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Gosta Green Through Duddeston

Georgie. I might get goose pimples, not from you I might add but from whats in that book you open up.
Lets change the subject, how are you keeping I thought we had lost you for a while.
 
Meanwhile I will just go on uploading my pre 1945 photo's quietly assuring myself that I am acting within the parameters of the law, but happy to remain in blissful ignorance if not.

This one I do not recognise, it is the Cottage Baths Dartmouth Street taken in 1914. Anyone have any idea where they were located?

Phil

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pmc1947 said:
Ernie

Was St Lawrence's on the corner of Love Lane and Dartmouth St? As I always thought it to be in Dartmouth St . I know Love Lane ran off Dartmouth St.

Phil
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My mom went to school at St Lawrence's and the entrance to the School was in Dartmouth St and the entrance to the Church in Love Lane.
Mom's brothers were in the choir and she remembers a vicar called Mr Barlowe,this would have been in the thirties.
 
Mike

Considering that Lower Dartmouth St is down at the end of Lawley St in Bordesley. Its no wonder I didn't remember them in Dartmouth Street.

Another case of a photo being given the wrong title by the original researchers of the book.

Phil
 
There are no Baths listed in the 1912 kellys in lower dartmouth st, but they are listed as corporation baths in 1921 and up to 1940. But do not appear in 1950 edition.They seem to be at Watery road end, being first listed, but it is not clear which side of the road
Mike
 
I agree Phil. The two are completely different streets. Don't know if the baths disappeared after bombing. Incidently, does anyone know why dartmouth and lower dartmouth streets are called that when they are so far apart?
Mike
 
mike

I have to be honest, I don't remember them in this location either and I did use the park quite a bit when I was a youngster. I think I can say that I don't remember them being in the bottom part of the road in the locality of the park.

What we need is a few words of wisdom from someone like Postie who was born in the area.

Phil
 
brumgum. Entrance to the school was across the road from the Church and towards the bridge along Dartmouth street. I used to climb them steps to the canteen as they sold meals to take away. If anyone had a stack to take out then there was an aluminium ring between each plate in the stack.
 
GER22VAN said:
brumgum. Entrance to the school was across the road from the Church and towards the bridge along Dartmouth street. I used to climb them steps to the canteen as they sold meals to take away. If anyone had a stack to take out then there was an aluminium ring between each plate in the stack.
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Thank's for that, mom says they had to move out of the school during the war as it was used for something related to the war effort.
 
brumgum. Its only snippets I can remember, there was a sand pit right at the back so I guess it was infants or young tots there.
This was after the threats of bombing had ended.
Over the wall was hills and holes, waste ground between Adam Street and Richard Street , I cannot say this was due to the bombing as ity was such a large area, I guess due to past demolition of old buildings.
 
Ernie
lean on us that's what forum friends are for, we can sort it, a solution can be found mate

pmc1947 said:
Ernie

If the idea was feasible, I am sure a little thing like disability scooters could be gotten around. Perhaps the hire of collapsible wheelchairs could be arranged. I'm sure there would be plenty of volunteers to push.

Phil
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GER22VAN said:
BOB. Its Phil, he's only trying to charge me up.
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Not true Ernie, I'm sure there are queues of people, just waiting to give you a push.

In all sincerity Ernie little things such as you mention can be worked around.

Phil
 
pmc1947 said:
Ernie

I think I have cracked it, amongst the buildings to the left of The Delicia. The elusive No 9 has just got to be there. What do you think.

Phil
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I've only just seen this photo... so this was across the road from 265 Aston Road... wonder if my grandma born at 265 in 1900 ever went to the Delicia... Wonder when it was built? and when it ceased to be a Cinema? Certainly a landmark today! I've yet to see it... and the Fountain.

Thanks Phil for the Kellys information. Georgie
 
GER22VAN said:
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I have seen this photo before.... The Delicia again on the right... Just through the trees you can see The Fountain with Gosta Green Library behind. Aston Road to the right and Legge Street to the left. Could have even been a BUDD's lorry parked in Legge Street at the back of 265! I wonder!! Georgie
 
Georgie

The Delicia opened in November 1923 and closed as a cinema in 1944. It has been many things since. A wrestling venue, a television studio, and Waterstones book sellers among many.

Phil
 
Ernie,

Furthher to your memories of the shop halfway along Francis St (Mrs Hardings) my family lived next door to that shop at 190. That would have been from 1953 until it was demolished.

Phil
 
dereklcg said:
hi ger22van, hope this was,nt you playing with matches or
did you want toast to take to school/work?
happy days regards dereklcg.
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The houses behind look exactly like the one I lived in..in Erdington. That triangular shaped window over the front door... was a bathroom... Georgie
 
Derek. Thank you for the photograph, also may I add that give me the horse and cart ( with Bradford's logo on of course ) they don't catch fire.
 
Phil. The only time I walked along Francis Street was going to the " Ashted " which was the picture house of course. In my younger days to the 3d matinee and late to pass as a 16 year old at the age of about 14.
I feel sure I must have passed when your parents lived there, all those times I had gone to the pictures.
 
Georgie Garrett said:
I've only just seen this photo... so this was across the road from 265 Aston Road... wonder if my grandma born at 265 in 1900 ever went to the Delicia... Wonder when it was built? and when it ceased to be a Cinema? Certainly a landmark today! I've yet to see it... and the Fountain.

Thanks Phil for the Kellys information. Georgie
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I very often wonder if my Gran used certain shops ( I don't think she ever went to the pictures) but I knew she went for a drink in the Raven at the corner of Great Lister Street and Dartmouth Street and I know the name Averills was mentioned a number of times which is why I must have remembered it. I have yet to check the name in Kelly's for 1904, were they in business then ? I think I did check Great Lister Street now I come to think of it but could not find them there.
 
Derek. Do you remember the figure for Phillips soles and heels in the shop window of the cobblers in Great Lister Street ?
This photograph was taken at Oldham Folk Museum in July 1990.
Georgie. Now you know what I am wondering, was the same figure in your
shop window ? I cannot say.
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GER22VAN said:
Derek. Do you remember the figure for Phillips soles and heels in the shop window of the cobblers in Great Lister Street ?
This photograph was taken at Oldham Folk Museum in July 1990.
Georgie. Now you know what I am wondering, was the same figure in your
shop window ? I cannot say.
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(GER22VAN) i do indeed remember that figure not sure if it was in the shop i worked in, on grt Lister st (English leather) the third one down from wimbushe,s.
it lead on to our back yard in Cromwell st Fred Andy was the boot mender i can see him now with a mouth full of nails, happy days.
regards dereklcg.
 
Derek. I could well have got confused as to which side of the street the cobblers was, or even if there were one each side in the 1940's to 1950'snear to Saint Mathews Church.
Funny how they used their mouth to hold things. I used to suck petrol up through the pipeline ( to assist in finding a fault in the fuel line )
Health and Safety would never allow those things today.
 
Cannon Hill Park, Horse Parade.Sunday 23rd April 1989..jpg Cannot remember if I posted this before.
Cannon Hill Park, Horse Parade.Sunday 23rd April 1989.
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