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Clifton Road Aston

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I was brought up in Clifton Roland, we lived at 2/240, near Graces shop. My main memory is that I was in the same class as poor Margret Reynolds who was kidnapped and found dead on Cannock chase.
We plated football in the street in the knowledge that Jimmy Dugdale, who played for Aston Villa and managed the Bricklayers arms, and he could get you into Villa as a player. The smallest kid in the team was the one who crawled under the parked cars to get the ball back.
I remember a small factory in the road, as mum worked there, she called it the Accuraters.
Does any remember the snow causing a roof to fall in near the shop?
All the kids were friends with each other and their parents were called Auntie or uncle.
 
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BilboC said:
Judy,
It was Court 27, left hand side back of 163 and right hand side back of 161 my Dad, Henry John Chinn, was born in 1914 at '3 back of 161' from memory, certainly one of the 'back' houses. I'll have to check his birth certificate again, he was a twin and sadly his brother William Percy died before reaching his 1st birthday. Bill.
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Hi Judy & Bill
We lived at 1/161 Clifton Road from 1959 until we got rehoused in 1969. I was the eldest and I had 2 younger sisters. We all went to Upper Thomas Street until we moved to Kingstanding in 69
 
mikec said:
Hi Judy & Bill
We lived at 1/161 Clifton Road from 1959 until we got rehoused in 1969. I was the eldest and I had 2 younger sisters. We all went to Upper Thomas Street until we moved to Kingstanding in 69
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Hi Mikec - I know that my family lived in Gothic Terrace, which was Court 24. They lived in the same Court from at least 1881 until 1925. Gothic Terrace was very near to you as it was between 157 and 159. I only wish that I'd been able to visit the area while it was still standing. So I love to hear about it and what it was like. Judy
 
Jayell said:
Hi Mikec - I know that my family lived in Gothic Terrace, which was Court 24. They lived in the same Court from at least 1881 until 1925. Gothic Terrace was very near to you as it was between 157 and 159. I only wish that I'd been able to visit the area while it was still standing. So I love to hear about it and what it was like. Judy
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hi judy did you ever find a photo of gothic terrace

lyn
 
Brummieexile said:
Just joined the site. Fascinating stuff and so many memories jogged. My grandfather was William (Bill) Baglin, who owned the coal merchant on Clifton Rd. His sons, Arthur and Ken (my dad) worked there when they were young but got out of the dirt and grime as soon as they could. We lived on Upper Sutton St in the late 60s for a few years when the redevelopment was going on, two houses up from the pub (The Crown?) on the corner of Upper Sutton St and Clifton Rd. I think the landlord's name was Albert Selman? My dad's second cousin ran the coal merchant at that point - I think his name was Edwin Baglin. Other names I remember from the time - Paul Terry (neighbour on Sutton St); the Hagans (from Clifton Rd); the D'arcy's (Sutton St); Annie Bagley (quite a character, I remember). As I said, we were there when everything was being knocked down and the Expressway being built. Mr Sears, my teacher at Upper Thomas St, got quite mad at me for having dirty shoes in the morning after walking across the bomb sites and over the bridge crossing the huge trench that became the A38, and made me clean my shoes in front of the class. Happy days. Still have the scar from falling into the cellar of a house that had been knocked down on Clifton Rd. Wow, years since I remembered any of that!
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Hi I am new here my mom is Lily Baglin daughter of Edwin Baglin who ran the coal merchant
 
uncle said:
Clifton Road Coal Merchant

During the early 1960s i lived next door to the white swan pub on upper sutton street. I remember my dad sending me around the corner onto clifton road to the coal yard pushing an old pram, and some coal would be tipped into it. Am i right if i say the people who owned the coal yard had the surname of Baglin. The man i remember was always dirty looking to be expected if working with coal, he was a large man with a ruddy face, he wore a flat cap, and a small pair of spectacles. You would always see him in the area delivering in his lorry laden with coal sacks Who was he.?
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My mom is the daughter of Edwin Baglin her name isLily
 
Brummieexile said:
Just joined the site. Fascinating stuff and so many memories jogged. My grandfather was William (Bill) Baglin, who owned the coal merchant on Clifton Rd. His sons, Arthur and Ken (my dad) worked there when they were young but got out of the dirt and grime as soon as they could. We lived on Upper Sutton St in the late 60s for a few years when the redevelopment was going on, two houses up from the pub (The Crown?) on the corner of Upper Sutton St and Clifton Rd. I think the landlord's name was Albert Selman? My dad's second cousin ran the coal merchant at that point - I think his name was Edwin Baglin. Other names I remember from the time - Paul Terry (neighbour on Sutton St); the Hagans (from Clifton Rd); the D'arcy's (Sutton St); Annie Bagley (quite a character, I remember). As I said, we were there when everything was being knocked down and the Expressway being built. Mr Sears, my teacher at Upper Thomas St, got quite mad at me for having dirty shoes in the morning after walking across the bomb sites and over the bridge crossing the huge trench that became the A38, and made me clean my shoes in front of the class. Happy days. Still have the scar from falling into the cellar of a house that had been knocked down on Clifton Rd. Wow, years since I remembered any of t
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brenda barr said:
Richard l see you travelled afar like me ..l ended up in Lake Jackson tx..l wonder how many Astonites ended up in the USA..Brenda
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Hello Brenda! Not too many I’m sure! My wife’s family is in Dallas & Houston, my daughter went to law school in Dallas. How long have you been there?
 
l arrived in June 1958, middle of Texas summer, l told my mother l know what hell must feel like as it was so hot, l don'nt think l've ever get climatised after all these years, we live a few miles from the beach but never go there, what we need right now is a tropical storm (not a hurricane..been through quite a few ), maybe a rain dance would do anything to get some rain. Brenda
 
brenda barr said:
l arrived in June 1958, middle of Texas summer, l told my mother l know what hell must feel like as it was so hot, l don'nt think l've ever get climatised after all these years, we live a few miles from the beach but never go there, what we need right now is a tropical storm (not a hurricane..been through quite a few ), maybe a rain dance would do anything to get some rain. Brenda
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I got to NJ in November 1962 just in time for a very cold winter. I lived ab 1 1/2 hours from the beach would go occasionally. We built a beautiful home on the water in SC and loved until we found TN (came here to work), great climate for the most part, wonderful healthcare. Sold our home in SC two years ago, to many storms come up that coast. We need some rain as well!
 
GaryH said:
Hi
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
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Hi Gary
I know who you are, my dad used to tell us stories about you as kids growing up
all the time
Especially one about you blocking all the drains in the entry so your duck could swim
My dad is Graham Fisher
 
Hi Gail i new your dad Graham and also Gary from Aston i;m born and bred in Clifton Road , I new Gary as Gary Astley with blonde hair tough days but were happy . Raz Ullah
 
Astoness said:
is this gothic terrace...looking at the door post on the left hand house it looks like no 106 had been written but a terrace would not have such a high number so is it the back of number 106..a mystery to solve..thats the lot folks

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Photograph - 78 - 106, Clifton Road, Aston, Birmingham. sep 1969.
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Richard Dye said:
That was our norm and expectation back then.
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Hi i don't think the photo is Gothic Terrace as the end house had a wall around it not a picket fence. We lived at 1/161 and 161 was a couple of houses up from Gothic Terrace towards Potters Hill. There was also a lamppost on the roadside too. We used to play football in the pavement between the lamppost and the wall
 
mikec said:
Hi i don't think the photo is Gothic Terrace as the end house had a wall around it not a picket fence. We lived at 1/161 and 161 was a couple of houses up from Gothic Terrace towards Potters Hill. There was also a lamppost on the roadside too. We used to play football in the pavement between the lamppost and the wall
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I think you've misunderstood the post. The picture in post #410 is a picture of the numbers given which can be found on the Bham Archives with another one which is of Gothic Terrace. The picture of Gothic Terrace is shown in the post linked to - post #327.
 
mikec said:
Hi i don't think the photo is Gothic Terrace as the end house had a wall around it not a picket fence. We lived at 1/161 and 161 was a couple of houses up from Gothic Terrace towards Potters Hill. There was also a lamppost on the roadside too. We used to play football in the pavement between the lamppost and the wall
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Agree Mike. Not that I ever saw Gothic Terrace as it had all been demolished by the time I knew about it. I had family living in Gothic Terrace (Court 25) and I have noted that it was described as back of 163 on one document.
Judy
 
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