Stewi Stewi
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Hi Ken thanks for response StewiNo,it was Wilkes the paper shop corner of park road and wharf lane.After school i served in the shop and also did a paper round.Regards Ken
Hi Ken thanks for response StewiNo,it was Wilkes the paper shop corner of park road and wharf lane.After school i served in the shop and also did a paper round.Regards Ken
Do i know you? I am Ken from across the road in paper shop .did you know D.erek wardle or Lauraine Heath .?What was the name of lad that helped Mr Jeff ? (hope you can help) Regards KenHi. My name is Roger Moody and I lived at 253 Park Road from1948 until 1962. The car Bill Jefforson had was a 1938 Austin 18 which he sold to me in 1961 for£20. I used to help him in the mornings getting his fruit and veg outside and of a Christmas help him dress his turkeys. We backed onto Soho Pool Wharf and of a night we were rocked to sleep by the sound of the trains shunting. if I can be of any help in what you are looking for please get in touch. Roger.
Hello Ken, Would fit, I reckon I bought a 3 wheeler Bond Car from him in about 1962, did he go to Handsworth Grammar?a motor cycle about 1963 then in 1967 he had a triumph tr4a sports car.First time i did over the ton in a car.! last time i saw him.Didn't he emigrate to Australia?.regards Ken
Yes he did.----cheers KenHello Ken, Would fit, I reckon I bought a 3 wheeler Bond Car from him in about 1962, did he go to Handsworth Grammar?
regards RobT
Hi shortie - Sorry I did not realise your post went back to 2011 - re-response to the Jenkins family Railway/Engine Pub on Park Road - StewiI have a friend who lived in Park Road - she does not have a computer so she won't have seen this. Her father ran the pub near Factory Road, I think it was called The Railway or The Engine or something similar. Her name was Susan Jenkins. Came from quite a large family, Dot, Maurice (Mossy), Shirley, Linda, Barry - cannot remember the others. Does anyone remember this family? I also had a friend whom I lost touch with who lived on The Pleck, which was near the railway bridge, her name was Carolyn Walker. I have been trying for ages to locate her, but although I know she lived at Frankley for some time, she seems to have moved away and I cannot trace her. Any help would be very appreciated.
Shortie
i lived in that shop ! 1945-1957.(hope its ok to reply to earlier items)
hi ken- yes i remember both shops very well - i remember the phone box outside newsagents- i used to push the buttons on phone in the hope of some wedged coins - happy days. cu ken stewii lived in that shop ! 1945-1957.(hope its ok to reply to earlier items)
I pushed them as well---never got anything !--kenhi ken- yes i remember both shops very well - i remember the phone box outside newsagents- i used to push the buttons on phone in the hope of some wedged coins - happy days. cu ken stewi
Hi Ken yes I remember Laurain Heath - carnt remember jeff though - StewiRoger lived at 254.After we left school only saw him a few times.Please see comments elswhere about bike and spor
Do i know you? I am Ken from across the road in paper shop .did you know D.erek wardle or Lauraine Heath .?What was the name of lad that helped Mr Jeff ? (hope you can help) Regards Ken
Thanks,i mean't Mr Jefferson the greengrocer .we always said we were going to jeffs meaning the shop.Cheers KenHi Ken yes I remember Laurain Heath - carnt remember jeff though - Stewi
no problemThanks,i mean't Mr Jefferson the greengrocer .we always said we were going to jeffs meaning the shop.Cheers Ken
Not sure how i ended up and this thread . Must be a sharp needle out there. Bacchus Road. was there a cafe right nextdoor or is it the same road as w. green prison. I can remember leaning over a garden wall and there was a big drop. to a yard. family owned the cafe but its a bit of a blurrrrHi Rog - many thanks for the maps. Had to smile when I saw the 'Lunatic Asylum', don't think in these PC days that would be allowed now!. My uncle Joe was a nurse there, he lived in Bacchus Road so did not have far to go to work. Talking of Bacchus Road I always remember using the baths there as we had no running hot water, it was a tanner for the smallest piece of soap you have ever seen and a council towel that was as stiff as a board. Me and my mate Stan Wassell (remember him) used to double up so we would save a tanner and the attendant would regulate the amount of hot water you had with an allen key that fitted the tap!. Happy days, take care, Tony
Just caught on, we lived at 2/208 Park Road, Derek Wardle and Johnny Boyle lived quite close I think, Dad drove for Walker Bros in Wharf St, lots of kids, Philip & Keith Bird, Jeffery Kedney?, John Reynolds, Johnny Evans, the girl who worked at the paper shop, Jean ? married Brian who drove for the laundry, they moved to Stockland Green and then to Marsh lane, blimey , life is strangeHi Ken yes I remember Laurain Heath - carnt remember jeff though - Stewi
Dad worked for Walker Bros transport, drove W24, we lived in Park RoadHi
I lived in Wharf Street, off Park Road circa 1954/5. Always had aggro with a transport company up there.
Also with mates I used a small pub of which my mates girlfriend lived in a back house rear of pub. Location of pub is by the corner, a barbers was just around the corner (I think)
Any photos of Wharf Street - name of pub - photo of pub -- please
Ray
Hi KenHello Ken, You mention Roger Adams, do you ever remember him having a Bond 3-wheeler? Regards RobT
My mother was a secretary at Walker Brothers Transport in the 1950sDad worked for Walker Bros transport, drove W24, we lived in Park Road