Barrows Stores

[Colroy07]

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[Vivienne14]

I would have thought the oysters were in barrels of sea water, and still alive. Actually, don't you eat them when they're alive? Not a fan either, so not too sure.

 

[John L]

I watched the film "Tolkien" on Film 4 today, having recorded it recently. I think it might also be on Amazon Prime, for those that have it. I can highly recommend it.

Birmingham obviously features quite often, particularly Barrows (obviously filmed somewhere similar elsewhere) where Tolkien and his friends, who were then at King Edward’s School, met regularly as the "Tea Club, Barrovian Society", named after their Barrows Stores meeting place.

 

[Lemonella]

My Mother worked on the counters there around 60’s/70’s. The store was somewhere near the underpass to Lewis’s main entrance then as I remember.

I also worked there on the cakes counter in the late 1960s. I was always late and kept getting told off, so didn't stay there long.

 

[RobT]

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I have this interesting sales booklet from the 1930's

 

[Gerry Cannell]

As I mentioned some years ago, I sometimes had to go with a delivery van to Roman Road, in Streetly, where a very small basket would be delivered, containing a quarter pound of tomatoes, a cos lettuce, a cucumber and a small punnet of strawberries. The obvious point, was to be seen having the BARROWS van outside.

 

[Richard Dye]

As I mentioned some years ago, I sometimes had to go with a delivery van to Roman Road, in Streetly, where a very small basket would be delivered, containing a quarter pound of tomatoes, a cos lettuce, a cucumber and a small punnet of strawberries. The obvious point, was to be seen having the BARROWS van outside.

And I think that mindset still persists with different names!