Thanks Lynhello ade and welcome...i remember a lot of the shops and i also worked in the large office block that was at one stop in the early 70s...there is a link for one stop where i have posted a few photos but if you could find the ones your dad has we would love to see them please...enjoy the forum if you need any help just shout..click on link below
lyn
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/for...of-one-stop-shopping-centre-perry-barr.46368/
Hello everyone - I've just joined this Forum as I've been feeling very nostalgic about where I lived when I was much younger. I remember Lynton Square shopping centre very well as I used to help my mum with the shopping every Friday (I used to push it back on my bike as we never had a car when I was a kid). There was a Fame, Fine Fare and Low Cost. There was a small butchers next to a newsagents in the middle section. Around the corner going towards Low Cost there was a shoe shop and a pet shop and I remember there was a Myna Bird in it. I also remember near this side there was a Burtons (near the steps to the car park) and a decorators shop (I used to get books of sample wallpaper to cover my school books with. There was a Gas shop and an Electric shop where you could go and pay your bills. I also remember clusters of benches to sit on surrounded with round concrete pots - at least 3 of these in the Square.Hi everyone
Firstly apologies if this thread has been done before, I'm a new member and still working my way around this forum thingy
I was wondering if anyone has any memories of the shopping center which was there before the one stop, I was only young but remember there was a finefare supermarket and a (which I thought was awesome at the time) large sports shop where I got my first pair of proper trainers
I remember the brummies speedway track was demolished for this development aswel but you can still see where the pits used to be around the back. There was a tiny record shop right at the front of the shops aswel which could only hold about three people.
I know my Dad has a complete set of photos from demolition to finish which I keep meaning to dig out
Cheers
Ade
A view of the previously mentioned Perry Barr Precinct and tall office building. I seem to remember a shop at the far end named Fames ...
Hi IzzyHello everyone - I've just joined this Forum as I've been feeling very nostalgic about where I lived when I was much younger. I remember Lynton Square shopping centre very well as I used to help my mum with the shopping every Friday (I used to push it back on my bike as we never had a car when I was a kid). There was a Fame, Fine Fare and Low Cost. There was a small butchers next to a newsagents in the middle section. Around the corner going towards Low Cost there was a shoe shop and a pet shop and I remember there was a Myna Bird in it. I also remember near this side there was a Burtons (near the steps to the car park) and a decorators shop (I used to get books of sample wallpaper to cover my school books with. There was a Gas shop and an Electric shop where you could go and pay your bills. I also remember clusters of benches to sit on surrounded with round concrete pots - at least 3 of these in the Square.
I also know a lot about the Greyhound Stadium as I was a kennel maid there after school on race nights and weekends, when the kennels were there before they knocked them down. I was also a parader of the greyhounds on race nights every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. I worked there from 1975 until 1983 - very happy times.
We owned Embryo Record s next to the Sandwich shop. Doreen ran the sandwich shop. Do you remember my brother Paul who ran the shop?I certainly remember it had a Maplins, a music shop and quite a nice sandwich shop too
She did the best bacon and eggs sandwiches in the worldGosh, I remember the sandwich shop and Doreen, she lived over Wyrley Birch. Lovely lady.
Nobody mentions the butchers. Alan ran the butchers on the square as well. Pippo worked in Finefare and Zeta was the hairdresser in Finefare.She did the best bacon and eggs sandwiches in the world