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Thank you… we had overlooked that one! It is indeed the shop! Thank you ❤️

You are a star! Thank you so much. Alongside the map view it is the shop we are looking for. My Mom is thrilled. Thank you. We saw the photo of the Brick, and Mom did wonder if her grandparents were in it, but it wasn’t clear enough to be certain. How lovely to have a photo of your grandfather...

Perfect! Thank you for the photos and map view. It’s lovely to see the surrounding landscape. ❤️

Wow, thank you so much! This is perfect. ❤️

Do you mean the one at 176 Icknield Port Road? I haven’t seen that one…

That’s awesome! Thank you. Re the map, do you have a view of Iknield Port Road? Mom‘s grandparents ran the sweet shop at 176 Icknield Port Road. Would be good to see the street around that. Also looking for photos of the shop on the shops forum

Yes that’s correct. It was Arrowsmiths greengrocers in the 40‘s. Hoping that someone has a photo somewhere! Thanks.

We hope someone will have a photo somewhere Appreciate you asking Carl too.

This is wonderful, thank you. It’s the only picture we’ve seen of the shop, still hoping someone will have a closer view.

193 was demolished in the 90’s for the road that’s going through there. But on the side of the Cora building Apparently 193 was demolished in the 90’s for the road that’s going through there. But on the side of the Coral building you can see the outline of the fireplace upstairs from their...

Oh that’s awesome. Thank you. My Mom was born above the bakery! Does anyone have photos of it?

Hi, Was there a Coxs bakery at 193 Dudley Road? Thanks

Was there a Coxs bakery at 193 Dudley Road? Thanks

Lucy and Rupert Green. Rupert was a butcher at H. A. Izon, 183 Dudley Road in 1921. The shop at 176 IPR was a sweet shop but she sold groceries, pop, vinegar etc. I’m sure that many locals at the time would have been there. It was opposite the Bricklayers Arms. I’m also looking for photos of...

Do you know the name of the pub there on the corner? Are there any photos of the shops on Dudley Road, specifically the cake shop that I think is just around the left corner of this photo. My Mom was born there, and used to run up Iknield Port Road past this pub to her grandparents shop at 176...