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Astoness said:
hi dave ive got brummie kid...wouldnt mind the other one though:)
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My brother is in the UK and I'm in the USA at this time. I got the info from Amazon. I'm not sure if they are available in print, maybe digital download only, if you have a Kindle. I think that Graham Twist lived above the chemist shop on the corner of Cowper St & Summer Lane.
Dave A
 
thanks dave yes i think ive read that graham lived above the chemist shop in summer lane and have always wondered depending that it was the same chemist and also when he lived there if it was the same one as my dads auntie lived above...although i will have to try and find out when she was there.

lyn
 
not sure if i have them all but if i have time tomorrow i will have a look for you

lyn
 
Astoness said:
thanks for the other pic phil i am posting it here for topsy....topsy if you save this one you will be able to see much clearer when you zoom in...and phil is right it is demo men in the window not children...i know we were dare devils but even i would not have entered that building lol..

thanks phil..

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richards and wallington. plant hire, changed to bchc. richards went on to found the British Motorcycle Museum.
 
Astoness said:
dave i have a feeling you may have or if not you could have emailed it to me ages back as it seems familiar...bosting photo remind me again please of the exact location in paddington st

lyn
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It's in my yard...behind 52 & 54. The opening behind the toilets is the peck, which would have been 56 & 58. I have other photo's at the same location. The black corrugated barrier made an excellent backdrop...
Dave A
 
After watching the Peaky Blinders latest season, I was reminded of a gang that most people in our area of Summer Lane were more than aware of. They were the Marnies...not sure of the spelling but I believe that they were a large family that claimed the territory of Summer Lane and surrounding area. Most kids were terrified of the thought of being confronted by the Marnie gang. My brother had a run in with some of them and came out the worst for wear. I'm surprised that their name hasn't come up on BHF.
Dave A
 
would just like to welcome jen to the forum and especially this thread as jen and i were neighbours...she lived at 5/14 and i was in nans at 4/12 and have just found out that one of my gt aunts who lived at the front of no 14 used to bake apples pies for her family and leave them in the entry..hope we can continue chatting on this thread jen

lyn
 
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Thank you for the tips Lyn. What a small world this is turning out to be. Do you remember the shop in Guildford Street, opposite the top of Paddington Street? I think it was Highley's.
 
most welcome jen...like i said if you need any help just give us a shout...yes i do recall that shop but not the name of it i also recall the outdoor on the corner of guildford and paddington think nan used to fetch her jug of ale from there...i left paddington st in about 1959 when i was nearly 6 and my brother was 3 leaving nan there until she had no choice but to move out..she had been at 4/12 since at least 1911 so did not want to move..of course we continued to visit her until demo round about the late 60s so our paths must have crossed...could i ask when you were born i was born in 53 not being nosey but i just wondered if we were similar ages...have you seen the photos yet of paddington st jen..and yes it is a small world just when you think thats it someone else pops up

lyn :)
 
Astoness said:
most welcome jen...like i said if you need any help just give us a shout...yes i do recall that shop but not the name of it i also recall the outdoor on the corner of guildford and paddington think nan used to fetch her jug of ale from there...i left paddington st in about 1959 when i was nearly 6 and my brother was 3 leaving nan there until she had no choice but to move out..she had been at 4/12 since at least 1911 so did not want to move..of course we continued to visit her until demo round about the late 60s so our paths must have crossed...could i ask when you were born i was born in 53 not being nosey but i just wondered if we were similar ages...have you seen the photos yet of paddington st jen..and yes it is a small world just when you think thats it someone else pops up

lyn :)
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I was born in 1953. I looked at the 2 photos posted but don't recall any familiar faces. We moved to Paddington St in 1957/8 I think and left in 1963. Was there a bombed building site opposite our houses? Jen
 
snap with our birth years jen...9th of november for me please dont tell me we were also born on the same day:D...i dont think there were bombed out houses opposite us but possibly a clearing where some houses had been demolished...the photos i posted earlier on on this thread have got a watermark through them so i am going to repost them later without the mark but just for now here is the one showing from right to left numbers 6 to 14..i am also posting the 1960 electoral rolls which was most likely taken the year before..as you will see the walker family is there and next door is my nan lily wood and my parents george and beryl harrington so we were there at the same time..we must have moved not long after the e rolls were taken but it is quite possible that you and i played together... at no 14 you will see my gt aunt elsie langford..her husband walter and his sister lilian and also my other gt aunt maud mosely..the date of the photo is 1964 ..hope this photo brings back memories jen . i remember it as if it was yesterday..also posting you a map of paddington st my houses 4/12 is marked in pinkpaddington street map.jpg

lyn

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Hi Lyn, I have this one, would it be that it’s a later date. As on yours my parents name is not on it. I have the earlier people’s address.368990A9-1CC9-448A-9963-3638C6618B0F.png
 
Jen67 said:
I was born in 1953. I looked at the 2 photos posted but don't recall any familiar faces. We moved to Paddington St in 1957/8 I think and left in 1963. Was there a bombed building site opposite our houses? Jen
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Hi everybody i was also born November 53 we might have already had that discussion lyn
 
hi jackie we lived in paddington st not porchchester but if your parents names are not on that eroll i must have been taken after you left the street

hi cowperkid...nov 1953 is getting popular thats at least 3 of us on this thread born then :) ...as i said earlier i was born on the 9th..

lyn
 
Astoness said:
hi jackie we lived in paddington st not porchchester but if your parents names are not on that eroll i must have been taken after you left the street

hi cowperkid...nov 1953 is getting popular thats at least 3 of us on this thread born then :) ...as i said earlier i was born on the 9th..

lyn
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Astoness said:
hi jackie we lived in paddington st not porchchester but if your parents names are not on that eroll i must have been taken after you left the street

hi cowperkid...nov 1953 is getting popular thats at least 3 of us on this thread born then :) ...as i said earlier i was born on the 9th..

lyn
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Hi Lyn, Irene & John James are on your eroll for number 60 Porchester St. My parents are on the eroll number 60 I posted. Have I posted it on the wrong thread. How often do they update the eroll’s?

Stay Safe
Jackie
 
Thank you enormously for those nostalgic posts. That’s the first photo of the houses I’ve seen. Gosh it evokes so many memories. It is possible we played together, although we had a big garden and we’re not allowed to play on the street. I remember playing in the back yard where the block of toilets were. The brew house was intact with the dolly & tub still present!
 
hi jen happy to help..tomorrow i will post the other 3 photos of the street i have...one of them taken looking towards guildford st i think shows the shop we spoke about..i also have family photos taken showing the back yard and you can see the brew house with a mangle outside and also the toilets if you would like me to post those and the 2 taken of me looking into your back garden let me know?

lyn
 
hi jen as promised 3 more photos of paddington st..the one is taken looking towards guildford st i think it shows the shop we talked about also showing are a couple of kids out playing one of them is a girl running..could that be you ? actually zooming in on it it could very well be me as we used to visit nan after we left the street until the late 60s..another shows numbers 16 to 38 which also shows the front gate of my gt aunts at no 14 and a close up of the entry that you would have used.

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Hi Di
I remember your brother Albert.
You mention Kench , their daughter HAZEL was my childhood sweetheart !
Take care
Albert Clayton No. 39
 
Ozbrum said:
Hi Di
I remember your brother Albert.
You mention Kench , their daughter HAZEL was my childhood sweetheart !
Take care
Albert Clayton No. 39
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hi albert and fantastic...its good to welcome someone else from paddington st...i think its possible that my photo 1 on post 176 may show your house at no 39 ? what years were you living there...all the best

lyn
 
Ozbrum said:
Hi Di
I remember your brother Albert.
You mention Kench , their daughter HAZEL was my childhood sweetheart !
Take care
Albert Clayton No. 39
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Hey Albert! are you back living in Oz? The last time we spoke you were in Indonesia or was it the Philippines? Still in real estate?
Dave A
 
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Hey Albert! are you back living in Oz? The last time we spoke you were in Indonesia or was it the Philippines? Still in real estate?
Dave A
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Hi .... Dave Astly ?

Yes , still in Philippines , I have sent you a couple of mails but no reply...
good to be back in contact !
Al
 
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