correct sir.My old A_Z show Aston Aston St starting at Lancaster circus, becoming Aston Rd at the Jct of Lister St, changing to Aston Rd North at Aston Brook St, and becoming Lichfield Rd at at Aston Cross.
it was built on the site of the bombed dobson and crother. the penny farthing was there until they buldozed the lot for the aston expressway. have a look atPete, I found my picture of the garage today. I'm not sure of the date but I know that it was taken by my next door neighbour, Arnold Martin who was a freelance photographer. This could be 20's or 30's I think. It's quite interesting, apart from the pumps and the description of his trade as a 'vehicle spirit merchant', as I believe you can see the Rippingille's building behind but it has a different company name. Perhaps this building fell victim to the war? I see that your photo still has the penny-farthing on display.
looking around the www, it seems that rippingilles was next door to dobson and crowther. and when d/b got bombedThanks for the link Pete. Some good pictures there. I'm a bit puzzled though as, reading through this thread, the company seems to have been on this site since the late 1800's and yet it seems as though the Dobson & Crowther building takes up all the space. Your help is really appreciated.
A bit late coming to this but I'm pretty sure that this is the bomb damaged building of Dobson & Crowther, it looks as though it was at least 4 floors high and was replaced by just a single level.looking around the www, it seems that rippingilles was next door to dobson and crowther. and when d/b got bombed
rippingilles moved in there space.building a ext on there existing property. rippingilles was there on the corner when i lived there in the late 50s. (more pics needed now please)