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Delightful picture Vivienne. I doubt those web footed critters would make Christmastide these days - or an day for that matter given present day traffic volume and impatience.
If you look at #11 above and zoom in you will see how the site has changed over the years from 1970.How long ago was that church demolished. And when it was replaced with that car showroom?
Having lived at various times in and around Acock's Green familiar with these views, but unsure of the location of the "Garage" view, perhaps junction of Warwick Rd and Station Rd. Can anyone confirm. The Tyseley one is junction of Knights Rd and Warwick Rd. I even remember the railway fence on the right.Another of the junction as in #64 and #65. It’s labelled the ‘old’ and ‘new’ Warwick Road.
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A couple of Warwick Road at Acocks Green
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I was wrong about the "Garage" view, in fact 180 degrees out. Corner to left Shirley Rd. The building centre rear is the old "New Inns" which was somewhere near what is now Barclay's Bank, on the corner of Westley Rd. Thanks to J.V.Tustin 1953 history.Having lived at various times in and around Acock's Green familiar with these views, but unsure of the location of the "Garage" view, perhaps junction of Warwick Rd and Station Rd. Can anyone confirm. The Tyseley one is junction of Knights Rd and Warwick Rd. I even remember the railway fence on the right.
I attended St Bedes Church on Warwick Road in the late 1950s. On a Sunday morning I used to ring the bell (see the arch at the peak of the front) for the 11am service, then 3pm Sunday School and the evening service which I think was at 6:30pm (I couldn't sing, but was in the choir for a while). It was a part of St John's Church at Sparkhill with the Rev Jackson in charge but normally run by a Miss Stanley and Rev Griffiths. Mr Knight, who was the postmaster at Greet post office was also a lay preacher. There was a hall at the rear which was used as a youth club in the late 50s.Yes, that’s the one. Thank you.
I used to play the pinball machine in that cafe, they did a great sausage sandwich.Just a little further past Mountford Street and before Percy Road was another newsagents shop Haddow's next door to Dot's Café.
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Hi Theresa, I went to Sunday school in the hall at the back.I can only remember one building facing the road but a hall at the back of the property.