Dear nickcc101, Yes Dodds well known. The strongest memory that I have of that shop was the large trap door in the middle of the shop floor which was down to the cellar which I assume was their store room. As far as I recall they did not take too much care about screening the open trap door to stop customers dropping in. It just fascinated me as a small child. Funny how these memories remain. Regards, willey
Re Frank Moss - he kept a newsagent in Sady Lane, Great Barr for many years.
My grandfather had something to do with that bakery. I remember a photo of a horse pulled bread van outside Aston Hall. I recall also going to the bakery on Aston Lane and seeing the stables.Does anyone remember "Roys Royal Bakery" on the corner of Birchfield Rd / Aston Lane.? I dont know weather it was a shop or an actual bakery.
Shady Lane, not Sady Lane.Frank Moss eventually left and opened up a newsagents on the quay in Looe.He used to be in the shop in the morning and early evening and his wife did afternoons whilst Frank was golfing at Looe Bin Down golf course.
The reason I asked is that there was a Mallett family living close to me on Paddington St.Bayswater Road, off Earlsbury Gardens at the top end and Canterbury Road at the bottom end!
In the 1950’s the shop you list as Weston Chemists, was called W H Wilkins, it did not become Weston’s until mid late 1960’s.Hi
Heres a list from Kelly's Dirctory of the shops on Birchfield Rd in the 1950's if that any good to you. I will have a look at what photos I can come up with.
Phil
BIRCHFIELD RD. Perry
Barr (20), continuation of
Birchfield road, Six ways
to Aldridge road. MAP
H 27 & 26.
EAST SIDE.
here is Aston la
339 Barclays Bank Ltd
343,Dewhurst J. H. Ltd.
butchers
345 Baines George Ltd. bkrs
347A, Pratt A. & Sons, turf
commssn. agt
349 Bywater M. & Co. Ltd.
butchers
351 Clarkes Fruit Market
Ltd. greengros
353 New Crown & Cushion
. P.H
355 Alt-Kinsey Ltd. typing
school
357 Woakes J. G. butcher
363 Weston B. (Chemists)
Ltd
CROWN AVENUE :
Medlam & Machin, shop
& office fitters
365 Sweeney R. F. Radio
Ltd
367 Mayfair (The), confectioner
369 Wilson Mrs. D. L.
draper
371 Dodd Geo. Ltd. ironmongers