Rocky Lane Aston

[Vivienne14]

Hi Alan. Very nice photo. Thanks for posting. Viv.

 

[cookie273uk]

Rocky Lane reminds me of my days at Hercules Cycles at the end of the war. Happy care free days and just 15 years old. Eric

 

[Darksy]

Photo post 161 shows Anthonys shop on the corner of Scholefield Street.
As a young lad (about 7) I was bitten on the leg by a dog outside,whilst looking in the window,Mrs Anthony took me in and bathed my leg, and gave me some sweets,
pop, and crisps, I never found out who's dog it was.

Anthony shop was my Nan and Grandads, Frank and Ivy, my dad had dog called Rusty that lived there I think.

 

[Astoness]

hello and welcome darksy....how lovely for you to have found a photo of your nan and grandads shop

lyn

 

[Darksy]

hello and welcome darksy....how lovely for you to have found a photo of your nan and grandads shop

lyn

Thanks Lyn, I am guessing that’s it, I know they moved to Shard end around 1967, always had a shop, my dad said they was richthey lived a long life well into there 90’s...

 

[Darksy]

Photo post 161 shows Anthonys shop on the corner of Scholefield Street.
As a young lad (about 7) I was bitten on the leg by a dog outside,whilst looking in the window,Mrs Anthony took me in and bathed my leg, and gave me some sweets,
pop, and crisps, I never found out who's dog it was.

Mrs Anthony was my Nan, Ivy...

 

[Darksy]

hello and welcome darksy....how lovely for you to have found a photo of your nan and grandads shop

lyn

And my Grandad, Frank Anthony was best man at Henry Taroni wedding so my mom said, she said their yard was close to the shop, so happy to have found this site. Thank you

 

[Astoness]

enjoy the forum darksy...there is plenty to see and read about

lyn

 

[Darksy]

enjoy the forum darksy...there is plenty to see and read about

lyn

Thank you still learning how to navigate it

 

[mw0njm.]

And my Grandad, Frank Anthony was best man at Henry Taroni wedding so my mom said, she said their yard was close to the shop, so happy to have found this site. Thank you

Enjoy the bhf darksy..
henry was a friend of mine. i knew him from 1958 when he had a yard at the bottom of Trever st.befor he moved. so i might have known your g/dad too by face....i do remember using the shop ..... i knew a family opposite.the shop in rocky lane. the ki**y's.

 

[Darksy]

Enjoy the bhf darksy..
henry was a friend of mine. i knew him from 1958 when he had a yard at the bottom of Trever st.befor he moved. so i might have known your g/dad too by face....i do remember using the shop ..... i knew a family opposite.the shop in rocky lane. the ki**y's.

Here is my Nan and my Mom in said shop

 

[Darksy]

Here is my Nan and my Mom in said shop View attachment 139668

My Dad said it was Fred Taroni that started the business,

Photo post 161 shows Anthonys shop on the corner of Scholefield Street.
As a young lad (about 7) I was bitten on the leg by a dog outside,whilst looking in the window,Mrs Anthony took me in and bathed my leg, and gave me some sweets,
pop, and crisps, I never found out who's dog it was.

my mom Irene, and my Nan in said shop,Great story about the dog fella, my Nan was a lovely generous lady

 

[mw0njm.]

My Dad said it was Fred Taroni that started the business,


my mom Irene, and my Nan in said shop,Great story about the dog fella, my Nan was a lovely generous lady

yes fred. he was a great guy. i got on well with him.

 

[A Sparks]

This thread seems to be the best to post this video from Taroni's - it came up on my YouTube and I found it quite interesting and entertaining!

 

[Vivienne14]

Any ideas which Rocky Lane factory this would have been in the 1920s ? Can’t make out what it is they’re producing/assembling. A lot of female workers - are they punching out parts/components from those metal strips ?

Viv.

 

[Freya2022]

Hi everyone, newbie here. trying to research the tube factory for a family tree, but i cannot seem to see the photos that peeps have put on here? Am I going potty? Cheers T

 

[Freya2022]

My mom worked at tubes in the 60s and 70s cleaning the gaffers cars

Hi Instruct, could you tell me the names of the gaffers then? Many thanks

 

[mikejee]

Freya
Some years ago the site was hacked, and we lost all the images. Many hacve been replaced. This is rather a long thread so not sure which photos you are talking about, but if you give the numbers of the posts in which are the photos you refer to then it might be possible to replace them

 

[brummy-lad]

I came across this today amongst my mother's belongings, it's an award given by Rocky Lane Sunday Schools Nechells to my grandmother in 1893. She would have been 8 years old at the time and obviously wanted to identify it with her name and address in Thimblemill Lane.

 

[Pedrocut]

1876 was 26th Anniversary of the Rocky Lane Sunday School and it had 574 scholars.

The Rev Hopkins was the main man at Rocky Lane (UMF) United Methodist Free Church.