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Map from...http://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/ Map only goes to Clifton Road...not down to Six Ways. But covers Witton and a lot more.

Had to resize to load up !!

Thought I would put up these photos from a great Aston OS map 1913.

So do I, My Mom used to take over bets for her Mother.

My adopted Mom and Dad lived in Manor Road for a while, as did my Birth Mother. I knew Witton well as my Dad's Mother lived in Witton Road. The Keith Berry photograph is iconic. I had to take out the modern street lighting for the cover of the book. As I think he took it in the 1960s. It was a...

In my book Witton....the fish shop I had in my mind ( the couple walking up the the street eating fish and chips) would be the shop in Upper Sutton Street. The shop on the left of the street. I lived in Clifton Road until I was 8, 1954. We moved to Aldridge. But came back to Brum when I was...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B6G9PXFY Kindle ebook now available !

It will be on Kindle.... I will be sorting that in next two days. Paperback £9.99 on Amazon and Ebay. Will let you know when on Kindle. Many Thanks Shirley

It is a Keith Berry photograph...wonderful shot. I doctored it for the cover and back. I credit Keith in the opening pages of the book. I also thank The Forum members for their help as an aid to my own memory. And a police Heritage Officer I had read the book and gave some vital factual information.

Thank You Richard for the Appreciate ..

Thank you..., Charlie is great. Love him. Love all The Ghost boys. Our album a collectible now ! over a thousand to buy. Many thanks for getting in touch.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0B5KVJFNH/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=A3H0XO81C93IOE&psc=1 At last it is on Amazon ! Hello Brumies it is Shirley Kent here introducing my book WITTON. Witton is a fictional detective story set in Witton Aston in 1945. The enclosed pictures show the book. Inside I...

Hello Brumies it is Shirley Kent here introducing my book WITTON. Witton is a fictional detective story set in Witton Aston in 1945. The enclosed pictures show the book. Inside I thank the Forum members for their help on several factual questions I asked. Checking on my own memory and being...

I thought there was a chip shop in Upper Sutton Street ? I lived in Clifton Road, this was about 1954.

I thought there was a chip shop in Upper Sutton Street ? I lived in Clifton Road, this was about 1954.