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I remember Mr Blythe, the school board man. He was a regular visitor at our house in the mid fifties. His wife was one of my teachers at Church Road SchoolI remember that in 1940's the "School Board Man" who called to our homes to check on unauthorised absence from school lived at the top of Moat Lane. Are you aware that one of the pre-fabs from there is now one of the historical buildings in the Avoncroft Museum in Bromsgrove.
4th picture the bottom of my road, Homecroft road. Lived there for 20 years in the house with the tunnel to the allotments under it.
Church Road.86073 What street is this?
The YEW TREE is to the right of the tree, behind the Church Road shops on the far side of Stoney Lane.IF I'm "reading" it right the "Yew Tree" is across the road behind the tree on the left.
So these shops are opposite Yew Tree Lane? I see on Google Map that Prime Estates still in same place.The YEW TREE is to the right of the tree, behind the Church Road shops on the far side of Stoney Lane.
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Fish & Chip shop on far right, the accountants on the left.
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Fish & Chip shop on far right, the accountants on the left.
There was also a decorating shop somewhere in the blocki remember them being evens solicitors. and far right end place. pm hart ins
I'm sure that an old teacher of mine lived in Homecroft Road by the name of Sydney Madge. I wonder if you knew him?
A girl I was at school with used to live in that corner shop in the late 50s/early 60s. Her mother owned the shop then (a haberdashery) Their name was Hutchins. At that time the shop next door was a handbag shop and then the baker.The Coventry Rd - Church Rd junction was a popular place for photographers and this adds to photos already in the thread in #169, #172, and #182 but all taken at different dates. A smart carriage has stopped outside Harris's Drapery and just visible over the roof tops is Hardings Bakery.
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I was at school with Carol Vaughan, the barber/ antique dealer's daughter.Mr Vaughan's daughter started selling jewellery from one half of the shop and she used to display in the window along with antiques.
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I used to go to Dawkins newsagent regularly. My scooter was nicked from outside when I was about 11 years old. When I went recently to pay the papers for my MIL (who still lives in St Edburghs Road) the young man in there showed me a lovely photo of Mrs Dawkins standing at the bus stop outside the shop. I remember Mrs Ward and David. I used to see her in Miss Henn's shop, halfway along Wroxton Road. The Dawkin's SIL (Roy, I think) painted me a lovely picture of Yardley Church and the Trust School.I have just been speaking to mother-in-law (who used to have the newsagents at 212 Church Road). She still lives in Yardley near the Yew Tree.
I lived at 3 Wroxton for just three years in 1977 - 80. MIL still keeps in touch with David Ward, he lived at 37 Wroxton not number 3. She knew the Horsley family quite well who lived at number 1 Wroxton. (Barbara lived next door to us). She also knew Mr. Hope who was the barber. In fact I don't think there is anyone or anything that Margaret can't tell you about Yardley!!
I remember a record shop in that vicinity. A lad from my class at school. Bob McCurry I think his name was, lived there with his family. I remember buying a couple of records from there, "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Percy Sledge and "Concrete & Clay" by Unit 4 + 2. Strange how you remember these things.Does anyone else remember the record shop that was on the left, just up from Harvey Rd towards the Swan. And also the travel agent that was on the right just before the Swan. Would have been between 1950-1970ish!
Wasn't that next door to a model shop, I think run by husband and wife by the name of Aldhous? One of my classmates called David Lewis used to call at that record shop every week to buy a copy of the top twenty(?) listings. I couldn't see the point myself. Later on we moved nearby, from Sheldon, and the model shop became a favourite shop. It always seemed strange that the very nice lady that ran it knew her stuff, compared to her customers that must have been 99% male! The record shop became a ladies hair dressers, I think. When the model shop couple retired they converted the shop into a house with a little front garden.Does anyone else remember the record shop that was on the left, just up from Harvey Rd towards the Swan. And also the travel agent that was on the right just before the Swan. Would have been between 1950-1970ish!