The Theatre Royal on Aston Road North became the studios according to the ArthurLloyd site. An image below from that site. (Link here https://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Birmingham/TheatreRoyalAstonBirmingham.htm)
Also BRMB had its studio on Aston Road North (Radio House?).
Viv.
Also BRMB had its studio on Aston Road North (Radio House?).
Viv.
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Aston road north commenced from Aston cross from jelfs coffee rooms 1930sand the junction of rocky lane
And Aston cross with park lane oppersite on the other side of the junction
And lichfield road running across it towards the city
Lichfield road ended at the corner of rocky lane and the golden cross pub on the very corner
And there used to be a police officier in the central of the junction wearing a white coat
As i said the golden cross pub was the stopping point of lichfield road
Once you reached there and continued to walk on by crossing rocky lane continueing your walk
Thats when it was Aston road north basicly its a continued main road along lichfield road
Its there that the jelfs coffee rooms was and next door was the municaple bank later became the TSB bank
Folowed by the pawn shop and woolworths branch then the old aldeph picture house
Which when closed down became the ATV Studios and when it was a picture house prior to the studios
I got knocked down by a hit and run driver in 1953 right out side the flicks on a saturday
Afternoon
My caluation would be for the ATV Studios about 100 Yards from the corner of rocky lane
And my father worked the Golden cross pub and also done all the releifes for all those pubs on that stretch
Of lichfield road and right up to HP Sauce Factory
My mothers parents and family had the coffee shops a.ong and down around the area rocky lane
Nechells ,lichfield road aston road north as well ,they was every where plus the chippies
On park lane eventualy sold to little cyril
Best wishes Alan,,,, Astonian,,,
And Aston cross with park lane oppersite on the other side of the junction
And lichfield road running across it towards the city
Lichfield road ended at the corner of rocky lane and the golden cross pub on the very corner
And there used to be a police officier in the central of the junction wearing a white coat
As i said the golden cross pub was the stopping point of lichfield road
Once you reached there and continued to walk on by crossing rocky lane continueing your walk
Thats when it was Aston road north basicly its a continued main road along lichfield road
Its there that the jelfs coffee rooms was and next door was the municaple bank later became the TSB bank
Folowed by the pawn shop and woolworths branch then the old aldeph picture house
Which when closed down became the ATV Studios and when it was a picture house prior to the studios
I got knocked down by a hit and run driver in 1953 right out side the flicks on a saturday
Afternoon
My caluation would be for the ATV Studios about 100 Yards from the corner of rocky lane
And my father worked the Golden cross pub and also done all the releifes for all those pubs on that stretch
Of lichfield road and right up to HP Sauce Factory
My mothers parents and family had the coffee shops a.ong and down around the area rocky lane
Nechells ,lichfield road aston road north as well ,they was every where plus the chippies
On park lane eventualy sold to little cyril
Best wishes Alan,,,, Astonian,,,
Hi mike yes good memory,when i seen the bolly, i knew they was well
Past the ATV Studios but for love nor money i just could not click in my head excactly
Where it was that dammed bolly which was the corner by ST Mary,s Church and School
I truly beleive and when you got your school milk in the afternoon and yougot the cup of cocco
In the morning and your little bottle of milk in the afternoon,s
I was a milk monitor there at st marys school
Well done mike best wishes Alan Astonian,,,,
Past the ATV Studios but for love nor money i just could not click in my head excactly
Where it was that dammed bolly which was the corner by ST Mary,s Church and School
I truly beleive and when you got your school milk in the afternoon and yougot the cup of cocco
In the morning and your little bottle of milk in the afternoon,s
I was a milk monitor there at st marys school
Well done mike best wishes Alan Astonian,,,,
Thanks Mike. No surprise it was difficult to place Alan, almost nothing left in that view today. Viv
sylviasayers
master brummie
In my opinion the photo looks more like the 1950s than 1937. The cinema Astonian called the Adelphi was actually the Astoria before it became the ATV Studios. On the corner of Aston Road and Sutton Street was Thompsons a large greengrocer, almost diagonally across from St. Mary's Church.
I also used to take my son as a baby to Sutton Street Infant Welfare Centre, but later than the photo shown.
I also used to take my son as a baby to Sutton Street Infant Welfare Centre, but later than the photo shown.
Yes sylvia,
I stand corrrected it was the astoria i should remembered my aunt maud from white house street
Aston by the albion i cannot see how i put another name of the picture house
And the fact i was a hit and run motor accident right out side the said picture house Astoria
1953/4 and the old man was running the golden cross pub on the corner
For mr Dodd and i have got a metal plate in my right leg because the bone comp.etely crushed
Which i have had all my life, so i could not forget could i ,? Mm
I stand corrrected it was the astoria i should remembered my aunt maud from white house street
Aston by the albion i cannot see how i put another name of the picture house
And the fact i was a hit and run motor accident right out side the said picture house Astoria
1953/4 and the old man was running the golden cross pub on the corner
For mr Dodd and i have got a metal plate in my right leg because the bone comp.etely crushed
Which i have had all my life, so i could not forget could i ,? Mm
Ray Griffiths
master brummie
Hi Vivienne
So pictures of Aston Road North about 1960.
Your picture is looking up towards Miller Street where the trams used to to turn into depot.
Some where on the forum is a picture of the sections after a bombing raid in the 1940's but I can't find it
I'll keeping looking through my pictures
Ray
So pictures of Aston Road North about 1960.
Your picture is looking up towards Miller Street where the trams used to to turn into depot.
Some where on the forum is a picture of the sections after a bombing raid in the 1940's but I can't find it
I'll keeping looking through my pictures
Ray
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Thanks Ray. Very good photos. In photo #3 of Ray's post #14 does anyone know if there was a Boots the Chemists in the row of shops on the left-hand side, going towards Ansells? This would be around the very late-1960s. It would have been just before those shops were demolished. Viv.
Ray Griffiths
master brummie
Ray Griffiths
master brummie
Thanks Ray. Just looked on Streetview and its difficult to get bearings as its radically changed since then.
I was sent to work at the Boots chemist there one Saturday (from the Erdington Boots) to help out when they were short staffed. I was horrified. Bearing in mind this was a chemist shop, literally everything was covered in dust. It was filthy. I think it was down to the demolition work going on. What a very sad and depressing place. The interior was a typical old-style chemists shop with the walls covered in oak shelving and drawers. But it was so dark and neglected. When I returned to work at the Erdington shop the next Saturday I PLEADED with the manager NEVER to send me there again!
It must have been about 1969, so around the time of your photos. Viv.
I was sent to work at the Boots chemist there one Saturday (from the Erdington Boots) to help out when they were short staffed. I was horrified. Bearing in mind this was a chemist shop, literally everything was covered in dust. It was filthy. I think it was down to the demolition work going on. What a very sad and depressing place. The interior was a typical old-style chemists shop with the walls covered in oak shelving and drawers. But it was so dark and neglected. When I returned to work at the Erdington shop the next Saturday I PLEADED with the manager NEVER to send me there again!
It must have been about 1969, so around the time of your photos. Viv.
Hi ray
Nice to see you back on record again and by the way i have found one of clews cycle shop of monument road
in one of the several books i was looking i had three books all with the picture of clews family
the one i have found is a bit of distance shot but you can see the name clews and the intial
which i cannot quite make it out but in the other book it was in print under the picture of his shop
i think it was nicholas but i need to find that book with its writing under the shop
but any way i will post what i have got but i will still search out the other two missing books okay
And whilst i am on the topic of posting picture ,i have to thank you for the Aston road north topic
and the pictures of the shops , and just say you spelt jelfs incorrectly on the first paragraph
when mentionioning the cafe,s of jelf coffee shop on the aston cross rocky lane and park lane
So once again ray thanks for posting the pictures of the shops
i see the timpsons shop firstly my younger brother dave got his first job there at timpsons shoe shop
and of course good old woolworths and it was his first girl friend whom he got married to and she lived
around the corner from you and she was a superviser there as well at woolies
She was one of the Bagshaws family and they are still together after all these years
And yes the chemist was on the corner as you said then there was the chippie next to the chemist then the crocery hire and caturing by jelfs and then there other coffee shop with B,B lodgings all the tennnts was women according to the records
and theone across the road from taylors tooy shop lichfield road and at the bottom of park street around the corner of
Sandy lane and park street as well by the forge
ray do you recall the widdows arm on lichfield road by thompson the slaughter butchers next to the cake shop on lichfield road and of course mrs cocks shop facing
by the way you was correct about the bookie runner on sandy lane it was the right one old man williams as he now
he came back to england now from america his son is richard a top clas dance instructor across the globe
well ray i will end here for now hope to speak to you soon ,, Alan,,, Astonian,,
Nice to see you back on record again and by the way i have found one of clews cycle shop of monument road
in one of the several books i was looking i had three books all with the picture of clews family
the one i have found is a bit of distance shot but you can see the name clews and the intial
which i cannot quite make it out but in the other book it was in print under the picture of his shop
i think it was nicholas but i need to find that book with its writing under the shop
but any way i will post what i have got but i will still search out the other two missing books okay
And whilst i am on the topic of posting picture ,i have to thank you for the Aston road north topic
and the pictures of the shops , and just say you spelt jelfs incorrectly on the first paragraph
when mentionioning the cafe,s of jelf coffee shop on the aston cross rocky lane and park lane
So once again ray thanks for posting the pictures of the shops
i see the timpsons shop firstly my younger brother dave got his first job there at timpsons shoe shop
and of course good old woolworths and it was his first girl friend whom he got married to and she lived
around the corner from you and she was a superviser there as well at woolies
She was one of the Bagshaws family and they are still together after all these years
And yes the chemist was on the corner as you said then there was the chippie next to the chemist then the crocery hire and caturing by jelfs and then there other coffee shop with B,B lodgings all the tennnts was women according to the records
and theone across the road from taylors tooy shop lichfield road and at the bottom of park street around the corner of
Sandy lane and park street as well by the forge
ray do you recall the widdows arm on lichfield road by thompson the slaughter butchers next to the cake shop on lichfield road and of course mrs cocks shop facing
by the way you was correct about the bookie runner on sandy lane it was the right one old man williams as he now
he came back to england now from america his son is richard a top clas dance instructor across the globe
well ray i will end here for now hope to speak to you soon ,, Alan,,, Astonian,,
Aston Road North after a raid in 1940
Aston Road North in 1954
Aston Road North in 1954
Hi Viv
Nice photographs of Aston road north brings back memories for me
The first picture i had not seen before that being the debrie in front of that big premises
i think at the left hand sde of the building there was a little side road and the white flash of a strip showing on it
I think it was a little forecourt and they sold little motor bikes like the old bantams BSA if i recall correctly
After that episode 12 months later they rebuilt a shop front for selling motor bike of all discriptions
I am trying to think of there name our kid was working at Buttons limited in portland street
and he saved his moner hard to buy one from them and he did
the second pic is one of the older pics that went missing and i remember seeing it on here
many years ago be for the chang hi of pics
and i recall those workers digging that hole there from the very beging of the createing the hole
as i walked back and forewards to my grand mothers in whitehouse street
and going to st mary school every day and as you turned there out side that pub
to walk up the Avenue road within the first 12 houses was old man fletchers house whom put old Apple boxes
with all sorts of car parts head lamps alsorts accesserorirs for a bob or half crown dependant to what you want
my old grand father jelf refused to but any think from him for his cars he said he was a rip off man with his prices
There again our old grand dad was a very tight man with money
thats where the fletchers family started there car parts business along darthmouth street
best wishes Alan,,, Astonian,,,,,,
Nice photographs of Aston road north brings back memories for me
The first picture i had not seen before that being the debrie in front of that big premises
i think at the left hand sde of the building there was a little side road and the white flash of a strip showing on it
I think it was a little forecourt and they sold little motor bikes like the old bantams BSA if i recall correctly
After that episode 12 months later they rebuilt a shop front for selling motor bike of all discriptions
I am trying to think of there name our kid was working at Buttons limited in portland street
and he saved his moner hard to buy one from them and he did
the second pic is one of the older pics that went missing and i remember seeing it on here
many years ago be for the chang hi of pics
and i recall those workers digging that hole there from the very beging of the createing the hole
as i walked back and forewards to my grand mothers in whitehouse street
and going to st mary school every day and as you turned there out side that pub
to walk up the Avenue road within the first 12 houses was old man fletchers house whom put old Apple boxes
with all sorts of car parts head lamps alsorts accesserorirs for a bob or half crown dependant to what you want
my old grand father jelf refused to but any think from him for his cars he said he was a rip off man with his prices
There again our old grand dad was a very tight man with money
thats where the fletchers family started there car parts business along darthmouth street
best wishes Alan,,, Astonian,,,,,,
Sweet shop at 78 Astn Road North in 1937 - window dressed for the Daily Mail window dressing competition. It was given 'highly commended'. Viv.
Lady Penelope
master brummie
This is my Uncle Arthur's parents shop in Aston Road North. Arthur is the little boy standing and the baby is his brother Archie I've probably posted it before but I can't remember! Arthur married my Auntie Dolly and they bought Clifford's Cafe in St Stephen's Street after WW2. It's a very old pic as Arthur was born in 1903 - perhaps someone can sharpen it up a bit p;ease.
