Hi Lyn
We found the shop on the other side didn't cater for kids pocket money as readily, All I remember from that was the window had a big Blue Bird toffee advert in the window. I wonder if you knew the Addleton twins their father had a workshop at the top of the yard with several lathes turning small parts out, there were a number of men working there.
I had a drive down Brougham St. some years later and the houses had gone but there was a hawthorn tree, which was in the next door neighbours front garden, which was still standing. The last time I wend down Wills St was like a slalem run Brougham St. did not exist and Villa St. only went half way. I moved out of Birmingham over 30 years ago, first to a cottage in St. Georges Telford then to the Lleyn peninsular in North Wales, that house went in the divorce. 10 years later I re married and now live in Denbigh. Apart from visits to my daughter who lives in Great Barr I only visit Birmingham on Google Earth.
My mother taught in Cantebury Cross for a while, then in Kingstanding and finally as head of commerce and English at Joseph Leckie Grammar School in Walsall. I found out where some of my friends moved moved to but I am curious to know how far we all scattered.
In reply to the person who was Lawson Bulevants brother, I remember he had a brother but the thing that is highest in my memory is the big black dog they had, and the little shop next door.
Brian
We found the shop on the other side didn't cater for kids pocket money as readily, All I remember from that was the window had a big Blue Bird toffee advert in the window. I wonder if you knew the Addleton twins their father had a workshop at the top of the yard with several lathes turning small parts out, there were a number of men working there.
I had a drive down Brougham St. some years later and the houses had gone but there was a hawthorn tree, which was in the next door neighbours front garden, which was still standing. The last time I wend down Wills St was like a slalem run Brougham St. did not exist and Villa St. only went half way. I moved out of Birmingham over 30 years ago, first to a cottage in St. Georges Telford then to the Lleyn peninsular in North Wales, that house went in the divorce. 10 years later I re married and now live in Denbigh. Apart from visits to my daughter who lives in Great Barr I only visit Birmingham on Google Earth.
My mother taught in Cantebury Cross for a while, then in Kingstanding and finally as head of commerce and English at Joseph Leckie Grammar School in Walsall. I found out where some of my friends moved moved to but I am curious to know how far we all scattered.
In reply to the person who was Lawson Bulevants brother, I remember he had a brother but the thing that is highest in my memory is the big black dog they had, and the little shop next door.
Brian