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Weoley Castle - Alwold Road

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Does anyone know where the Salvation Army hall was in Alwold Road? I don't think it is still there :( - but if anyone knows where it was, or has a photograph of the building, I would be most obliged.
 
Salvator type Alwold rd into the search box at top right of page. Alwold rd has been mentioned a few times in the past.
 
I believe it was about half way down from the castle pub towards the old weoley castle site it was a painted white with a notice board outside but this was in the late 50's, it used to play it's band around Christmas in weoley castle square.
paul
 
Hello all,
I am sure the Castle pub is on Somerford road and it was the California pub that was at the start of Alwold Rd. I am not 100% sure but I think the building was left at the first roundabout adjacent to the green hill (as it was locally known) and about 100 yds on the right.

Simon
 
It was the Calafornia pub, my mate Derek Eagles and family lived on Alwold Road, I remember green hill in winter when we used old trays and boards to sledge down it.
paul
 
Simon Galeford said:
Hello all,
I am sure the Castle pub is on Somerford road and it was the California pub that was at the start of Alwold Rd. I am not 100% sure but I think the building was left at the first roundabout adjacent to the green hill (as it was locally known) and about 100 yds on the right.
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Simon are you saying that the Salvation Army hall was on Somerford Road, not Alwold Road?
 
Hello,
No sorry the California pub was Alwold rd not the Castle pub. Having said that there was a Hall behind Fine Fare between the Square and Ilmington Rd. This would be off Somerford Rd I would be talking about mid seventies onwards,hope this helps.

Simon
 
paul stacey said:
I believe it was about half way down from the castle pub towards the old weoley castle site it was a painted white with a notice board outsidel
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So the hall was between the California pub and the old Weoley Castle site was it? Does anyone have a picture of the Salvation Army hall?
 
I am absolutly sure it was between the California and the old castle, a sort of square building with a portico and notice board and small fence.
paul
 
paul stacey said:
I am absolutly sure it was between the California and the old castle, a sort of square building with a portico and notice board and small fence.
paul
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Would there be a photo of this building anywhere? Was this on the same side as the old castle, or on t'other side?
 
The same side as the castle.about half way down, I really would not know if any photo's are in circulaton, but there were many of the Elam Church on the Castle Square so I would imagin so.
paul
 
Hi Here is a photo to ponder over


Image2_Castle_Square_Weoley_Castle.jpg



regards Stars
 
the salvation army hut was situated in alwold road about 80yards from barnes hill on the left opposite napton grove. i used to live in Dormston Drive on what was a new housing estate behind the hut, i used it as a short cut to get to Browns newsagents for my paper round.that was during the big freeze of 1962,63. i was aged 10.
 
the salvation army hut was situated in alwold road about 80yards from barnes hill on the left opposite napton grove. i used to live in Dormston Drive on what was a new housing estate behind the hut, i used it as a short cut to get to Browns newsagents for my paper round.that was during the big freeze of 1962,63. i was aged 10.
 
I had a mate called Mike Fitzgerald who lived in one of the groves off Alwold, did anyone know him or his brother Pete.
paul
 
This is weoley castle 'square'. Showing alley up to Library and community centre.
The hut the back of Finefayre was a scout hut belonging to the Community church which stood next to Finefayre.
 
If there are any pictures of the Salvation Hut, your best bet is to try Weoley Castle Library they often put on Photo exhibitions in the foyer of Weoley Castle and surrounding area. The address is 76 Beckbury Road, phone number 01214641664. Good luck.
jimbo
 
stars said:
Hi Here is a photo to ponder over


Image2_Castle_Square_Weoley_Castle.jpg



regards Stars
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This is weoley castle 'square'. Showing alley up to Library and community centre.
The hut the back of Finefayre was a scout hut belonging to the Community church which stood next to Finefayre
 
I always thought that was the "Square Club" down that passage, I don't remember any "Finefare" only John Favours on that side, certainly not between 1958/64.
paul
 
paul stacey said:
I always thought that was the "Square Club" down that passage, I don't remember any "Finefare" only John Favours on that side, certainly not between 1958/64.
paul
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Fine fare was built in the late 1960's early 1970. The congregational church which stood on the square sold the land to develop the supermarket and built a purpose built Community Church on quarry rd accessed from the rear supermarket carpark, on the site of the old scout hut.
The square club is at the opposite end of the photo to the right, next to Edith cadbury nursery school on Somerford rd.
I remember Lawrences, college radio, the Municipal bank and Co-op from the 1960's, including the prefabs on the centre of the island :unconscious:
Karen
 
Would that have been the "ELIM", church Karen!!,which was not far from Dr Judges surgery, and the entrance to the little park with the slide and swings. My old mate "Paddy Magill", used to live in the prefabs on the square, the Ilmington Road School annex, was behind the OffLicence and bus shelter. I went to the Square Club, when Marcasson, and John Hughes were the leaders.
 
paul stacey said:
Would that have been the "ELIM", church Karen!!,which was not far from Dr Judges surgery, and the entrance to the little park with the slide and swings. My old mate "Paddy Magill", used to live in the prefabs on the square, the Ilmington Road School annex, was behind the OffLicence and bus shelter. I went to the Square Club, when Marcasson, and John Hughes were the leaders.
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No that was on the opposite side of the 'square'. The doctors surgery has gone and a new library, medical centre and nursery school has been built on the site. the park still exists tho, without slides and swings. The library has lots of historical photos.

Karen
 
Thanks for the info Karen, it has been many years since I lived there (51yrs), and the memory is a little flaky, I can see now the paper shop a bit further down on your photo is the one I did a paper round for "can't remember there name.
paul
 
Here is a couple more photo's of Weoley Castle

By Davies 1936
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By Davies 1936
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By W.Green 1938
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Regards Stars
 
Great photos stars, #1 is exactly as I remember it in the late fiftys with the exception that the prefabs were there then, the bus shelter was still there, the post office was the first sweet shop to sell the fabled "Jubblie" frozen orange pyramid drink in about 1960, the church mentioned doubled up as the school for Ilmington Road annex, the house type building was the M&B "Offie" , facing John Favours grocery shop.
paul
 
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