I was delighted to see the 1973 photograph which had been posted by Phil. I had not spotted that before. Sue Mallings correctly points out that this terrace (which is close to Wroxton road) has been discussed elsewhere on this web site but I will make some observations here for clarification.
On the left of the photo is of course, Mr Dawkin's newsagent which is still trades as a paper shop.
Next you have a double fronted house. This was originally two houses. The left hand side was occupied by a charming widow called Mrs Green who died in the 1960s. The next one had been occupied by my ancestors on and off since it was built round about the turn of the last century. It was my parent's first married home and my home for my first 3 years. After we moved to next door in the 1950s it was occupied by the Unett (unsure of the spelling) family for some years. It changed hands, then was bought by someone who converted the two properties.
The next shop number 206 was originally built as a house (as all three shops in this row were) and converted, I guess in the early 1920s. The premises was occupied by four generations of my family from the day it was built until 1980. It was primarily a hardware and 'fancy goods' originally established by my grandmother then run by my father Alfred Holloway. It was never occupied by Mr Glyn Vaughn. He was actually hoping to take it over after my father died in 1979 but died suddenly very soon after.
So, next to 206 we have Mr Vaughn's barber shop. He and his wife (Nancy I think who died young in the 1950s) and their daughter Carol (who was a childhood friend of mine but we sadly lost touch ) originally lived there then later moved out, I think to a house in Small Heath, but he kept the shop premises. I believe they also owned a house or farm in Wales. He always had a sheep dog with him. His original side line was keeping hens in the back garden, then later he moved on to dealing in antiques. He also had a shop premises in Small Heath (Green lane I think) for the antiques but that looked more of a storage facility.
Carol became a dress fabric buyer for Rackhams and also served them in the store (far left hand side at the back). She had wonderful taste. She later left there and went into business with her father but she specialised in antique jewellery which was displayed in the former barber's shop window. The front entrances to the two shops in the photo were never angled and quite separate.
The third shop in the row, out of the photo, was Mr Edmund's greengrocer shop.
