dipseydiva
knowlegable brummie
I hope this is the correct thread. Does anyone remember a shop called Bensons', it was a traditional old hardware shop that sold everything from paint to china tea sets. I think it also sold furniture from the upstairs room. The problem is I can't remember where it was! When I was about 6 in the early 1960s we used to drive from Castle Bromwich to visit my aunt who lived at Kings Heath and then Kings Norton, so I presume it was near those areas. It was in a row of perhaps 6 shops surrounded by houses and I remember a sweet shop being there. My parents had a credit account there and Dad bought all of his paints and DIY things from Mr Benson [no B&Q then]. I also remember Mom buying a china tea set and a small wooden table. I hadn't thought about the shop for years but now it is really bugging me that I can't remember more. Hope someone can help.
