Hampden Street Balsall Heath

[castalla]

Thank you very much for in info will have a look now

 

[castalla]

Doing a bit of my genealogy and find a G/G/G Uncle and family lived at 35 Hampden Street Balsall Heath found a Hampden Retreat off Mary Street anybody know of a Hampden St or is it this Retreat thank you

 

[brummy-lad]

This No. 35 on a 1950s map

 

[castalla]

Thank you for that just looked on Google Maps and street does not seem to be there anymore

 

[Lambie]

Just joined this forum noticed a few threads about Hampden street balsall heath.
My grandparents the Rickards and my mom Barbara lived there definitely in the 1930's until 1960's my nan was Madge ,grandad Fred mom was Barbara.
Does anyone remember anything ,mom has alchzimers so trying to use her past as stimulant for her.

 

[Vivienne14]

Welcome Lambie. I’m moving your post to the Hampden Street thread. I have merged the threads you mention so they’re now in one place. Viv.

Edit - done.

 

[ascspeaker]

Hi, this message is to all contributors to the above pages about Hampden St. The street is a 'blind spot' on my memory of Balsall Heath. I was raised in the middle section of Mary St Edward Rd/Belfour St. Then in 55/56 moved to the top of Sherbourne Rd (Arter St and upward). I write (volunteer) for Balsall Heath Local History Society's Gazette and have been relating BH peoples family history. What was a 'blind spot for me was anywhere on the other side of Moseley Rd, i.e Clifton Rd, Brunswick Rd, St Paul's Rd, and Ombersley (although opposite Sherbourne across the Moseley Rd). I have covered much of them now. I should know more than I do about Hampton, since Knutsford, Wenman, Pearson St are familiar to me, as I passed the Junction many times as I walked the length of Wenman St to get from Sherbourne to the church in George St. So I would like to hear from people with family stories back up with photos.
I don't know how we get to connect off the forum, but I know there will help here.
Jim F

 

[Morturn]

Hi, this message is to all contributors to the above pages about Hampden St. The street is a 'blind spot' on my memory of Balsall Heath. I was raised in the middle section of Mary St Edward Rd/Belfour St. Then in 55/56 moved to the top of Sherbourne Rd (Arter St and upward). I write (volunteer) for Balsall Heath Local History Society's Gazette and have been relating BH peoples family history. What was a 'blind spot for me was anywhere on the other side of Moseley Rd, i.e Clifton Rd, Brunswick Rd, St Paul's Rd, and Ombersley (although opposite Sherbourne across the Moseley Rd). I have covered much of them now. I should know more than I do about Hampton, since Knutsford, Wenman, Pearson St are familiar to me, as I passed the Junction many times as I walked the length of Wenman St to get from Sherbourne to the church in George St. So I would like to hear from people with family stories back up with photos.
I don't know how we get to connect off the forum, but I know there will help here.
Jim F

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[Lambie]

Hi jhunter
i lived in hampden st from 1942 till 1961 i lived at 23 and then no1, the builders where griffith and hutton , my gran lived at 24 and the prices lived at 25 , the rickards at 26 , this was in the 1940,s to the 1960,s
dave

Hi just read this my you said the Rickards lived at 26 they were my grandparents and their daughter Barbara my mom, nice to know .
If you have any info would be great as mom has dementia but loves to talk about the past.