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hello i used to live on gowan road in 1974 and i would love to see photos from that time onwards !! i was only 6 yrs old and remember trips to woolworths with my siblings & parents every sarurday ! there was a jesters foodstore on the top corner of gowan/alum rock road ? and there was a lovely corner shop at the bottom of my road & tarry road run by a very tall giant man called alan! we were in awe of him because of his height ! would love to see any photos if you guys have any !!! i rarely go to that area now its like going to another planet ! but alum rock was in its heydays when i was growing up there !! the co-op and the woolworths there were so many high street shops & it ws clean !!! looking forward to hearing from you guys soon !
 
Some houses seem to be fairly modern, post 2000 maybe but most appear to be early 1900s.

There are a couple of early photos that just about show the Alum Rock Road end of College Road here...

Alum Rock Road Shops

Hi, I've just been reading back through this thread and was interested to hear that Wendy P lived opposite the Rock Cinema, we must have been near neighbours., while Graham S went to on to Central Grammar School. I lived at 33 Alum rock Road from about 1953 to 1960. Mom and Dad ran the Rock...
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MWS, my grandparents used to live in College Rd from 1940's until probably 1990's i think. I checked street view it looks like fairly modern properties now. Grandad owned two shops opposite the Rock Cinema.
 
What were their names? If we know that we can check on eroll what number they lived at and then see if it is still there.
 
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Jackie H said:
MWS, my grandparents used to live in College Rd from 1940's until probably 1990's i think. I checked street view it looks like fairly modern properties now. Grandad owned two shops opposite the Rock Cinema.
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All the buildings on the left (as you go from Alum Rock Road) look original.

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On the right there are newer properties, 29ish onwards.
 
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It looks as if a number of houses were demolished and new properties built in their place.
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Jackie H said:
Hubert & Ivy Oldacres 41, College Rd. Grandad owned HB Oldacres opposite The Rock & a shop on the Dudley road.
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This must be a relative are yours then...

H.B.Oldacres,

HI, I'm trying to get hold of some photos of my Great Grand fathers shop which was known as "H.B. Oldacres" also any background information would be appreciated. I know it was some kind of hardware / builders merchants, my great grand father was called Hubert Owen Oldacres - I'm keen to...
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Which I now see you've seen before. Sorry.
 
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