Chris_Baker
master brummie
My family was one of the first to move into Area 10 of Chelmsley Wood when it was still being built. I think it was in 1969 and I was still at Yorkswood Juniors in Kingshurst (used to go on my bike). We lived on Auckland Drive. For the next three years until we moved away I had a paper round, morning and evening all week. This included the Newnham House block of flats, Auckland Drive, the streets round about and a bit of Chester Road. We moved away in 1972 and I've never been back since except to drive past!
I was idling away my time on Google Maps today and was surprised to see that I could find our house but not the block of shops where the newsagent was. Given that this was over 40 years ago my mind may be playing tricks but I could swear that the shops were somewhere between Auckland Drive and the flats. There are some houses in that area that are obviously newer than the rest. Was the block of shops knocked down, then, and when?
I'd be glad to hear from anyone who knows, or who was around the area at that time.
I was idling away my time on Google Maps today and was surprised to see that I could find our house but not the block of shops where the newsagent was. Given that this was over 40 years ago my mind may be playing tricks but I could swear that the shops were somewhere between Auckland Drive and the flats. There are some houses in that area that are obviously newer than the rest. Was the block of shops knocked down, then, and when?
I'd be glad to hear from anyone who knows, or who was around the area at that time.