Erdington - Hampton Road

[Ian FOFB]

The 'then' pictures are taken from old postcards, the 'now' pictures taken from Google Streetview.
The older of the pictures dates from 1911 .

Ian.

 

[christopher short]

Thanks Ian,

I shudder to think how many times I walked up and down that road in my school days.

 

[Zambodini]

Was the entrance to Marsh Hill Boys Tech up that road? Also, was there a sweet shop on the corner?

 

[christopher short]

Dead right Zambodini. That shop owner must have become a millionaire !

 

[Zambodini]

Yeah, I went to Stockland Green school between 1960 and 1966, and we were always in that shop at lunchtimes, but couldn't remember exactly where it was. Seeing the photo reminded me.

 

[christopher short]

There were 3 schools on that campus. Marsh Hill Boys Technical, Stockland Green Secondry Modern and Marsh Hill Girls Technical. The only entrance allowed for the Boys' School was Hampton Road, the Girls School entrance was at the top of Marsh Hill and the Secondry Modern entrance was further up Slade Road towards Stockland Green.