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Bham in 40s and 50s

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villamickey

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Hello , can anyone give me help regarding my schooling memories in bham about 1950 , I left bham with my parents in the 50s but they are both deceased and I can’t ask anyone else , we lived in erdington in the 40s before moving to sparkhill in the 40s , Newton rd , I vaguely remember going to a school on the Stratford rd called the Orpnanage, not attending for long before going to a school near the cinama near the park (slade rd)? Does anyone recall these locations , We moved back to Erdington in the early 50s before my parents bought a boarding house in Blackpool ( 1958) , I’m in my 70s now but still think about brum but can’t recall much thank you Mike Thompson
 
These maps are from 1950. There appear to be a school (no name) on the corner of Newton Road (first map) and a school (no name) by the swimming baths and the park (bottom of second map)...

0 - Newton Road.jpg

0 - Stratford Road.jpg
 
villamickey said:
Hello , can anyone give me help regarding my schooling memories in bham about 1950 , I left bham with my parents in the 50s but they are both deceased and I can’t ask anyone else , we lived in erdington in the 40s before moving to sparkhill in the 40s , Newton rd , I vaguely remember going to a school on the Stratford rd called the Orpnanage, not attending for long before going to a school near the cinama near the park (slade rd)? Does anyone recall these locations , We moved back to Erdington in the early 50s before my parents bought a boarding house in Blackpool ( 1958) , I’m in my 70s now but still think about brum but can’t recall much thank you Mike Thompson
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The school was indeed in Slade road near the Star cinema. The park was probably Brookvale park where i spent many hours fishing, boating & some sports. Loved that park.
 
It was indeed Slade Road infants and Junior school, the Star Cinema next to it. I loved in Abbey Road and like Smudger spent many happy hours in Brookvale park and the Star Cinema
 
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