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I think about 2 years old maybe younger.
I have one of my dad pushing me down the road in my pram one Sunday I will see what I can do.
Harry Gower
master brummie
Hello Barnowl 1, your post bought back great memories for me, i lived in Brougham St and I remember both your Grandmother and your Mom and Dad, Barbara and Denise, If i remember correctly you left Brougham St and your Mom and Dad took on a Dillons newsagents over in the Kingstanding area, and i think they moved then to Telford.
My fondest memory is of the young baby boy, i think called Alan, who as a baby, was sometimes outside of No 6 in his pram, Im not sure how old i was at the time, I would stop and talk to him and as i went off and around into Wills St we would call to each other until we were out of range. Happy days
PS Harry Gower is a nom de plume
My fondest memory is of the young baby boy, i think called Alan, who as a baby, was sometimes outside of No 6 in his pram, Im not sure how old i was at the time, I would stop and talk to him and as i went off and around into Wills St we would call to each other until we were out of range. Happy days
PS Harry Gower is a nom de plume
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I am in touch with Lawson Bullivant and and I know he usually visits his sister Delia on Sunday for his Sunday lunch. I lived at no 6 Brougham St back in 1965 ish and I worked in the little Factory at the back of the house . Dennis and Barbara Horlick Owned the House and Factory. We used to buy 5gallon paint drums from the Car factories in Brum and we would Clean them out and resell them back to the paint firms.
In the 1882 Kellys , which probably refers to 1881, 33-35 are not numbered, but between 29 and 39n a9 are:
St Marys Middle Class Pension boarding School
House of Mercy, Home for Respectable Young Women out of Service
St Marys Catholic Church
So I reckon that 33-35 is the home for Respectable women
St Marys Middle Class Pension boarding School
House of Mercy, Home for Respectable Young Women out of Service
St Marys Catholic Church
So I reckon that 33-35 is the home for Respectable women
Thanks very much Mikejee
That makes sense as Matron appears on the census and all the young women are employed in service type roles
hi joy and welcome to the forum...i lived in villa st the next street up from 58 to 72 ...if you have any old photos we would love to see them
enjoy the forum
lyn
Hi Lyn
Sorry I don’t have any photo’s, I was hoping that someone may remember the family on the corner of Brougham street/16 Nursery Road.
Harry Gower
master brummie
Hi Joy Clent, I lived at 20 Brougham St from my birth 1951 until we moved in 1964/5. Unfortunately Joy I cant remember your family members, the only person I remember in the area you mention near the corner was Alan Bowsherman. (im pretty sure it aint spelled it correctly) his Dad I think was an American.
Harry Gower
master brummie
I had a photo of this place which I donated to St Mary's. I think I may have a copy I will look(it may have been put on the forum) but not by me.
Hi Harry
Thank you for your reply, not to worry, I’m hoping that someone may remember the family.
I don’t remember the name Alan Bowsherman.
Do you know the Sharples family who lived in the area at all.
brummy-lad
master brummie
You have a tremendous memory for that area Lyn, this is the entry for Nursery Road in Kelly's 1955.
Richard Dye
master brummie
I think I knew a Brian or Bobby Sharpels from Nursery Rd.
Yes, they did sell Lino.
Joy Clent- looked after the sharpies children, one of them was called Penny- quite a large family I think
thanks john....joy here are 2 photos... one is dated 1976 looking towards villa st corner...chromebrights works lays back next to them was a little sweet shop then the sharples house..i remember seeing loads of carboys packed with straw around them stacked up outside chromebrights the other photo dated 1960 is taken looking towards hunters road..sharples house just in shot next to them the sweet shop then chrombrights that lays back..your grandparents house is on the right its the last one in the distance on the corner with brougham st
joy to save us going off topic you can find more photos of nursery road on the thread below
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Harry Gower
master brummie
I knew Penny, she now lives in Australia.
thanks john....joy here are 2 photos... one is dated 1976 looking towards villa st corner...chromebrights works lays back next to them was a little sweet shop then the sharples house..i remember seeing loads of carboys packed with straw around them stacked up outside chromebrights the other photo dated 1960 is taken looking towards hunters road..sharples house just in shot next to them the sweet shop then chrombrights that lays back..your grandparents house is on the right its the last one in the distance on the corner with brougham stView attachment 188777
joy to save us going off topic you can find more photos of nursery road on the thread below
lyn
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hi joy the place on the very corner of villa st and nursery road was the cafe..the other shop was a couple of doors down from the shop shown in my photo on post 324..i used to buy my jubblys from that shop..as you say happy days
lyn
How lovely. I think Penny was the youngest of the Sharples family. Her older brother was great friends with Victor Clent until his tragic accident at 17 on a motorbike
O right, I must have got mixed up. Yes happy days