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Ash Road, Saltley
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hi there
going by what i can remember of crawford street way back in the forties and fifties ash rd was posh compared to crawford street beleive me
and the houses was bigger and better conditions and cleaner from the bottom of ash rd up to the churtch yard even thou the old church yard as always been over grown in the last donkeys years but from before the war years and up to the fifties it was always well kept until late early fifties then it fell in a bad state of unkempt and continued up to todays recining
i remember the blackburn family from crawford st and the sharps from lichfield rd moving up to ash rd ina very small and the only block of of masonettes in ash rd in the early fifties ash rd suffered by the water rats problerms it was not the boat people whom they wanted to escape from eventualy the birmingham council
eventual cleared crawford st once andfor all by the late fiftyies and the very early sixtys
best wishes astonion
going by what i can remember of crawford street way back in the forties and fifties ash rd was posh compared to crawford street beleive me
and the houses was bigger and better conditions and cleaner from the bottom of ash rd up to the churtch yard even thou the old church yard as always been over grown in the last donkeys years but from before the war years and up to the fifties it was always well kept until late early fifties then it fell in a bad state of unkempt and continued up to todays recining
i remember the blackburn family from crawford st and the sharps from lichfield rd moving up to ash rd ina very small and the only block of of masonettes in ash rd in the early fifties ash rd suffered by the water rats problerms it was not the boat people whom they wanted to escape from eventualy the birmingham council
eventual cleared crawford st once andfor all by the late fiftyies and the very early sixtys
best wishes astonion
Hey thanks for your info.
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When my mom lived in Crawford St, they had two bedrooms, I think. Maybe it was one room with a division. Anyway there was nine kids, so I guess they were glad of a bigger house. In Ash Rd, they lived in the older houses, at the back was the remains of Saltley Farm. Even when I was small the stables were still there. I used to play 'up the opening' which was right next to our house. Then there were small factories and work shops in the stables. I sometimes went exploring round the stables, and if I felt really bold I'd go to the ruins of the farm.
I used to go to Sunday School in Crawford St. And I had friends who lived in the back to backs, I never went in one. Before they demolished them they did them up, only to knock them down just a few years later. I remember the front gardens being long and narrow.
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
I can't speak for the reason why anybody would have moved from Crawford St in the 40's. Unless they were bombed out due to their proximity to the gasworks.
I do know that in 1905 the housing in Crawford street like a lot of others in slum areas were given a quick fix renovations as shown in there before and after photos of the rear of 1-16 Crawford St.
Phil
I do know that in 1905 the housing in Crawford street like a lot of others in slum areas were given a quick fix renovations as shown in there before and after photos of the rear of 1-16 Crawford St.
Phil
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Heh Dek, that's a bit strong condemning the good dock workers like that! My Great Great Great uncle William Clifton was a corn grinder in the late 1890's [an ugly beast with a full beard] and later my Great Uncle Alf his Grandson the Foreman there!
Alfs Cousin was the Chief Superintendent of the City Police until he retired in 1938. We lived in Duddeston Mill Road by the canal and you may just be thinking of the 'boaties' that were from time to time stuck there during repairs. We were told not to mix with them as they were invariably flea ridden as it was not rare for families of 10 lived in the tiny 6 x 6ft 6 cabins!
Crawford St area suffered some many bombings at least in 1941 Nov-Dec. See the map in Saltley search. Proud Pete and co!
This is Ash Road Post Office, opposite Adderley Park pub. Now all the earlier buildings in the photo have gone, but the houses beyond where the lady in white is standing at her garden gate remain. Obviously this is a staged photo, but a good record of a local post office.
