Cregoe Street

[Astoness]

vivs photo on post 35 does not seem to be showing so here it is again at least i think its the one...

 

[Jkay]

I was born at No.9 Cregoe Street in January 1951, my brother David was born at No 8 Cregoe Street in 1948 at that time my Grandparents lived at No 8, Walter and Ellen Wakelam, my parents Dennis and Barbara Wakelam. My grandmothers sister (Ellen’s sister) Clara and her husband Jack Potter lived at the other side of the entry at No 7 these houses were rented from the Doctor at the top of Cregoe Street. The houses were three floored, a kitchen, small dining area and a front parlour, a bedroom on the second floor, another on the third and another in the attic. Also the houses had coal cellars. all three of us went to St.Thomas’s school, I loved it there. We moved out in 1961 as the houses were to be demolished.

My grandfather Arnold Benson was born in Cregoe St, number 36 in 1882. His mother was a French dressmaker I don't know how she came to Birmingham or why. I don't know who fathered my grandfather, although he has the name Benson which his mother was using. Later she met Sidney Price who fathered other children with her and then married her. If anyone on this site has anything they think may help my search I would be very grateful.
Thanks for all your stories and info on this site.

 

[Chris Wakelam]

I have so many happy memories of life in Cregoe Street, our address was B15 Edgbaston, not Ladywood. We didn’t have a lot but what we had was appreciated, family was everything. In our yard were gardens were my grandfather grew carnations and all sorts of flowers. My Uncle Potter (no 7) had an allotment in Wheelers Road Edgbaston, which backed on to the canal, as kids we used to climb up and it was like being on holiday, green grass and wildlife on the canal. My uncle grew all his veggies and blackcurrants gooseberries redcurrants, cucumbers and tomatoes under glass, it was like a breath of fresh air. The allotment was entered through a door in a high wall. On Sundays we used to get a tram up to the lickey hills and spend hours on the beacon, mum used to collect bilberries on the steep hill, which is now overgrown with trees, she used to make bilberry pie, all good memories. Does anyone else remember the Wakelam family. On our yard we had Mr Mrs Green, and Mrs Clutterbuck. All the houses in our yard were empty by the end of 1961 when we all had to move out as they were demolishing the houses. We moved to Hall Green.

 

[Astoness]

I have so many happy memories of life in Cregoe Street, our address was B15 Edgbaston, not Ladywood. We didn’t have a lot but what we had was appreciated, family was everything. In our yard were gardens were my grandfather grew carnations and all sorts of flowers. My Uncle Potter (no 7) had an allotment in Wheelers Road Edgbaston, which backed on to the canal, as kids we used to climb up and it was like being on holiday, green grass and wildlife on the canal. My uncle grew all his veggies and blackcurrants gooseberries redcurrants, cucumbers and tomatoes under glass, it was like a breath of fresh air. The allotment was entered through a door in a high wall. On Sundays we used to get a tram up to the lickey hills and spend hours on the beacon, mum used to collect bilberries on the steep hill, which is now overgrown with trees, she used to make bilberry pie, all good memories. Does anyone else remember the Wakelam family. On our yard we had Mr Mrs Green, and Mrs Clutterbuck. All the houses in our yard were empty by the end of 1961 when we all had to move out as they were demolishing the houses. We moved to Hall Green.

what lovely memories chris...it just goes to show that we dont have to live in the country side to have a taste of it...we grew up in villa st and had a large back garden...6 children but somehow we never went without..dad used to grow veggies in the back garden and for some reason rhubarb in our little front garden...my gt grandparents lived in a back house in cregoe st

lyn

 

[Chris Wakelam]

what lovely memories chris...it just goes to show that we dont have to live in the country side to have a taste of it...we grew up in villa st and had a large back garden...6 children but somehow we never went without..dad used to grow veggies in the back garden and for some reason rhubarb in our little front garden...my gt grandparents lived in a back house in cregoe st

lyn

Our house wasn’t a back to back, they were owned by the doctor at the top of the road I believe there was an entry with 4 terraced houses each side of it, each had a small garden and where the entry came through there was an area to hang washing and 2 brew houses, each had 2 outside toilets at the back of it and the dust bins. The toilets and brew houses (where the washing was done with a dolly and mangle) were all shared by the houses 4 houses to 2 toilets. There were no inside toilets. The houses had a basement with an iron grill for the coal delivery on the street and then a very small kitchen and room for a table and two chairs, a black leaded grate a door to The front room, which we hardly used, it was kept for special occasions. There were 3 floors a bedroom on the first and second floor and one in the attic. Nan and grandad lived next door next to the entry and nans sister had the house the other side of the entry. Great memories there. I loved it!

 

[Chris Wakelam]

what lovely memories chris...it just goes to show that we dont have to live in the country side to have a taste of it...we grew up in villa st and had a large back garden...6 children but somehow we never went without..dad used to grow veggies in the back garden and for some reason rhubarb in our little front garden...my gt grandparents lived in a back house in cregoe st

lyn

Our house wasn’t a back to back, they were owned by the doctor at the top of the road I believe there was an entry with 4 terraced houses each side of it, each had a small garden and where the entry came through there was an area to hang washing and 2 brew houses, each had 2 outside toilets at the back of it and the dust bins. The toilets and brew houses (where the washing was done with a dolly and mangle) were all shared by the houses 4 houses to 2 toilets. There were no inside toilets. The houses had a basement with an iron grill for the coal delivery on the street and then a very small kitchen and room for a table and two chairs, a black leaded grate a door to The front room, which we hardly used, it was kept for special occasions. There were 3 floors a bedroom on the first and second floor and one in the attic. Nan and grandad lived next door next to the entry and nans sister had the house the other side of the entry. Great memories there. I loved it!