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Kings Heath

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ellbrown said:
Does anyone remember this building being a Tesco on the Alcester Road South in Kings Heath. This view from the no 50 bus stop. It's diagonally opposite of Sainsbury's.

Now Sports Direct Fitness (was LA Fitness).



A new Diamond bus on the 50 seen passing by.

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Just looking at some older posts about Kings Heath and asked my wife about this one. Irene says that there has never been a TESCO in Kings Heath but there was one in Moseley Village. She thinks this building was a FineFare supermarket.
 
Yes, Viv, but not early 60s. I remember Sydney Brown & Wimbushes, but not the new shops on the right, and I left in January 1961.

Maurice :cool:
 
devonjim said:
Certain MidlandRed didn't pick up passengers within the boundary so no-one to shelter?
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Well, there is a Midland Red bus stop just before the BCT shelter. Passengers for Wythall and beyond to Alcester and Evesham needed to board their buses.
I could catch an Inner Circle 8 from Ladywood, to Stratford Road, Sparkbrook and then catch any Stratford Road Midland Red service that went through Shirley to my home area.
The Midland Red bus stop is to the right of bus JOJ 203.
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Radiorails said:
Well, there is a Midland Red bus stop just before the BCT shelter. Passengers for Wythall and beyond to Alcester and Evesham needed to board their buses.
I could catch an Inner Circle 8 from Ladywood, to Stratford Road, Sparkbrook and then catch any Stratford Road Midland Red service that went through Shirley to my home area.
The Midland Red bus stop is to the right of bus JOJ 203.
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Don'tknow about Birmingham but in similar situation in Liverpool, you could use the Ribble buses but a minimum fare - enough to put any scousers off! Was it the same on Midland Red? Before my time in Brum.
 
Alcester Road South

This is a view on Alcester Road South/Kings Heath looking towards Addison Road on March 9 1953 with a close up dated Oct 1957. It is from the collection taken by D.J. Norton and I don’t think it has appeared on the Forum previously. Brilliant photo.

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Some notes on the shops:

W.M. Taylor & Sons:
Founded by William Munton Taylor in 1887 as drapers & department stores with branches across the city in Kings Heath, Erdington, Sutton Coldfield and Solihull. They were bought out by Owen Owen in 1971. More info on the Forum under under W M Taylors of Erdington and Taylors of Potters Hill and Potters Hill Aston.

Douro Wine Stores:
Was this part of a chain? Or just a take on the Douro region of Portugal – a great port producing region?

Next door at 61:
Can’t read what it says on the blind. Anyone remember it? Looks like a drapers store – perhaps part of Taylors or was it a competitor?

The Candy Stores:
Sweets and tobacco – can’t trace any info about this.

Wm Scorer Ltd.:
Traditional ironmongers store before the advent of DIY superstores etc. They had another store in Worcester Street. Great reputation and could usually supply just about everything for DIY. Not like some of the so called DIY superstores who often seem to be out of the very thing you need.

It’s a long time ago but can anyone remember these shops?
 
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