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I’m 74, and I’m not sure which son I remember by name. However, but looking back at your posts I know almost exactly where they lived in Cranbourne road. They lived about 4 doors up from the local bookie.

A family in Cranbourne Road I believed was called Parry in the 60’s . Unusual name, but the family was there in the 50’s and 60’s so I guess not who your looking for.

Well this is really interesting, and really none is alive, that knows about the mine. I did know that she was in service, and that again is another story which appears to be true regarding my great grandmother giving birth to my grandmother, and somehow being in the workhouse for years.

Ages ago I was sent part of my Family Tree. My second cousin had been researching, and one of cousins posted a photo copy of it. I must admit did not study it hard, but today on looking at it in more detail. My great grandmother born roughly 1847, but married in 1882 at the age of 31 which...

I was in the other end of the building of Kings Rise the girls part. September 1958 to December 1962. 15 in the October working January 1963 or it may have been the end of December 1962. No long Christmas breaks then . I used to go home for my lunch lived in Cranbourne Road. Looking back I often...

What winter snow 1967/1968 or 1968/1969 stopped the buses running? I have been racking my brain to see what winter the snow was so bad that when I came off night duty my bus managed to get to Perry Barr, and could not go any further, and I had to walk home from there to Kingstanding. Looking...

The question asked is over 10 years old, and I would say academically not going to either Grammar or Comprehensive school, but a Secondary Modern school leaving with zero qualifications of any sort did impact me for many years in my career . Education was not the only reason for me leaving at...

The lamppost outside of my childhood home in Cranbourne Road holds some fond memories, and also of my Mum finally getting mad, and telling the kids to go down their end of the street, and play. Often the lamppost was used for wickets in a game of cricket, and accounted for our window being...

Just to let everyone who posted I did finally find the grave, another friend of my friend remembered what row it was in . Thank you all for your input Diane

I failed the second part of my 11 plus, and so no Grammar school for me, and neither was the opportunity for a Comprehensive education simply because I lived the wrong side of Kingstanding Road. I have written before my about my ability to read extremely well from a young age, but had no idea...

Good Afternoon at least it stopped raining lol. I am an extreme lightweight with alcohol.Once when I was 16 many moons ago I was offered Sherry at a office Christmas party. 3 small glasses later, and I sang my way onto the Soho road wrapped in a very large Christmas Garland, my singing continued...

I think there were plans to close Kingstanding police station, but I guess they are on hold. The billiard hall appeared to be serving food, and drink outside a few months ago when I passed by. Hewards what a blast from the past. Sorry to see it go, you could always get something you needed...

I’m almost 74, so thinking back to my childhood and even in my teens, we always put up Christmas paper chains across the living room at one time we made them, and later we went posh, and brought them. The centre ceiling light seem to be the focal point to start or maybe to finish, but four...

My mother had a irrational fear of thunderstorms. So when it thundered she went into the cloakroom under the stairs , smoked a zillion cigarettes. Dad had to open the backdoor to allow a thunderbolt it we had one to pass down the chimney, and out through the back door. This was when we had a...

I must admit when I was around 16 went to a party, and was invited on a date to go to the Odeon cinema at Perry Barry. Was stood up he must have got a better offer lol, but I never did see the inside which look impressiv. In recent years have been to the Electric Cinema in the heart of...

This clinic was on the left coming from Hawthorn almost at end of Warren Farm Road near College Road . If you entered Warren Farm Road from College Road it would be the beginning of WFR and it would be on your right. The other Warren Farm Clinic now a emergency walk in clinic can only be...

Although I never visited the rag market until I was a adult ( my mom thought travelling to the city centre from Kingstanding was like going abroad in my childhood lol) However, our next door neighbours Mr and Mrs Gregory had for a time their daughter and I guess her husband living with them. She...

Living in Perry Common what is the difference between a Boswell, and the Boot houses that had to be demolished? It’s interesting that both Perry Common, and Pype Hayes both had vast housing stock demolished, and were regenerated, but not on the same scale of houses demolished.