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Nechells Park Road

I have no personal memories of this place, and if I am honest I can't even recall it, but here is a photo even if it is a little earlier than the time requested. I hope it's the right place.

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mw0njm. said:
loverly pic.it did not change much, it still looked like that in 1950s. thanks Viv
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Wow! Ive never seen this photo before! I agree with the person who posted earlier that it hadn't changed much up to the fifties. But, because it's the first time I've seen a photo from so much nearer to the green, the memories really did come flooding back to me, I almost drowned in the memories rushing in. Later, looking at the photo, I was interested in the single/double track of tramlines and over head wire. I know exactly how it worked but won't bother you folks with that technological device. Just, thank you, thank you to whoever posted this photo.
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Hi thank you for this info and the picture, I’ve just found my moms bible which she was given when she attended nechells hall Methodist, it was given on 12 May 1937 to commemorate the coronation. Mom would have been 7, she ended up becoming a brown owl in the guides at the hall. It’s lovely to see the hall, I was expecting it to be a little wooden hut.
 
If anybody finds or knows of a photo of the older properties opposite Cheatham Street at any time before it was redeveloped I'd be most interested. Thanks.
 
or indeed any photos of cheatham st itself because if there are any photos taken of the street looking towards nechells park road they may just show no 356 nechells park road

lyn
 
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No idea Pete but shall give it some thought !!!

The premises are are numbered 50-51 Nechells Park Road and are still there. Maybe someone could look it up for around 1925 please ? Viv.

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50 & 51 Greenway Harold,
draper
52 Baines T. H. Ltd. bakers
53 Griffiths Wm. E. butcher
54 Jordan J . & T. tobccnsts
55 Spencer H. greengro
58 Soldiers' Return P.H.
Fras. Smith
59 & 60 Birmingham Cooperative
Society L td
59 & 60 Birmingham Cooperative
Hall
62A & 63 Sumner 0. A. Ltd.
house furnishers
54 & 65 Birmingham Cooperative
Society Ltd
66 Cole Alfd. newsagt
67 Atlas Garage (Mrs.
Louisa Swain, proprss)
 
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Was there a clothing shop called Lathams around there ? I seem to remember back in the 60's going there with my Wife, quite a large shop on some corner. Eric
 
cookie273uk said:
Was there a clothing shop called Lathams around there ? I seem to remember back in the 60's going there with my Wife, quite a large shop on some corner. Eric
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could have been one there eric..i know there was a lathams on the corner of rocky lane

lyn
 
From 1962 Kellys
Latham H. Ltd. linen drapers, 1/4 Nechells Park rd 7 (East 0993) ; 416 Kingstanding rd 22 (Erdington 2063) ; 39/41 Glebe Farm rd 33 (Stechford 3803) & 32 Poolway 33- Stechford 6215
 
My mom and dad lived at 5/93 Nechells Park Road, they were Horace and Florence Howkins. I think they lived with my grandparents Richard and Elizabeth Howkins. My dad was a brikkie and mom was a polisher. They married at St Clements Church, Nechells in Dec 1948.
 
May have been an address of convenience (if from marriage certificate), your grandparents (grandmother) were living at 67 Great Brook St from 1939 - 1957. Your parents are listed there in 1950.
 
Thanks for this. We cannot ask dad as he's stuck in a care home without visitors since last March. As soon as we can visit him, we can find out more. I lived at Gt Brook St when I was born in 1950, then we moved to Sheldon, where dad lived until going to the care home last year.
 
This air raid shelter was underneath the Methodist Hall. Viv.92E83862-AF81-4BC7-BC81-55B93A543831.jpeg
Source: British Newspaper Archive
 

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