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Doctors

Our doctor in Handsworth was Dr Howard on Oxhill Road and then we changed to Dr Baird who was Scotish.:)Mo
 
My 2 daughters live on chelmsley wood and the one asked for an appointment with doctor pomeroy as he is her favourite doctor and they said he had retired and that was october or november she said, and I forgot to say he is also my nephew's god father, and my sister in law was a receptionist there years ago, so as you say BazzM it is a very small world.
 
When I lived in Erdington Borders, our nearest doctor was S. Orville Massey, who lived at about No. 11 Warren Road, the first house on the left coming doen the hill from Hawthorn Road, and had a surgery there as well as the Astwn place/s. It was a very swanky house for the area, built on the slope so that you normally entered from the left, where there was a drive and I believe a double garage (this was in the 1930s! The frontage of the house was about about 50 feet, and there were steps from the right hand end leading up through wide a rock garden which I seem to remember was Mrs Massey's pride and joy. There was at least one lamp post in the garden with the doctor's name etched on the glass. Before the war I can remember going with my mum (we were both a bit sickly in the chest department) for sun-ray treatment, and had to sit topless in front of a Chernobyl-style radiation machine. In have survived for over 60 years, but it didn't do my mum much good, and she didn't last 20 unfortunately.
Dr Massey senior was an elder at the Chrisadelphian (?) Chapel on Six Ways, and I remember he persuaded my mother and me to go to a bazaar there in about 1940.
I think it was just after the war that Dr Massey Senior got appointed as a police surgeon, and later to the Villa.
He came to visit us a few times to give the early Penicillin injections, for which I think my parents had to pay about two guineas a time (.‚.£2.10) plus the cost of the stuff itself. This was just before the NHS came into effect in 1948, and although we were "on the panel" they would not pay for new-fangled things like that.
In about 1948 we trasferred vto a different doctor. Thinking about it now, I suspect he had enough other work, and wasn't interested in NHS patients, but I don't mean any slight to his sons, whom I'm afraid I don't remember, only a daughter I think.
Peter

Dr Massey was our doctor Peter, his sons were boat race oarsmen, Oxford/Cambridge?:) don't know.

He had a big Humber car and asked my mother if I'd go up and clean it for him, gave me sixpence, tight fisted sod. E.
 
Our Doctor was Dr Malim Cole Hill Sutton Coldfield he was also ex millitary and a little abrupt but he was a very good doctor. He was very kind to my Mom when Dad died of a massive heart attack in 1969.
 
Hi Patty, yes Dr Korsak became my Dr too. I'm sure Dr Brewster was A junior Dr with Dr Toppin (he actually delivered me in 1947). I'm sure Dr Korsak took over from him, Dr Brewster. I know he used to come and see my parents socially as we lived on the junction of Bromford lane and Kingsbury Rd and he lived in Kingsbury Rd. This would have been around 1960 ish and it was around this time that he went blind. Unfortunately my parents are dead so I can't ask them. But I know we only had 3 Dr's, Topping, Brewster and Korsak, it was only when my parents moved to Castle Brom from Erdington that Dr Korsak told them he wouldn't be able to come out there cause it was too far!
 
Dr. Richard Pomeroy MBE

Dr Pomeroy was my doctor for 38 years and he retired in November.
Dr Dawson came to the practice when it moved from Greenlands road to Craig Croft ,he too has now left the practice.A friend went to see a doctor privately as part of an insurance claim and was surprised when he turned out to be her old doctor,Dr. Dawson.
For those who remember the surgery,my new doctor to replace Dr Pomeroy is Sophie Hopkins nee Allin,her father was a doctor with Pomeroy right from the beginning of the practice.
When the practice first started they were in Greenlands road in a three bedroomed house.
The dining room was the waiting room.
Dr Pomeroy had the lounge,Dr Allin had the large front bedroom,Dr John Bent had the back bedroom and Dr Jenny Bent his wife had the small bedroom.
Sadly John Bent was killed in a plane crash whilst still very young.Dr Jenny Bent has also retired.
They don't 'make' doctors like Dr Pomeroy any more,he delivered my youngest son in 1973,his language was a bit fruity but he was lovelyand always had time to listen.
 
I totally agree with everything you say about Dr. Pomeroy Alberta. I dont remember too much, but it remains in my memory that he was a very good Doctor. Barry.
 
By the way, Dr.Dawson never told me that he had left the practice as well. he only mentioned that Dr.Pomeroy had retired. Barry.
 
Alberta I totally agree Dr pomeroy was the best doctor, he did always have time to listen and made you feel totally at ease, and he didn't just write out prescipitions to get rid of you like most doctors today, if you didn't need any medication he would say you don't need anything it will go on it's own.
 
Dr. Gibson

Dr. Gibson was our doctor too. We lived in Park Lane. I remember, that I had lots of spots appearing on my legs. His advice was, take her to the sea-side! Good advice. They dissappeared.
 
HI GUYS
Looking At The Response On The Thread And Nearly Every-body being
Brought Up On Chelmesly Wood And About This Doctor He Must Have Been
Good , Was,nt There Any Other Surgerys There ?.
My Doctor Was A Doctor Tracy Whom Lived In Selwyn Road Edgbaston
And Was An Heart And Baby Speacialist At Dudley Rd ,And It Was Him
Whom Delivered Me Into The World At Dudley Road
HE Later Became A GP And His Surgery Was In INGLEBY Street Ladywood
Oppersite The Old Dance Palace Spring Hill ,
He Was My Gp Doctor Right Up To My Late Teens And Got Married
And He Eventualy Died ASTONIAN ,;;;;;;;
 
Dr Mills.

Did any one go to Dr Mills on the corner of Goodway Road.? His surgery was attached to his house, and his wife was the nurse. He really was a smashing doctor. When I named my daughter Sally, he said that it would be funny when you said to her "dont be silly Sally" I later found out that it was his daughters name as well:D...
 
Dr massey Dr Hough Dr Willets and Dr Malim

I remember Dr Massey he would stand in some times for the other doctors who practiced just around the corner at the top of the hill Dr Hough was my Dr he was a very nice person. Then when I moved to Sutton Colfeld Dr Malim was my Dr he would have a quick smoke between patients.
Wonder if the little private hospital is still there. DOES ANY-ONE KNOW
 
Catkin we have discussed Dr Malim before quite a character. He chain smoked I think. Do you remember his Alsation who sat under his desk.
The cottage hospital was at the top end of the Parade towards the Odeon but sadly has long gone........it was a lovely building.
 
My doctor was Dr. Ramsdale... he lived at the beginning of Walmley Ash Road, Walmley... I think his first name was Charles. He had a lovely Red E type Jaguar car. Those were the days when you just went into a waiting room and just sat down until it was your turn to go in. No one booked an appointment.

His surgery was attached to the house.

Georgie.
 
Hello John.

I hope you're still logging onto this site, as it's a few years since you wrote about Dr Montague Rosenfield.

Austere and kindly sums him up. He seemed to be on call 24 hours a day, which in my case was just as well because in 1947 at the age of 1 I had a massive attack of croup and thanks to his swift action I was whisked away to a steam-tent (wow!) at the Children's Hospital at Five Ways. Of course, I don't remember any of this, but my late mother was forever indebted to the good doctor for, quite literally, saving my life. However, I remember him so well - he was invariably dressed in an old-fashioned dark blue clerical suit, and he had a rather tired, worn-out look about his heavily-jowelled face. When I was very young what fascinated me most about him was the huge fountain-pen he used to write prescriptions - and the fact that he usually called my mother 'young lady'! Much later in life he witnessed my passport application and he seemed truly and genuinely interested in why I wanted to go abroad. He was also very happy when I told him that I was marrying an Irish girl! I had massive respect for him.

I also remember the incredibly uncomfortable overstuffed armchairs in his waiting-room, and also - believe it or not - his invariable apology when we were kept waiting while he attended his private patients, who had a seperate waiting-room the entrance to which was on Trinity Road. He really was a true gentleman in every respect, unfailingly polite and interested. The only time he ever expressed impatience was when he visited me at home and saw my toy guns in the bedroom - these he did not like to see!

I believe that he left Aston to live somewhere in Handsworth Wood, and I have a vague memory of reading that he was still in general practice when he was well into his eighties. We don't see his likes any more these days, sad to say.

Big Gee.
 
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Dr Freshwater.

:2140::2123::0805: My first doctor was a Dr. Freshwater and had a surgery next to Aston Church. The next was Dr Morgan who didn't stay very long. A Dr Helmi followed. When I was in my early teens we moved to Dr Pikes surgery by Fenthom road. We are now out of their area but they have kept us on. The best practice I know of. TTFN. Jean. :2119::2119:
 
Doctor Freshwater.

When I was a child we lived a few doors down from Dr. Gould, on Lichfield Road. between Attwoods the Newsagent and the Corset Shop. my mother wouldn't go to Dr. Gould. Don't know why. We we patients of Dr Freshwater, his surgery was next to the entrance to the serpentine, where the 'Onion Fair' was held. I think I remember he went to Australia with his family. A lady doctor named Alexander was there after
him or before. Can anyone remember? There was also a Dr Sudki, on
Lichfield Road. Once again my mother wouldn't go to him. Prefered the long walk to the serpentine.
 
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