READING ABOUT THE HALFORD BIG FIRE IN THE EARLY DAYS
AND IT CAME TO MIND OF WHAT I THINK WAS THE SECOND BIG FIRE IN BRUM
IT WAS A BIG BEDDING STORE ON THE STRATFORD ROAD , OPPERSITE THE OLD MERMAID PUB ,
DIRECTLY FACING IT ON THE STRATFORD RD ,INCLUDING THE AJOINING SHOP ,
IT WAS IN THE EARLY SIXTIES I BELIEVE AND IT WAS A LARGE WARE HOUSE , THE SHOP WAS CALLED BEDS ,---SOMETHING ,
I WAS WONDERING IF ANYBODY RECALLS IT OR THE NAME OF THE SHOP ,
ALSO THERE WAS ANOTHER BEDDING MANUFACTURING FACTORY IN CLISSOLD PASSAGE HOCKLEY THAT WAS BURNT TO THE GROUND
IN THE 7O,S YOU COULD SEE THAT FIRE FOR MILES ,
       BEST WISHES ASTONIAN ,;;;
AND IT CAME TO MIND OF WHAT I THINK WAS THE SECOND BIG FIRE IN BRUM
IT WAS A BIG BEDDING STORE ON THE STRATFORD ROAD , OPPERSITE THE OLD MERMAID PUB ,
DIRECTLY FACING IT ON THE STRATFORD RD ,INCLUDING THE AJOINING SHOP ,
IT WAS IN THE EARLY SIXTIES I BELIEVE AND IT WAS A LARGE WARE HOUSE , THE SHOP WAS CALLED BEDS ,---SOMETHING ,
I WAS WONDERING IF ANYBODY RECALLS IT OR THE NAME OF THE SHOP ,
ALSO THERE WAS ANOTHER BEDDING MANUFACTURING FACTORY IN CLISSOLD PASSAGE HOCKLEY THAT WAS BURNT TO THE GROUND
IN THE 7O,S YOU COULD SEE THAT FIRE FOR MILES ,
       BEST WISHES ASTONIAN ,;;;