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    Record shops in Bham

    ive read all the reviews on record shops in brum .no one mentioned Wymans on grand parade in the bullring,which later change its name to john menzies!It was the plce to be seen on saturdays with all the new tamla motown ect . gothic terrace
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    Clifton Road Aston

    Hi .Thought you would like this picture of the pub the BrickLayers Arms which was at the corner of Clifton rd and Potters Hill.It was facing the dreaded dentist! gothicterrace
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    Clifton Road Aston

    dear judy i hope you can understand this map of clifton road what you are are looking for is court 25 and from there you can make out the number and lay out of the houses.The white going up the centre is the gardens,as you can see from the map there are more houses on the left ,that is because...
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    Clifton Road Aston

    hi all i can rember of the dentist was the double green blaize doors ,so it was hard to make a run for it
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    Clifton Road Aston

    Hi Judy, thanks for getting back to me so soon .I will ask my older brothers and sister for any memories too share.I also found on this site last year, my long lost cousin fellowkev.So thanks for pointing him out to me .As you can guess we have swoped stories.
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    Clifton Road Aston

    Hi judy cant rember if ive already wrote to you cause ve just found this site and cant belive how so man people rember gothic terrace.I lived at no 4 between 1947-1956 My parents were Winifred and William Thompson .
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    Clifton Road Aston

    Hello ,just read youre looking for a Thompson My family use to live at 4/159 clifton rd .known later as gothic terrace.My family name was thompson.We moved to satley in the sixities.My parents were Winifred & william and had 6 children.
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    Clifton Road Aston

    Hi Judy just found this webb page ,read youre blog and got goose bumps!! From 1903 to about 1956 my self and varoius members of my familys lived at gothic terrace first was the Wattons at no 184 in 1910 then there daughter rachael matthews and husband at 13 /159 My grandmothers family Louisa...
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    Clifton Road Aston

    hello i used to live at 159 clifton rd known as gothic terrace in the fifities it was two rows of terrace houses I lived at number 4 my dad use to go to the bricklayers arms at the corner of clifton rd and potters hill. On the opposite corner was the dentist. there was also a outdoorpub facing...
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    Josiah Mason's Orphanage

    Hello Kevin what a lovely suprise to hear from you.My name is Doris,my mother was Winifred Doris Bayliss born 30/1/1915 at 13 gothic terrace.clifton road aston.All i know about moms early life that she was seperated from her brothers at an early age.Finally in the fifties we the family met a...
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    Josiah Mason's Orphanage

    to fellowkev did your grandad have a sister called winfred doris who was born in january 1915.from gothic terrace
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