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Clifton Road
Hi Judy,
Yes I do remember the Terrace and have seen it marked as Gothic Terrace on a map dated around 1900/4, I also have a pal who remembers several families from the Terrace and went to school with some of them[Upper Thomas Street]. Sadly I personally have no memory of any of the neighbours of my Grandfathers other than our family and the local area.
Hi Objd,
You mention Clifton Street so not sure whether you are in the right place but I certainly have no knowledge of a Kathy Chinn in our family, although I do, or did, know a Kathy Chinn who lives in the Coventry area.
Bill.
Hi Judy,
Yes I do remember the Terrace and have seen it marked as Gothic Terrace on a map dated around 1900/4, I also have a pal who remembers several families from the Terrace and went to school with some of them[Upper Thomas Street]. Sadly I personally have no memory of any of the neighbours of my Grandfathers other than our family and the local area.
Hi Objd,
You mention Clifton Street so not sure whether you are in the right place but I certainly have no knowledge of a Kathy Chinn in our family, although I do, or did, know a Kathy Chinn who lives in the Coventry area.
Bill.
Jayell
master brummie
Hi Bill
When I found out my family connection to Clifton Road some years ago I went to try and find out more about the area but there was hardly anything left, it was all under Aston Expressway. It was so sad, if I had known when I was younger and lived in Birmingham I could have seen where my family lived. If only I had been interested in my family history earlier
Judy
When I found out my family connection to Clifton Road some years ago I went to try and find out more about the area but there was hardly anything left, it was all under Aston Expressway. It was so sad, if I had known when I was younger and lived in Birmingham I could have seen where my family lived. If only I had been interested in my family history earlier
Judy
Clifton Road
Hi Judy,
Yes it's sad my Grandfather was moved, compusory purchase[against the wishes of a great many of the residents], and was re-housed in Chelmsley Wood. Sadly a whole relatively close community split apart and not at all for the better except maybe for the property developers! But then that would start me off on another of my rants regarding the decimation of the City Centre the developers who did even more damage than the Luftwaffe!! And the main culprit was knighted for his efforts too!!!
Bill.
Hi Judy,
Yes it's sad my Grandfather was moved, compusory purchase[against the wishes of a great many of the residents], and was re-housed in Chelmsley Wood. Sadly a whole relatively close community split apart and not at all for the better except maybe for the property developers! But then that would start me off on another of my rants regarding the decimation of the City Centre the developers who did even more damage than the Luftwaffe!! And the main culprit was knighted for his efforts too!!!
Bill.
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GaryH
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My name is Gary Hagan (was Astley)
We lived at 2/106 clifton rd from 1957 - 1969 eventualy there were 11 of us in the little back house i remember all of the above as the fish shop & the outdoor were the next entry to ours, the bottom of our yard stood out because there was a great tree at the road end,i used to run errands for the shops Elsie(Cook) & Mrs macs and my dad Frank drank and played darts for the red lion
Hi all
Love reading all your replys about Clifton Road in a early message i said my Uncle Jims (James Hunt)shop was on Clifton Road where it was actually on the corner of Clifton road and Upper Sutton Street,i also went and had a look a few years back and there was nothing left,found out that in 1912 my Hunt family were living at 158 clifton road as well as 154 in later years,my poor grandad fell down the stairs at 154 and died in 1942 his death down as accidental death on his death certificate.The family lived ther until 1969 when we moved to Quinton to make way for the Aston Express way.So i don't remember anything about Aston except what my dad tells me now.
Thanks for all your memories it gives me something to tell my dad and he lets me know if he remembers the names mentioned.
Thanks again
Linda
Love reading all your replys about Clifton Road in a early message i said my Uncle Jims (James Hunt)shop was on Clifton Road where it was actually on the corner of Clifton road and Upper Sutton Street,i also went and had a look a few years back and there was nothing left,found out that in 1912 my Hunt family were living at 158 clifton road as well as 154 in later years,my poor grandad fell down the stairs at 154 and died in 1942 his death down as accidental death on his death certificate.The family lived ther until 1969 when we moved to Quinton to make way for the Aston Express way.So i don't remember anything about Aston except what my dad tells me now.
Thanks for all your memories it gives me something to tell my dad and he lets me know if he remembers the names mentioned.
Thanks again
Linda
I Had 2 Auntys And Uncles In Clifton Road. Roddy And Violet Preston And Tommy And Lily Preston.they Lived In A Terace On Bottom Section Of Road Near Upper Thomas Street. Unfortunatly All Are Dead,with Lily Preston Dying A Couple Of Months Ago. Uncle Roddy Used To Drink In A Pub Which I Think Was Called The Eagle On The Corner Of Sutton Street. My Aunt Lily Used To Work In Sutton Street At A Place Called Phillips And Crosses Who Used To Manufacture Funeral Goods, Like Brass Coffin Handles And Crucifix. My Mother Jesseie Morris Worked There Also. My Mother Lived In Gothic Terrace At No 16 in Clifton Rd With My Father Reg, My Sister Violet,myself Reg And My Brother Billy. I Was Six When I Left Terrace,so Its Nearly Sixty Years Now.
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Hello All, It's been quite a while since I've been on the site and I've really enjoyed reading many of the posted memories.
My Grandfather, John Robinson Webb, grew up at 52 Clifton Road and attended Upper Thomas Street School. He was born in 1910- the illegimate son of John Webb and Elizabeth Robinson (nee Sutton- her father ran the Nottingham Arms on the corner of Bristol Street and Bristol Passage in 1901)). Elizabeth died at 52 Clifton Road in 1916.
John soon found another partner- Alice Davis (nee Meaking), she was referred to as the housekeeper! However, this proved to be more than a professional relationship and in 1926 John and Alice had a daughter, Rose Webb Davis, later followed by two sons Arthur Webb Davis (1927) and Norman Webb Daivis (1931). Alice and her children all unofficially took on the Webb name.
John Webb died in 1945, but I know that Alice and their sons continued to live at 52 Clifton Road (listed under Webb in the electoral registers) until the late 1950s. Their daughter Rose left earlier in 1951 after marrying Charles Pedley.
The last time I posted a message regarding my family a lovely woman, called Doreen, recalled Alice and her sons- she wrote "I remember they both had very dark thick hair. Mrs Webb [Alice Davis] was quite a big woman, not fat, just quite tall and big. The houses they lived in were quite strange... although they were on to the street they only had the facilities of a back to back- Just one room, then one on top of that, and an attic on top of that. The back part of the house was lived in by some-one else and reached via an entry.'
Another family member, Walter Blower, who lived for a short time at 54 Clifton Road wrote to me saying he remembered the boys being called '...Arthur and Pongo. There was also a Fred Davis [Now known to be Alice's son from her marriage to Amos Davis], but no-one said who he was as he'd spent time in prison'
From the information that Doreen gave me I now know that Norman Webb (Davis) lived rough for many years around the Aston area, and died (of no fixed abode) in Birmingham 1995.
Whilst I wanted to share the information that has been passed to me, I also wanted to thank Doreen for all her help- just the smallest snippets have helped to bring some of the characters in my tree alive. Many thanks Doreen
I would love to hear from anyone that thinks they may recall this family (good or bad!)
My Grandfather, John Robinson Webb, grew up at 52 Clifton Road and attended Upper Thomas Street School. He was born in 1910- the illegimate son of John Webb and Elizabeth Robinson (nee Sutton- her father ran the Nottingham Arms on the corner of Bristol Street and Bristol Passage in 1901)). Elizabeth died at 52 Clifton Road in 1916.
John soon found another partner- Alice Davis (nee Meaking), she was referred to as the housekeeper! However, this proved to be more than a professional relationship and in 1926 John and Alice had a daughter, Rose Webb Davis, later followed by two sons Arthur Webb Davis (1927) and Norman Webb Daivis (1931). Alice and her children all unofficially took on the Webb name.
John Webb died in 1945, but I know that Alice and their sons continued to live at 52 Clifton Road (listed under Webb in the electoral registers) until the late 1950s. Their daughter Rose left earlier in 1951 after marrying Charles Pedley.
The last time I posted a message regarding my family a lovely woman, called Doreen, recalled Alice and her sons- she wrote "I remember they both had very dark thick hair. Mrs Webb [Alice Davis] was quite a big woman, not fat, just quite tall and big. The houses they lived in were quite strange... although they were on to the street they only had the facilities of a back to back- Just one room, then one on top of that, and an attic on top of that. The back part of the house was lived in by some-one else and reached via an entry.'
Another family member, Walter Blower, who lived for a short time at 54 Clifton Road wrote to me saying he remembered the boys being called '...Arthur and Pongo. There was also a Fred Davis [Now known to be Alice's son from her marriage to Amos Davis], but no-one said who he was as he'd spent time in prison'
From the information that Doreen gave me I now know that Norman Webb (Davis) lived rough for many years around the Aston area, and died (of no fixed abode) in Birmingham 1995.
Whilst I wanted to share the information that has been passed to me, I also wanted to thank Doreen for all her help- just the smallest snippets have helped to bring some of the characters in my tree alive. Many thanks Doreen
I would love to hear from anyone that thinks they may recall this family (good or bad!)
Graham
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
Only a photo that I've posted before of Clifton Road School, that I attended in the early 50's.
Graham.
To the Baron,
This is Clifton (Road) School in Balsall Heath, not Aston. There was no school in CR Aston, so your memory is OK. This school, at which I taught in the seventies is now part of the St Paul's Association. The new CS buildings are ust around the corner.
This is Clifton (Road) School in Balsall Heath, not Aston. There was no school in CR Aston, so your memory is OK. This school, at which I taught in the seventies is now part of the St Paul's Association. The new CS buildings are ust around the corner.
Would also welcome any photo's of Clifton Road Balsall Heath, also any tales pre war.
My GGparents had a boot makers and repair shop 161, (Thomas Johnstone).and lived at 130 (as did my Grandfather and Mother)
Thomas Johnstone was a big man with a leather apron and a sharp knife. He was called on to cut down any one who had hanged themselves in the vincity. Apparently a not unheaard of event.
(There is another thread on Clifton Road Balsall Heath on the forum)
My GGparents had a boot makers and repair shop 161, (Thomas Johnstone).and lived at 130 (as did my Grandfather and Mother)
Thomas Johnstone was a big man with a leather apron and a sharp knife. He was called on to cut down any one who had hanged themselves in the vincity. Apparently a not unheaard of event.
(There is another thread on Clifton Road Balsall Heath on the forum)
Louisa, I lived in the same back yard as the Cashmores, we lived at # 10/32 I am sure they lived at #14/32 was it a Sammy Cashmore? I also recall 'old lady Moss' (excuse that description,we were kids then) but really cant remember her well. I do know she lived next door to the asian Ullha family, her backyard stretched down to our yard area, we would climb her steel fence boundry, she would give us hell 'and more'
hope this gets to ya.
Dave Nutt
Hi samw
i thought you meant the one in balsall heath and not aston
yes there was a clifton picture house in balsall heath i do rememember that one from many years ago i only went there with my uncle once only
we did not like it there best wishes astonion .;;;;;;
i thought you meant the one in balsall heath and not aston
yes there was a clifton picture house in balsall heath i do rememember that one from many years ago i only went there with my uncle once only
we did not like it there best wishes astonion .;;;;;;
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
Sam
I think this possibly will be the only chance you have of catching a glimpse of your g-grandmothers house. If you look to the right of this photo you will just see some houses on the edge of the photo.
One of these has a very great chance of being her house. they are in the right position.
Phil
I think this possibly will be the only chance you have of catching a glimpse of your g-grandmothers house. If you look to the right of this photo you will just see some houses on the edge of the photo.
One of these has a very great chance of being her house. they are in the right position.
Phil
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Darby
master brummie
I will second that, when I lived there it was a lovely area.