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Cope Street Ladywood

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williams

master brummie
Hi, I have just found out my Grandparents lived in Cope street Rotton park Ladywood, in the 1930s. Does anyone have any photos or info about the area then. The house was number 10. Regards Jackie
 
cope st

Sorry cant help you Williams on your grandparents address

The pub where the chara is out side is The Station the corner of Cope St and Moument Rd in the backround i what looks like a shop,but later on became a house,because my best mate Jimmy Hurley and family lived there,the big window was the front room and his mom had a piano you could see her playing it as you walked down Cope St,this was in the early 50s also the people who ran The Station were named Hately.





 
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ladywood

Thankyou Billc, It was interesting to see the street where my Grandparents used to live, I'm not sure how long they lived there, but it must have been an improvement to some of the back to backs they had lived in, 1901 and before. Regards Jackie
 
cope street

hi
i remember cope street and the old station pub on monument rd
way ack in the the earky fifties
and the back to back houses was still there
but it was the half way of cope streetthat still kept the back to back houses
and i still recall alot of the family,s that was there ,and the shops
they was the good old days
and alot of the old families are still kncking about the new regenerated area today
 
That's interesting, Astonion, my Grandparents were on the electoral rolls until 1940, i did'nt realise the houses were still back to back. The address given was no10, i assume they lived at the front house. their name was Baldwin. Jackie
 
cope street

hi jackie
yes they was all back to back houses inand around cope street,
and aroundthe area , springfield street , stour st spring hill passage
and king edwards road , there was two king edwards rd , one small one
which was on the same block as cope st.
and the other one was on the oppersite side of cope st
which was shakespear st , saint marks st and king edwards road ,
which was on the other side of momument road
i can recall the name baldwins in cope st and the mousadales
and the jinks familys and the watking [wholly ] and the adams family
and many more ,to mention
there was a young man at the time whom made a film with to other kids
whom lived in springfield st ,it was about the kids of poor standing
and a gang of petty theives going around the area to survive
it was abit like the old cockney movie the dead end kids
they came to our school the movie producers and chosen a couple of lads
for the parts , the leading lads was alan coughmam , and billy cope
and the other lad was from cope street ,they had the little shop in cope street , at this precice time i can not recall his name it was a little shop selling news papers and bits and bobs, he was a little fat kid at the time
my best mate was a lad called tony memory , a fantascic lad
we done every thing together ,
sadly when tony got to the age of 16 years old ,
he bought a motor bike ,and one evening taking his girl friend home
he met with an accident with a car down waterlane small heath and died
yes jackie i have great memories of cope st and the surrounding streets
i would certanly like to know where these people of cope stand springfield st have got on in there live,s
by the way it was the late sixties before knocking down cope street
and not the fifties ihave said okay astonian
 
Shakespeare Road

Astonian you mentioned some streets around Ladywood,im sure it was a slip of the tongue you said Shakespeare St when it should be Road,
I was born in 3/35 Shakespeare Road opposite the Commercial pub,left there in 1964 aged 15 to live in Nechells over the road from The Hamlet

Happy Days
Moss:)
 
cope st

hi mossy
just read your thread , i do beg your pardon
i think i will stand corrected , and it was shakespear rd ,
am i forgiven i hope
being a native of b,ham and a true brummie [astonian ]
we always spoke with a slang and called our roads
as streets yeah ,whether what ever it may be road -st ,
do you recall any of the familys down there
like the paddy hardimams , micky mid night alias
micky wahab the cunninghams and the lady wood mob
i knew alot of familys down there ,but these maybe the younger
generations from you , i,m saying that because i don,t know
how old you are mossie
the older ones are the bakers ,perks , whom was related to
my mother and the people at the chippie as well
us ladywood kids always refered to our roads as streets
we would always say we are going down such street ,
best wishes astonian ,
 
Great read, everyone.
Do you recall an Ernie Fellows (born in 1903), ex Navy man, lived at 120 Richmond place, St Marks street, for "donkeys years", until he died in 1958.
 
st marks street

hi there was the roger gregory whom lived in garbett st
and the hickmans lived and ran the veg store in king edwards rd
and the langfords
lived in the small king edwards rd by some ock up garages
next to the woods whom also ran a veg shop on the corner of
king edwards ,and sprigfeild st ,
and they lived almost next to the langfords
they now live in king standing circle
and the other langfords lived in peel street winson green
and ivy tustin lived inaberdeen st winson green
when she died they scattered her ashes around the bowling green
at summerfield park which is facing winson green rd
astonian ,;;;
 
Thanks astonian. I will check out those names. I have a large blank spot in my research between the years 1901 and about 1960, due to my grandparents having passed away, and my family emigrating to America in 1968.
It is frustrating when one meets unexpected difficulty trying to find what should be basic facts about relatives who were alive during my childhood.

Still, that is why I love this site, and the good people like you that share their knowledge and memories:)
 
cope street

hi kev
glad i can shed some light on your passed
two more things that may be of help to you
the gregorys moved to a smart house up castle bromwich way
i think they call it that , it along the road from a pub called
the half penny, its a road that diverts to chelmsly wood
its been many years since i seen them up there
and also there was another family from shakespear rd
the bakers , there mother got shell shock during the raids
in the war ,and she became deaf and dumb
she started to knock the doors to try and sell you second clothes
her grand son started a little business in the old rag ally [b,ham ]
selling the clothes and detergents to the public
i presumethe sibbling are still alive, but where they are now
i cannot tell you , but the gregs are in the castle brom area
of brum
have a nice day kev , best wishes astonian ;;;;
 
train park

hi all anyone recall the train park opp the hamlet pub had some lovely times there with my first boyfriend denis grey it lasted all of 3 days never mind mary x
 
cope street

hi everybody
is there anybody out there whom asgot any photos of the
queens coronation in cope street that they could down load
please ,
also where are the jenks family ,
the mousdale family from the big yard
and super star wholly watkins
best wishes astonian ,;;;
 
Astonian said:
cope street

hi jackie
yes they was all back to back houses inand around cope street,
and aroundthe area , springfield street , stour st spring hill passage
and king edwards road , there was two king edwards rd , one small one
which was on the same block as cope st.
and the other one was on the oppersite side of cope st
which was shakespear st , saint marks st and king edwards road ,
which was on the other side of momument road
i can recall the name baldwins in cope st and the mousadales
and the jinks familys and the watking [wholly ] and the adams family
and many more ,to mention
there was a young man at the time whom made a film with to other kids
whom lived in springfield st ,it was about the kids of poor standing
and a gang of petty theives going around the area to survive
it was abit like the old cockney movie the dead end kids
they came to our school the movie producers and chosen a couple of lads
for the parts , the leading lads was alan coughmam , and billy cope
and the other lad was from cope street ,they had the little shop in cope street , at this precice time i can not recall his name it was a little shop selling news papers and bits and bobs, he was a little fat kid at the time
my best mate was a lad called tony memory , a fantascic lad
we done every thing together ,
sadly when tony got to the age of 16 years old ,
he bought a motor bike ,and one evening taking his girl friend home
he met with an accident with a car down waterlane small heath and died
yes jackie i have great memories of cope st and the surrounding streets
i would certanly like to know where these people of cope stand springfield st have got on in there live,s
by the way it was the late sixties before knocking down cope street
and not the fifties ihave said okay astonian
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Hello Astonian,

I also remember the good old days in Ladywood in the 50s and 60s. I was born and brought up in Cope Street in that era.
It was great growing up there. You had no bathroom or inside loo, in fact you had to go down an entry to a block of 6 toilets, that you shared with other neighbours. I used to think everybody lived like this, but how wrong I was. People had nothing in those days but growing up there was a joy. The parents used to come out and play rounders etc with the kids on the light nights. Bonfire night was a neighbourly affair with us lads collecting wood for several days so that we could have a bonfire in the big yard. The moms and dads used to sort out some food with baked potatoes and hot chestnuts on the menu.

In my house at Xmas, the tree and trimmings weren't put up till I had gone to bed on Xmas Eve, then in the morning when I got up it was fantastic. Not like today when come the end of November you see the fronts of houses all decked out with blow up Santa's and Xmas lights.

I went to Steward St school and the headmaster at the time was a Mr Cowling and the names of some of the teachers were Ms Jones, Mr Sheppard, Mr Share, Mr Ward and a Miss Kirk.


I knew Tony Memory { It was a shame what happened to him ) I also knew the Bushell family, the Gardiners, the Moulsdales, the Teagues, not forgetting the Wali's ( Jeffrey, David and Sorena }.

Astonian, I'm afraid I must correct you on one item that you mentioned in your memories of Cope Street and that was, you recalling the TV people coming round Steward St school to select a couple of lads to play parts in the play about the area. Well I must point out that the little fat kid from the newsagents shop in Cope Street was never chosen nor played any part in the play because that little fat kid who you described so succinctly was me, Charlie Sharp
 
hi mean machine if you look under astonians avatar it will say "gone but not forgotten" this is the forums way when possible of letting members know that a member has sadly passed away...in astonians case this was about 3 years ago

lyn
 
Mean Machine said:
Hello Astonian,

I also remember the good old days in Ladywood in the 50s and 60s. I was born and brought up in Cope Street in that era.
It was great growing up there. You had no bathroom or inside loo, in fact you had to go down an entry to a block of 6 toilets, that you shared with other neighbours. I used to think everybody lived like this, but how wrong I was. People had nothing in those days but growing up there was a joy. The parents used to come out and play rounders etc with the kids on the light nights. Bonfire night was a neighbourly affair with us lads collecting wood for several days so that we could have a bonfire in the big yard. The moms and dads used to sort out some food with baked potatoes and hot chestnuts on the menu.

In my house at Xmas, the tree and trimmings weren't put up till I had gone to bed on Xmas Eve, then in the morning when I got up it was fantastic. Not like today when come the end of November you see the fronts of houses all decked out with blow up Santa's and Xmas lights.

I went to Steward St school and the headmaster at the time was a Mr Cowling and the names of some of the teachers were Ms Jones, Mr Sheppard, Mr Share, Mr Ward and a Miss Kirk.


I knew Tony Memory { It was a shame what happened to him ) I also knew the Bushell family, the Gardiners, the Moulsdales, the Teagues, not forgetting the Wali's ( Jeffrey, David and Sorena }.

Astonian, I'm afraid I must correct you on one item that you mentioned in your memories of Cope Street and that was, you recalling the TV people coming round Steward St school to select a couple of lads to play parts in the play about the area. Well I must point out that the little fat kid from the newsagents shop in Cope Street was never chosen nor played any part in the play because that little fat kid who you described so succinctly was me, Charlie Sharp
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Bonfire night In Alexandra Street Ladywood was celebrated on a piece of derelict land in the street, probably bomb clearance from the war,
wood was collected from any source and assembled into a mound over the preceeding weeks.
With a guy on top the fire was lite just after dinner. it was still burning on my way to school the next day.Bonfire night.jpg
 
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