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Hi Lyn, yes I've enjoyed our trip down memory lane and have viewed some interesting pictures of familiar places. My Avatar is a photo of the railway 'grassy bank' , as we called it and where we played, that ran at the foot of my yard in Shakespeare Rd Ladywood which became my home after Villa St until the redevelopment of 1968 so I am looking for memories of old Ladywood particularly Shakespeare Rd since the demise of Mac Joseph's excellent Old Ladywood site.
Cheers,
Colin
 
hi col..yes it was shame about macs ladywood site which was very good...shame that no one else could be found to take it over rather than let it go...have you put shakespeare road in the search box as we may have one or two photos and memories posted...

lyn
 
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A couple more family shots with a Paddington Street connection. These were taken on the occasion of the Queens Coronation in 1953 and show some of my siblings enjoying the feast in Paddington Street, maybe Lyn would know which end of the street was taken over! At the table end on the right is my sister Iris, moving left is my brother Leslie, left of him is my cousin Terry and on his left is my brother John. In the second photo it looks like Iris has been crowned 'Queen' for the day.
 

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oh wow col i have waited years to see any coronation party photos for paddington st in the hopes i may spot our mom..dad or nan but no luck on these however i did have other rellies who lived at 3 other houses in paddington st who may well be on the photos trouble is i dont know what they looked like...if you have anymore would love to see them..i am almost certain it was taken on the same side as the outdoor probably not far from it...thank you its made my day

lyn
 
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Astoness said:
oh wow col i have waited years to see any coronation party photos for paddington st in the hopes i may spot our mom..dad or nan but no luck on these...if you have anymore would love to see them..i am almost certain it was taken on the same side as the outdoor probably not far from it...thank you its made my day

lyn
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It's definitely at the Guildford St end. I had a photo taken at the other end that was excellent quality, showing many kids and parents on the street. Unfortunately I was unable to locate it.
Dave A
 
Absolute pleasure Lyn, so glad they mean such a lot. Hope you can find any other relatives that may get recognised by someone. I know you were only born around that time but people didn't move about so much in those days so some faces may become familiar the more you look at them. If I do come across any thing else I'll be sure to post.

Colin
 
It would make sense that it was the Guildford St end, my Aunt ran the outdoor on the corner and the little lad in the front with the skull and crossbones cap, my cousin Terry Flint is her grandson.
 
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I found this image by accident yesterday, the young lady is Minnie Lavinia Alder, she was born at #27 Paddington Street in 1908 and sadly died at #45 Paddington Street in 1933. I don't think the picture was taken in Paddington Street but the story of the family is both sad and poignant for this era.
Louisa Tennant (1868-1949) married Alfred Alder in 1887.
They had 10 children with the last 3 of these born in Paddington Street.
Between the years of 1917 and 1933 Louisa lost 4 of her children, not unusual I know if the children had been young, but these 4 were aged 25, 21, 22 and 25. In addition to these tragic losses, her husband also died in 1919.
I can't imagine how this lady would have coped with all this tragedy.
In 1939 Louisa was living at #58 Paddington Street, she died in 1949.
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Just found this photo. I believe this is Paddington St. You can see Bellingers shop behind her. There was an Alder family that lived next door to the shop.
Dave A
 
Grassy Bank said:
Absolute pleasure Lyn, so glad they mean such a lot. Hope you can find any other relatives that may get recognised by someone. I know you were only born around that time but people didn't move about so much in those days so some faces may become familiar the more you look at them. If I do come across any thing else I'll be sure to post.

Colin
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thanks colin..yes i was born in the nov of 53 the coronation was in june so although i was there i wasnt if you get my meaning :D maybe our mom being pregnant with me decided against the excitement of the day

lyn
 
adap2it said:
Just found this photo. I believe this is Paddington St. You can see Bellingers shop behind her. There was an Alder family that lived next door to the shop.
Dave A
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The Alders lived at #59. It states in the original post that Louisa Alder was living at #58 and died in 1949. Either the numbers are wrong because #58 was bombed out during the war, it became our peck. Maybe she moved somewhere else.
Dave A
 
colin if you go to post 231 you will find a selection of my family photos..unless you have already seen them

lyn
 
A great selection of family photos Lyn, as they say 'every picture tells a story ' Those of us who were brought up in the inner city never had much in the way of material things but we had the love of family and community spirit because we were all in the same situation. It proves it because sites like this bring out our desire to rekindle those far off times, if they meant nothing to us then we wouldn't be bothered. Because we were only children then we only have snapshot memories but now as adults we chase those missing pieces of the jigsaw.

Colin
 
Grassy Bank said:
A great selection of family photos Lyn, as they say 'every picture tells a story ' Those of us who were brought up in the inner city never had much in the way of material things but we had the love of family and community spirit because we were all in the same situation. It proves it because sites like this bring out our desire to rekindle those far off times, if they meant nothing to us then we wouldn't be bothered. Because we were only children then we only have snapshot memories but now as adults we chase those missing pieces of the jigsaw.

Colin
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well said...i could not agree with you more

lyn
 
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My dad Maurice Fisher born 1930 lived at 47

He died in 1993.

Anyone remember him? Them? It'll be nice to hear.
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I remember the Fishers, they lived next door but one to my pal Ronnie Tennant. However, they were much older than me so I wouldn't have known them socially.
Dave A
 
Just pinched a photo from posting 273, the lady 2nd from the left bending forward is Doreen Pinkerton nee Sandford, she lived at number 5 with her parents, brother and sister, her husband Norman children Alan, Wendy and Stephen, her grandparents lived across the street at number 12, I have also included a snipped of news from the 5th March 1955, I am happy to state that all survived, Stephen was my best mate for many many years, we met up in August at the Bell Inn, Alan and myself worked at Bristol Street Motors for a few years and played in the same football team until I got married and moved away, sadly Alan died in 2004, not seen Wendy since Alan's funeral, They moved away from Paddington Street not long after this event moving to Park Lane just a few houses from the Black Horse public house.
 

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aston lad said:
Just pinched a photo from posting 273, the lady 2nd from the left bending forward is Doreen Pinkerton nee Sandford, she lived at number 5 with her parents, brother and sister, her husband Norman children Alan, Wendy and Stephen, her grandparents lived across the street at number 12, I have also included a snipped of news from the 5th March 1955, I am happy to state that all survived, Stephen was my best mate for many many years, we met up in August at the Bell Inn, Alan and myself worked at Bristol Street Motors for a few years and played in the same football team until I got married and moved away, sadly Alan died in 2004, not seen Wendy since Alan's funeral, They moved away from Paddington Street not long after this event moving to Park Lane just a few houses from the Black Horse public house.
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doreen sanford and her family was good friends of my nan and mom..as most know i was born in nans house at 4/12..nan probably knew most people in the street as she had been there since at least 1911

lyn
 
adap2it said:
The Alders lived at #59. It states in the original post that Louisa Alder was living at #58 and died in 1949. Either the numbers are wrong because #58 was bombed out during the war, it became our peck. Maybe she moved somewhere else.
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My grandad lived at 2/58 when it was bombed - he could only really recall being very sad that the poor cat drowned in the cellar. His name was Norman Hunt and his sister was called Jean. Their dad was Lol (Lawrence). They then moved to 1/46 which is where my mom was born. Does anyone remember them?


I will see what pictures we have.
 
hi benvilla i was born and lived at 4 back of 12 so on the same side as your grandad.. would love to see any old photos you have...thanks

lyn
 
benvilla12 said:
My grandad lived at 2/58 when it was bombed - he could only really recall being very sad that the poor cat drowned in the cellar. His name was Norman Hunt and his sister was called Jean. Their dad was Lol (Lawrence). They then moved to 1/46 which is where my mom was born. Does anyone remember them?


I will see what pictures we have.
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Here is a previously posted photo of the yard behind the peck. You can see on the upper right of the shot, where 58 once stood.
Dave A
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