shops

Hello all, my name is Andy Daniel - I'm one of Fred Hanks' grandchildren and the son of Beryl who co-owned it with my uncle Roy from the early 90s until it's closure. I'm currently trying my best to find any and all photos of the shop at 247 Slade Road during any of the decades that it was...

Commenting on another subject has prompted me to post this thread. Just up the road from my childhood home in the 70s was a row of ten shops on Yarningale Road. Starting at one end there was a bookies, then a tiny chemist, then what we called the bread shop (no baking onsite as I recall, it was...

The Oasis, once a concealed treasure, was a beloved embodiment of Birmingham's identity, drawing those with a refined taste for the latest trends. In days of yore, it stood as a refuge where trendsetters could discover coveted pieces like the sophisticated Ralph Lauren dress shirt amid a diverse...

Hello! I hope it's okay for me to post this here. We (Sampad) are running a migration walking tour of the Stratford Road in the summer and I was just wondering if anyone has any stories or memories of living here or running a business here after 1945...

Hi All. I wonder if anyone can remember or has any pictures (1960s preferably) of the greencrocers on the corner of Electric Avenue and Brantley Road in Witton. When my dad (Martin Pugh) was a young boy he used to help my grandparents Elsie May Pugh and George Pugh run the shop, i would love...