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lindyloo
master brummie
Hi stars, thanks for clearing that up, I know exactly where you mean now ...No need to google it... I can just look out of my front window :encouragement:
1. Making the roof higher over the pumps to stop damage from high lorries
2. Showing the garage and the still unfinished building work (eyesore) behind
3. Aerial view
stars
master brummie
Hi Lindyloo
Thanks for taking the photo's. Just a bit further down that Rd past where the picture house used to be
on the right used to be a Heavy haulage firm called Caudles, where my father worked. I also did a bit on the building
of the shops opp, which were built by Richard Costains. Also Lin i see you are researching the Cartrights, did they have family on the Radleys, Sheldon.
Thanks stars
Thanks for taking the photo's. Just a bit further down that Rd past where the picture house used to be
on the right used to be a Heavy haulage firm called Caudles, where my father worked. I also did a bit on the building
of the shops opp, which were built by Richard Costains. Also Lin i see you are researching the Cartrights, did they have family on the Radleys, Sheldon.
Thanks stars
lindyloo
master brummie
Hi stars, Those photos were actually taken over the last couple of years. The "eyesore" bit is a development of Apartments, but halfway through the building process, the funds were withdrawn and building ceased. It remained in limbo for a long long time and then recently a firm started taking down the mid section and I believe they are now carrying on with building the other section closest to the New Coventry Road.
I remember the name of Caudles, Mom used to work in the newsagents in those shops you mentioned and a lot of the drivers used to go into the shop. Mom would probably remember your father if he was there after the shops were built. I remember one driver, we used to call him Taffy, Dave was his proper name and I bumped into him about 5 years ago at the Tyseley Railway Club..
We have chatted about the Cartwrights before stars, mine came from the Black Country and as far as I know had no rellies over this way.
I have just found a couple of early photos of "The Whirlwind" but I cannot make out if the Burgess and Garfield name is showing.
1. 1967
2. 1973 with the then new underpass, which has now been filled in and replaced with a surface crossing.....thank goodness !!!
I remember the name of Caudles, Mom used to work in the newsagents in those shops you mentioned and a lot of the drivers used to go into the shop. Mom would probably remember your father if he was there after the shops were built. I remember one driver, we used to call him Taffy, Dave was his proper name and I bumped into him about 5 years ago at the Tyseley Railway Club..
We have chatted about the Cartwrights before stars, mine came from the Black Country and as far as I know had no rellies over this way.
I have just found a couple of early photos of "The Whirlwind" but I cannot make out if the Burgess and Garfield name is showing.
1. 1967
2. 1973 with the then new underpass, which has now been filled in and replaced with a surface crossing.....thank goodness !!!
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Neville Philpott
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Does anyone remember Patricks the printers, at the end of the row of shops?
OldBrummie
master brummie
If I've got the right shops, yes. To the left somewhat was a butcher and a grocery store which my mother used. I remember the "coupons" we had to produce to make purchases. No coupons, no sale! Then of course further down, the fish and chip shop and a barber shop. Lots of others but memory gone. Wasn't there an electric sub-station next to Patricks?
OldBrummie.
stars
master brummie
Hi Derek
I also did my HGV training down the road , with Birmingham Training Group. My dads name was Syd, also there was a Dennis worked at Caudles, and i think a forman or gaffa called Sammy.
Because of the size of the loades they had drivers mates. I remember my dad was driving an ERF carrying a load of Britvic drinks and
was on the motorway when his throttle stuck down, before he knew where he was his truck turned over, The police came from everywhere
and removed crates of Britvic by loading up there car boots, ( for safety reasons they said) anyway the cab of the truck was made out of fiberglass
and was demolished. The police said to a man, has the ambulance been and taken the driver away, to there suprise they were talking to my Dad who
was very very lucky to have walked away from this very bad accident. In the school holidays i used to go a lot with my dad on his trips all over the country
taking large machinery and even a steam train to a private collector who had rail tracks laid down in his very large garden. I to was a HGV
driver for many years. Happy days.
Regards Stars
I also did my HGV training down the road , with Birmingham Training Group. My dads name was Syd, also there was a Dennis worked at Caudles, and i think a forman or gaffa called Sammy.
Because of the size of the loades they had drivers mates. I remember my dad was driving an ERF carrying a load of Britvic drinks and
was on the motorway when his throttle stuck down, before he knew where he was his truck turned over, The police came from everywhere
and removed crates of Britvic by loading up there car boots, ( for safety reasons they said) anyway the cab of the truck was made out of fiberglass
and was demolished. The police said to a man, has the ambulance been and taken the driver away, to there suprise they were talking to my Dad who
was very very lucky to have walked away from this very bad accident. In the school holidays i used to go a lot with my dad on his trips all over the country
taking large machinery and even a steam train to a private collector who had rail tracks laid down in his very large garden. I to was a HGV
driver for many years. Happy days.
Regards Stars
brummie nick
master brummie
I think the PO sorting office was in Willard Rd Yardley, it was the last Rd before Church Rd.
Hugh Townley
Brummie babby
I moved into Sheldon Heath Road in 1948 at the age of 1. I vaguely remember the farmhouse in Garrets Green Lane. As far as I can remember it would have been just before the first of the houses after Meon Grove.
I also remember the Chestnut tree which stood near the Junction of Sheldon Heath Road and Garretts Green Lane being removed by explosion. I think that they (possibly the council) overdid it a little and some windows in Sheldon Heath Road were broken.
The community hall off Mickleton Avenue was called Hidcote Hall since it was actually reached from Hidcote Grove.
Hugh
I also remember the Chestnut tree which stood near the Junction of Sheldon Heath Road and Garretts Green Lane being removed by explosion. I think that they (possibly the council) overdid it a little and some windows in Sheldon Heath Road were broken.
The community hall off Mickleton Avenue was called Hidcote Hall since it was actually reached from Hidcote Grove.
Hugh
crazylegs109
New Member
Just picked up some posts about the GPO sorting office in Sheldon. My Dad was a postie in the 50's and 60's and his sorting office was at The Swan, Yardley (I think it was on the main Coventry Road). He would catch a bus from there to the start of his "walk" which stretched from The Wheatsheaf to Olerenshaw/Arden Oak Rd then back to the sorting office to pick up his second delivery which he would do on his bike (since his load on this delivery was much lighter). He would the go home to fix the inevitable puncture and catch up on some zzz's.
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sheldontony
master brummie
talking about the shops corner of cockshut hill there was also a hardware shop run by Ron who lived in a bungalow in Barrows Lane. I remember Jobs the newsagents
oldbrit
OldBrit in Exile
Went to Cockshut Hill School in the 50s Remember the shopping center and got the sports paper at Jobs. Lived up the street on Moat Lane.There also was a news agents on Barrows lane I think on the corner by the round about. i will drive down ther to day ON GOOGLE John Crump OldBrit Parker, Co USA
sheldontony
master brummie
The newsagent on Barrows Lane corner of Garretts Green Lane was called Singletons. I went to Cockshut Hill infants and juniors until it converted to just seniors. Then went to Blakenhale and Sheldon Heath. Left 1964. Spent lots of time in The Dovecoats, Cabin, Ring o Bells etc.
There was a small line of shops in Brays road above the Barrows lane island. Shepherds (grocers), Singletons (newsagents) Betts (outdoor) and Bells (greengrocer). Just on the island Mr Jilks had a taxi service. The tall brick road island was the scene of many motor crashes in the winter fogs! I worked as a delivery boy at Shepherds (Mrs Bell was one of the assistants, and knew the families around there.
The Post Office Bilton Grange Road went many moons ago, and sadly The Ring O Bells is derelict (so sad it was a beautiful building with loads of character). Cockshut Hill School has several new buildings still scattered over the site with around 1600 pupils all entering and leaving the school via Cockshut Hill, they won't open Billingsley Road Entrance to ease congestion as they would need someone to open and lock the gates!! What a price for safety!
Top of the morning to ya;
yes cock shut hill school was nicked named prison on the hill by the kids of the school because they used to be locked in
after the school times before nine thirty in the moring ; and during the day the kids could not walk out as alot of kids used to get theremark as being in attendent and get of schooling ; my young nepews us to tell me when they attened the school in the seventys
yes the ring abells was torched by arsonist ;i have a friend whom lives just along from the pub on church rd sheldon whom we meet up every sunday ;
my friend is a car dealer hes been there for thirty years ;and my mate phil lynch the barber is just around the corner; phil used to be in bordesly green
by the hospital but recently moved there into new premises i have used phils services for at least thirty five years my kids are older
but i started to takethem to him when they was five ; and guess what ; we till travel from worcestershire to sheldon the yewtree yardley as it is called nw
for our hair cuts ; good hair dresser and highly good on his prices ;all is old customers travel from the green to the yewtree just behind the ring of bells
pub for there hair cuts phil keeps me in touch with all the pub gaffers and the closure of pubs thats going on ;and thee is still some well known gathers still go to phils as well as we all know each other some of them are strill in the game ;as old as they are ;my mis.s wants to go back in the game but myself no
it ain,t worth a light now; she is capable of running a pub on her own ; after all she her self as had four licence pubs and she is years younger than me ;
but i am still fit enough for it but like i say it not worth a light now plus i have a stablished bussiness that keeps me going seven days aweek ;
as i run a technolgy bussiness world wide ;yes the ring of bells was a nice building if i can remember tomorrow i will try and get a picture of the remains
to down load on here so you will see the extent of the damage ; have a nice day every body ;best wishes astonian;
yes cock shut hill school was nicked named prison on the hill by the kids of the school because they used to be locked in
after the school times before nine thirty in the moring ; and during the day the kids could not walk out as alot of kids used to get theremark as being in attendent and get of schooling ; my young nepews us to tell me when they attened the school in the seventys
yes the ring abells was torched by arsonist ;i have a friend whom lives just along from the pub on church rd sheldon whom we meet up every sunday ;
my friend is a car dealer hes been there for thirty years ;and my mate phil lynch the barber is just around the corner; phil used to be in bordesly green
by the hospital but recently moved there into new premises i have used phils services for at least thirty five years my kids are older
but i started to takethem to him when they was five ; and guess what ; we till travel from worcestershire to sheldon the yewtree yardley as it is called nw
for our hair cuts ; good hair dresser and highly good on his prices ;all is old customers travel from the green to the yewtree just behind the ring of bells
pub for there hair cuts phil keeps me in touch with all the pub gaffers and the closure of pubs thats going on ;and thee is still some well known gathers still go to phils as well as we all know each other some of them are strill in the game ;as old as they are ;my mis.s wants to go back in the game but myself no
it ain,t worth a light now; she is capable of running a pub on her own ; after all she her self as had four licence pubs and she is years younger than me ;
but i am still fit enough for it but like i say it not worth a light now plus i have a stablished bussiness that keeps me going seven days aweek ;
as i run a technolgy bussiness world wide ;yes the ring of bells was a nice building if i can remember tomorrow i will try and get a picture of the remains
to down load on here so you will see the extent of the damage ; have a nice day every body ;best wishes astonian;
Hi folks, I think I may have posted a request in the wrong place (in the Birmingham Streets thread), so just to rectify my error, here goes.
I was wondering if anyone has any pictures of the old Comberton Shopping row? I found a few of the Coop on Flickr from the 60s and the row of shops in the mid 90s before it was demolished. Are there any others that exist? On a recent visit to Sheldon, I was told by the local historian in the library that none existed in the local history archive. This seems a real shame!
In particular, I remember Hathaway's greengrocer, Holland's newsagent, a TV repair shop, a butcher, a bike shop called 'Williams' and Jim's the barber.
Can anyone help?
Regards, jerry. (oh, and thanks again for your help Jean)
I was wondering if anyone has any pictures of the old Comberton Shopping row? I found a few of the Coop on Flickr from the 60s and the row of shops in the mid 90s before it was demolished. Are there any others that exist? On a recent visit to Sheldon, I was told by the local historian in the library that none existed in the local history archive. This seems a real shame!
In particular, I remember Hathaway's greengrocer, Holland's newsagent, a TV repair shop, a butcher, a bike shop called 'Williams' and Jim's the barber.
Can anyone help?
Regards, jerry. (oh, and thanks again for your help Jean)
Hugh Townley
Brummie babby
On the matter of Sheldon, a mate sent me this section from the 1863 Bradshaw's Descriptive Railway Handbook, which you may find of interest
Under the Heading Marston Green " After passing under Marston Hall bridge we transit some prettily wooded country, having Marston Wood on the right and Elmdon Park on the left. On reaching Sheldon Embankment a prospect is obtained which is considered equal in beauty to any which the line affords.
On the right is Alcot Park, the Town and Church of Coleshill and Maxstoke Park on the left. Elmdon with its fine woodlands, and the pretty village of Sheldon whilst in advance the high spire of Yardley Church completed the landscape. A short cutting brings us opposite the village of Yardley, near enough to admire the fine tower and spire of the Church"
I've located the Marston Hall Bridge (https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/212396), adjacent to the new Airport terminal, and looking at an 1840 map I can see how the traveller would have the views that he describes. Two features, however, escape me.
Does anyone know of a wood called Marston Wood? Is it a previous name for Alcott Wood or even Chelmsley Wood, both of which may have been visible from just after the bridge given that there were virtually no buildings in between, or is it the small copse on Bickenhill Lane?
Where was Alcot Park? I know Alcott Wood and Alcott House (accepting that spellings get changed) but I can see no trace of parkland. From my memory of the area in the 1950s all of that area was arable farmland although it could have been turned over to farming by decree in WWII.
Can anyone help?
Under the Heading Marston Green " After passing under Marston Hall bridge we transit some prettily wooded country, having Marston Wood on the right and Elmdon Park on the left. On reaching Sheldon Embankment a prospect is obtained which is considered equal in beauty to any which the line affords.
On the right is Alcot Park, the Town and Church of Coleshill and Maxstoke Park on the left. Elmdon with its fine woodlands, and the pretty village of Sheldon whilst in advance the high spire of Yardley Church completed the landscape. A short cutting brings us opposite the village of Yardley, near enough to admire the fine tower and spire of the Church"
I've located the Marston Hall Bridge (https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/212396), adjacent to the new Airport terminal, and looking at an 1840 map I can see how the traveller would have the views that he describes. Two features, however, escape me.
Does anyone know of a wood called Marston Wood? Is it a previous name for Alcott Wood or even Chelmsley Wood, both of which may have been visible from just after the bridge given that there were virtually no buildings in between, or is it the small copse on Bickenhill Lane?
Where was Alcot Park? I know Alcott Wood and Alcott House (accepting that spellings get changed) but I can see no trace of parkland. From my memory of the area in the 1950s all of that area was arable farmland although it could have been turned over to farming by decree in WWII.
Can anyone help?