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Thank you for coming back to me. My aunt and uncle lived in Bingly Ave just off Bankdale Rd and when we visited them we would always use that chippy Les Bishop knows us Hirsts very well we haven't spoke on the forum for a while hope he is still following this thread must contact him. Any other...

Hi Patricia, Was your grandparents chip shop opposite Bankdale Rd and would you have come into contact with the Bishop family in Phillimore road I know the Havelock tavern this was just over the road from my aunt and uncles house, we lived in Wright Rd.

Hi Patricia i have many memories of the village we would go with mom and dad some Saturday evenings during the summer months and sometimes on a Sunday dinnertime i remember on most Saturdays the cockle man would show up and we would have a bag of prawns or cockles that came in a waxed envelope...

Hi everyone could you please help me out i'm looking for the names of any cafe or coffee shop in Alum Rock Rd in 1948 49 and 50 this would cover the Gate to Woolies i am trying to find out where my inlaws met , my mother in law at the time who was working in a cafe was Freda Dorothy Lewis she...

Me too we lived in Reginald road before moving to Wright road in1957 would be regular visitor to collect my Airfix model or railway building from the revolving rack or a new wagon for my train set the layout of the shop as I remember prams on the left as you entered bikes in the middle with a...

Thank you Phil knew the building was there didn't think of George Arthur road many thank's

Hi suemalings , could I ask a favour would you look in your 1953 Kelly's to see if the village pub is listed on the corner of George Arthur road Alum Rock I know the pub existed but there was no mention in either 56 - 63 or 68 years for Kelly's posted by mikejee I wonder if anyone on the forum...

Hi Mike , any thoughts ? on looking at the 56-63 and 68 Kelly's you kindly posted there is no mention of The Village pub on the corner of George Arthur road Alum Rock I know it existed because my Mom and Dad took us there on some Saturday Nights to play out back and in the darts room seems...

Hi wendyP , do you remember the Hirst family No 41 and the Stych family No 40 Reginald road.

Thank you Phil, the name rings a bell but I am now confused I thought it was a café before a furniture shop I could only focus on the aquarium and I don't remember furniture in the shop but as you say Kelly's of 1963 thanks to mikegee confirms it as a second hand furniture shop and his name was...

Thank you again mikejee I really appreciate this, will be able to pass this info on to my mom who is 96 and remembers the shops better than me looking forward to her reaction when I can recall the change of owners during our time on the Rock.

Cheers mikejee printed out perfect BLUEBOY as I said thanks to you I have the 1956 pages you posted for wendyP today has been like Christmas morning opening up my presents.

THANK YOU mikejee really appreciate you taking an interest in my post that will give a bit of relief to suemalings i'm sure thank you again to both of you I think bish may find it interesting also.

Hi Bish I think Alan was a mate of their son Stephen ? or knew of him

Thank you suemalings I would be most grateful any pages from your Kelly's would be appreciated as I was born in 1952 and moved away from the Rock in 1978 so all your Kelly's would be relevant I hope this isn't going to cause you loads of work sue thank you for your time many thanks i'm thrilled...

Hi Bish think the shop was Nutt's they were just a little further down from the bus stop facing Ralph road thanks for putting me right for Carters. Rich.

Hi Bish, the only coffee shop I remember but couldn't remember the name was owned by a Greek Cypriot this I remember because his son Michael was knocked down by a car in Reginald rd we were playing in the street at the time and I knew his dad ran this shop had been in there a few times he had a...

Hi suemalings , could I ask a favour is it possible for you to post the page or pages from your Kelly's 1968-69 for Alum Rock road I have the pages from Kelly's 1956 thanks to mikejee for posting at the beginning of this thread which was the beginning of an ongoing conversation within the family...

Hi Edifi , there was Lowe's next to the Village Inn pub

Sorry suemalings posted above before reading your post many thanks.