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J
Secondhand corner shop - Small Heath
Hi, oh so glad someone remembered my mom! I remember Mrs James she often came to the shop for a natter and cuppa I remember the cobbler shop too but can’t remember what is was called, There was an off licence & a grocery shop on the adjacent corners Funnily enough just this morning, I was... -
J
Secondhand corner shop - Small Heath
Betty Hughes on the corner of Somerville road/Mansell Road outside the secondhand shop she ran with my Dad Bill -
J
Secondhand corner shop - Small Heath
Hi John - Great to get a reply! They were happy & somewhat hard times - I remember a Mrs James (prob not the same one) popping in the shop always immaculate and her house was too - she had a daughter (name escapes me) very pretty - dark hair who later had a baby girl This Mrs James lived close... -
J
Secondhand corner shop - Small Heath
Hi - Does anyone remember the secondhand/nearly new shop on the corner of Somerville/Mansell Road? It was run by my parents (Betty & Bill) for a number of years in the 70's - it was a great meeting place for a gossip & a cup of 'camp coffee' Some of the furniture goods were displayed outside on...