Lorraine Bennett
proper brummie kid
Does anyone remember Dr. Alexandra, who practiced on the Coventry Road, Small Heath around 1956, anyone know his christian name?
Hi reddi Kate Mathews/saragine was my grandmother.she had gone the doctors with chest pain he said it was nothing .she dropped dead in the doorway on her way out.told to me by her daughter my mum ,Mildred coles.I have more info about nana.her family.Rob, many thanks for the information, I thought that perhaps it was just a GPs surgery but it would appear to have been more than that.
I think this requires some more investigation as both my wife and I are a little puzzled as to why her Grandmother would have died at the address.
Hi Jennym, Mildred Coles (or Millie as she was known) was my wifes Fathers (Albert Coles) Sister. Unfortunately my wife, Margaret passed away in January this year, but at the interment of her ashes at our local church last week attended by Alberts two other children, Bryan & Susan, mention was made of Millie. I have been putting together a family history of my wifes side (as well as my own) and though she is longer with us I am still keen to keep on with it so that our own two Sons and 4 grandchildren have knowledge of the wider family connectionsHi Reddi,Kate Mathews /Saragine was my nanna.She had gone to the doctors with chest pain,he said it was nothing.She dropped dead in the doorway on the way out.told to me by her daughter Mildred ,my mother
Mum,Mildred married dad,Frederick John Rayment in 1946I remember uncle Albert fondly.he did paperfolding tricks for me when I was a child and swept our chimney he was a beautiful human.
When I lived in the area that surgery was run by a New Zealander, Dr Robertson and Dr Pryce-Jones. This would have been 1948-68hi folks my old doctors surgery 172 garretts green lane in sheldon dr r chopra does anyone have any memories of her?
I know now she is part time there and her son mainly works there. any memories ?
Thanks for the post, Astoness. I was looking for a map of Birmingham around 1950 and found your post. I remember both the Drs. Dr. Firth was a lovely man always kind. Dr. Carolan was just the opposite always sour to me anyway. Still good old days.dr firth and and dr carolan were our doctors..i think their surgery was in little king st..anyhow it was close to lucas gt king st...dr carolan went on to practice at the newtown health centre...i remember the old surgery so well..there was always a cat sitting on the examination bed and the room was filled with smoke .. dr firth always offered our mom a ciggie went she went in....imagine getting away with that these days...
lyn
We had two Doctors at our surgery in Great Barr, Drs Calderwood and McConnel, the waiting room was always full when Dr McConnel was on duty but usually half empty when Dr Calderwood was on. We all lived in fear of Dr Calderwood as he was the Post Office Doctor and certainly didn't suffer fools gladly.
My grandmothers doctor.Our doctor was Dr. Butler and his wife whose practice was in a house on Reservoir Road Erdington. It was a few doors from the shops, Stockland Green end. He and his wife were also surgeons and did small operations in the back room. I had an abcess on my ear and they put me to sleep and lanced it. I wont go into all the gory details of some days later. But before they lanced it I had to have it plastered with the old black jack ointment for a week before hand. It really stunk. But they were wonderful doctors and mom nearly had a heart attack when he told her he was retiring
Your reply Johnny brought back a memory of both Drs Butler and an associate Dr 'Con' and the story of my boil on my stomach. In 1954 I had a boil on my stomach at my belt line and Dr. Butler gave me the black tar treatment X2 then on the third go-around he decided to lance it. Here I digest in 1943 at the age of two I had major surgery to untie my intestines which at birth had not untangled themselves. My boil was on my belt line but also at the top of my scar, Dr. Butlers' decision to lance it was made as he had a suspicion of its cause confirmed when he probed and found the knot from a stitch that had not completely pulled out eleven years prior.Our doctor was Dr. Butler and his wife whose practice was in a house on Reservoir Road Erdington. It was a few doors from the shops, Stockland Green end. He and his wife were also surgeons and did small operations in the back room. I had an abcess on my ear and they put me to sleep and lanced it. I wont go into all the gory details of some days later. But before they lanced it I had to have it plastered with the old black jack ointment for a week before hand. It really stunk. But they were wonderful doctors and mom nearly had a heart attack when he told her he was retiring