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Booths Farm Road Great Barr

Hi Astoness A friend of mine worked at the Bell public house early 70s her name was Yana married to a Alan Webb
Would be gr8 to catch up with her
robb128
 
robb128 said:
Hi Astoness A friend of mine worked at the Bell public house early 70s her name was Yana married to a Alan Webb
Would be gr8 to catch up with her
robb128
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good grief robb i knew them both well...i will send you a private message...
 
nice to see the old "Wimbush" bakers had completly forgotten about them till that photo yet used them nearly every week when young, so apmospheric Lyn.
paul
 
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Hi Gerry
Just found your comment re Williams Greengrocers Booths Farm Rd Gt Barr remember them well my mother shopped there. I remember waiting at the makeshift counter at the front to be served growing up. Pitts bought the shop. Do you rememeber Vickers fish and chip shop on the corner of Perrywood Rd next to the greengrocers. Remember Wimbushes and the yummy cakes if you didnt get there early. Bad luck.
 
My mates brother married into the Pitts, greengrocers . The fish and chip shop was owned by an expoliceman, and had a lovely Alsatian. Was the chemists, Gittins, and up the hill was a shoe shop and barbers. As kids when we went to have our hair cut he always did the adults firest and made us wait.
 
Pitts had a daughter Janet I think maybe a son as I remember. They were younger than me. Yes I think he was a policeman and do remember an alsation. That could be the name of the chemist seems a bit familier. Thats right about the barbers remember seeing him use a taper to singe the hair didnt like that idea Did the girls and ladies up stairs they seemed so steep. Wasnt that the norm kids having to wait. Remember the waste ground just above walked across to catch the Midland Red in to the City.
 
Hello The names Cadic and Bowman Rds seem familiar are they in what we called the new houses an estate that was builr after the war on ground below the actual Booths Farm. I lived in Foden Rd. Booths Farm Rd. ran from Turnberry Rd to Walsall Rd. Then moved to Jayshaw Ave. Wandering around the district is familier even finding the odd beer bottle in someones back garden. Yes scrumping was the delight of autumn never seeing fruit. Most times it was far to sour for even our sugar less diet. Yes went to the Saturday morning shows. Hated Westerns boys would be yelling out at the badies or Indians. My brothers were always looking for pram wheels for trolleys and marbles. If someone managed to get hold of an old bike we were in heaven. Or even a ball to play rounders in the St. for hours. We didnt have toys so made the most of anything we did find. We went on hunting sprees for anything to burn weeks before Bonfire night we piled up on the backfield. I grew up in the early 40's. probably older than you I don't remember Smokey perhaps he was about later. He was dressed for the part anyway. He probably had been quite the part at one time. Remember the rag and bone man with his "orse" and cart I gave my coat to him for a balloon when I was about 4yrs. My mother ran out but he had vanished down Cramlington Rd. Knocking at doors and running away was another game at night. We used to tie cotton to the door knocker hide and tap the door people would answer but not see the cotton of course. Remember the little cottage sweet shop by the pre fabs and brook close to Beeches Rd School. On occasions would have Walls Ice Cream Came to Adelaide Aust. in 1964 Went back mid 70's for a holiday. Have no family there now. I do miss the History and old architecture and buildings. Something you take for granted when living there.
 
Am I bumping this old thread? I read that Booth was buried in Handsworth Church, church yard; in 'disgrace' under one of the paths in the confines of the church yard itself. I went there to clarify this, but it's so long ago now that I can't recall if there is any marker. Hope that helps.

PS... From 1939 to 1960, I lived in Heston Avenue, the cul-de-sac off Booths Farm Road, between Foden Road and Cramlington Road. The 'Willow Woods' was our playground through the forties and fifties of course. I went to Beeches Road School. (Miss Pogson (Pockson?) and Mr. Waterton were our 'rulers'.) , Miss Pogson's was a heavy ebony rule shaped like a large pencil! Murderous across your knuckles. I spent a year at Birchfield Road Seniors School, then returned to Beeches Road when the Seniors Department re opened around 1951. I am well familiar with the area, and still live just a mile or so away, near the Cat and Fiddle pub. Built and opened around 1957. Bit quiet at the moment, due to lock-down!
I am always ready to chat to anyone who remembers the forties/fifties period.

John

THANKS Vivienne.
 
thanks pedro...i think all of the shops shown in post 8 have now been converted into houses...there used to be a nice chinese take away when i lived around there in the 70s

lyn
 
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Well reading this has been a lot of fun. My grandparents were one of the first residents of Booths Farm Road, living opposite the Bell. They had a bomb shelter at the bottom of the garden and nan used to tell stories about keeping clean and filled with tea and biscuits in case it was ever needed. I used to stay with nan every Friday night and then all day Saturday and we'd go and play on the playground and grassy area behind Turnberry Road. My parents met in the Bell and for a time my dad owned the Laundrette on Turnberry Road. I appreciate this original post was about Booths Farm but I saw the message about Booths Farm Road and had to add my 2c.
 
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Well reading this has been a lot of fun. My grandparents were one of the first residents of Booths Farm Road, living opposite the Bell. They had a bomb shelter at the bottom of the garden and nan used to tell stories about keeping clean and filled with tea and biscuits in case it was ever needed. I used to stay with nan every Friday night and then all day Saturday and we'd go and play on the playground and grassy area behind Turnberry Road. My parents met in the Bell and for a time my dad owned the Laundrette on Turnberry Road. I appreciate this original post was about Booths Farm but I saw the message about Booths Farm Road and had to add my 2c.
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hi and welcome and thanks for your memories...i used the bell for some years during the 70s as i lived close to it...not far to get home :D enjoy the forum

lyn
 
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