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Bridge Street West
- Thread starter Astoness
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We lived in bridge St West from 1959 to about 1966 I can't remember the number I know it was something something backa something!! There was a shop on the corner of summer Lane and bsw and we lived about 6 houses up from the shop opposite the police station. My dad was friendly with the police there and used to go over and play snooker with them and they would come and knock the door when they ran out of tea and sugar! I went to cowper St school they were happy days we used to go up the back in the wash house and do sing songs. And my poor mom getting that tin bath out in front of the fire and then the nit comb over the newspaper every Sunday checking we hadn't picked up any unwelcome visitors!!
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master brummie
brummy-lad
master brummie
No. 346, Corner of Bridge Street West and Wellesley Street
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master brummie
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master brummie
The Wellington pub was my dad's local until our family moved to Northfield in 1954 - I was 8 at the time. It was on the corner of BSW and Wellesley Street and we lived at No 3 'Cottage Row' further up towards Villa St. It comprised of 10 houses and was next to St Saviours Church where myself and two siblings were Christened. We all went to Burbury St Junior Infant School which was about 100 yards down from Wellesley St, and it also had an entrance at the back in Farm St. Re the landlord of The Wellington, he used to be an actor apparently and very sadly, he gassed himself while his wife was out for the day.
That was my nans shop.
michaeltaylor
Brummie babby
Lived 2/321 bridge street west 1952 to 1962 was it Melbourne place or terrace very close to queen's head pub neighbours opposite were the wilkins
it was melbourne place ..you can see it marked on the map on post 361...hope you enjoyed the old photos on this thread
lyn
michaeltaylor
Brummie babby
Thank you so much saw the queen when she came to open a new part of Lucas factory often played in burberry street park and went to play centre at harry Lucas school in eveningd
thats great michael...in case you dont know its best to start reading any thread from post 1 in case you miss something..photos posted before 2010 may not be visible due to the formum being hacked and we lost all of our photos but in many cases such as this thread a lot have been replaced further on the thread..we should have a thread for burbury st park which i knew well.. just used the search box top right of the main page to search for things you are interested in
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lyn
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roger ralph
proper brummie kid
This photograph is looking out of the window of 91-92 Bridge Street West, could be 1930? It was our family business which had been there since 1890, originally a corn and feed merchants and later making cycle components as well as war components.
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The maps for the area in the 1880s and 1950s is shown below. The pub on the corner is the Queens head, the building to the left of it is no 320, which in 1936 is Mrs Edith Gilbert, confectioners. while the hazy building in the background is Lucas;s
Radiorails
master brummie
In the above post,#376 by Roger Ralph, there is a Salters van parked..The date of the photo is given as in the 1930's, I suggest late 1930's. This would suggest a possible Salter company van visiting the corn and seed merchant business probably before the cycle components and work in conjunction with WW2.
Radiorails
master brummie
Post 379, by Lyn (Astoness) shows a milk float probably delivering milk supplies to the cafe. I believe that model was a three wheeler.
that is 90 years ago so i doubt there is anyone alive that would remember the palmers...i take it they lived in bridge st west ?
michaeltaylor
Brummie babby
Back to Melbourne place. My family lived in 2/321. On our left a very troubled and violent family. The father of the family in a drunken rage attacked my father one night and I had to run to get police assistance who arrested him and hauled him up before the court where he was bound over to keep the peace opposite lived the wilkins family and I well remember Linda. I have fond memories of the overy family, Mrs overy and my mother often chatted. I have a fond memory of Brenda a lovely young woman. The days were hard but also in many ways happy