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Gosta Green Through Duddeston
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BordesleyExile
master brummie
Lyn is that you trying to get in?
Shirley
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
As requested by John Knight, a few snaps from around the Rocky Lane area. I am not too sure but I think I may have posted one or two of these before.
Rocky Lane 1954
Cromwell - Oliver St 1963
High Park Rd - Thimble Mill Lane 1964
Court off High Park St 1966
Rocky Lane No Date
Phil
Rocky Lane 1954
Cromwell - Oliver St 1963
High Park Rd - Thimble Mill Lane 1964
Court off High Park St 1966
Rocky Lane No Date
Phil
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dereklcg
master brummie
Fantastic pix Phil, the Cromwell st,i have,nt seen before i was living there then happy days the nechells grn one i,ve seen from another view,is that a davenports truck in front of the imp i see? the rocky lane one i,ve mentioned before, that my aunt Dora used to visit a ladies shop,on the left hand side it was like a tally man shop really but they did,nt come to you you went to then. cheers for posting them. regards dereklcg.
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
A couple more for the Gosta Green lads and lassies.
Chadwick Engineering at the Junction of Lawrence St and Duke St, and a nostalgic photo of the last gas lamp in Birmingham being removed in Duke St on 03.01,75. With the police station in the background.
Phil
Chadwick Engineering at the Junction of Lawrence St and Duke St, and a nostalgic photo of the last gas lamp in Birmingham being removed in Duke St on 03.01,75. With the police station in the background.
Phil
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john knight
signman
Phil,
I am eternally grateful, I've never seen the RL one and never seen the CS one, only from the opposite corner where the cafe was.
If my memory serves me right wasn't there a fish shop about where the 2nd lorry is in the Oliver St. pic, opposite was a removal firm, Whites or Pickfords ?
Once again many thanks John .
I am eternally grateful, I've never seen the RL one and never seen the CS one, only from the opposite corner where the cafe was.
If my memory serves me right wasn't there a fish shop about where the 2nd lorry is in the Oliver St. pic, opposite was a removal firm, Whites or Pickfords ?
Once again many thanks John .
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
JK
According to Kelly's 1950 there was a chip shop at 92 Oliver St owned by a Mr Benjamin Price. It world have been between Scholefield & Great Lister St, as I said I don't remember the street as well as you do, but I don't think that is where you are indicating on the photo. Or is it?
Phil
According to Kelly's 1950 there was a chip shop at 92 Oliver St owned by a Mr Benjamin Price. It world have been between Scholefield & Great Lister St, as I said I don't remember the street as well as you do, but I don't think that is where you are indicating on the photo. Or is it?
Phil
john knight
signman
Thanks for that Phil,
The old memory letting me down again, it was a newsagent/sweet shop where the lorries are, the fish shop was as you rightly say the other side of Scholefield St.
The old memory letting me down again, it was a newsagent/sweet shop where the lorries are, the fish shop was as you rightly say the other side of Scholefield St.
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
JK
Another one of Oliver St, though I doubt you'll remember this one as its dated 1900 and I can't find any trace three years later in Kelly's for 1903 so I assume it had gine by then. Its Hardings Dairy, with milk & Ice cream sales shop.
Phil
Another one of Oliver St, though I doubt you'll remember this one as its dated 1900 and I can't find any trace three years later in Kelly's for 1903 so I assume it had gine by then. Its Hardings Dairy, with milk & Ice cream sales shop.
Phil
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Phil
Theres a bit of a mystery here. In the editions from 1895 -1900 its listed as William Harding, coffee Rooms, with different business there in 1892. Could the back yard have been a depot covering the local area for John Hardings dairy at 100 Granville St ? there's no William Harding Dairy listed.
mike
Theres a bit of a mystery here. In the editions from 1895 -1900 its listed as William Harding, coffee Rooms, with different business there in 1892. Could the back yard have been a depot covering the local area for John Hardings dairy at 100 Granville St ? there's no William Harding Dairy listed.
mike
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
Mike,
Sorry I took so long to get back, but I have been a little busy the last few days. I know what you are saying because I also looked and could find no trace of this business. It does say Oliver Street in the window though, and I stress street because the other similar sounding locations are Roads.
Perhaps it was only a short lived business, that didn't make it in to Kelly's between 1900 and 1902 when there was a new business in the premises as you have stated.
Perhaps some one else can can come up with an alternative, but I don't suppose we will hear from many that were around at the time.
Phil
Sorry I took so long to get back, but I have been a little busy the last few days. I know what you are saying because I also looked and could find no trace of this business. It does say Oliver Street in the window though, and I stress street because the other similar sounding locations are Roads.
Perhaps it was only a short lived business, that didn't make it in to Kelly's between 1900 and 1902 when there was a new business in the premises as you have stated.
Perhaps some one else can can come up with an alternative, but I don't suppose we will hear from many that were around at the time.
Phil
I thought this may have been of interest.
[FONT="]Birmingham Post 2-11-1928[/FONT]
A two day sale of work – Alderman Burman opened the ceremony recalled thatSt Matthew,s church was eighty- eight years old.
The present vicar Rev A H Selway unearthed an old log book, the sermon preached by the Rev John Garbett Rural Dean of the district at the consecration of the church on Oct 1840
In 1941 St Matthews was seriously damaged in air raids. Other churches was destroyed and for many years the people of Duddeston Nechells and Ashted had no church or vicar.
Ashted Row Picture House
This was one of the earliest cinemas designed by Hurley Robinson and was opened at 1912. The owner was Will Devey Aston Villa football player, who get on the stage at the end of the childrens matinee and make them march out a row at a time to the music of the piano.
Many small cinemas were modonised and in 1934 this little cinema became the new Ashted Row Picture House was eventually closed about 1958.
Mr Devey used to stand on one of the front and beat time with his stick, he had once been a school master while the children roared out the latest songs hits MissPurcell always wore dark clothing, she take the tickets, Three half pence in the front seats,the seats used to tip up and plush upholdtery at back.
Mr William Devey in 80 year was the oldest exibitor in the city, he was associated with the Ritz Bordesley Green was proprieter of the Star Gravelly Hill and director of Dudley Road picture house
He stood on the steps of the old Ashted Row in immaculate “tails” with black waxed moustache and muttering occasionally” What a film
[FONT="]that he will best be remembered by many.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Birmingham Post 2-11-1928[/FONT]
A two day sale of work – Alderman Burman opened the ceremony recalled thatSt Matthew,s church was eighty- eight years old.
The present vicar Rev A H Selway unearthed an old log book, the sermon preached by the Rev John Garbett Rural Dean of the district at the consecration of the church on Oct 1840
In 1941 St Matthews was seriously damaged in air raids. Other churches was destroyed and for many years the people of Duddeston Nechells and Ashted had no church or vicar.
Ashted Row Picture House
This was one of the earliest cinemas designed by Hurley Robinson and was opened at 1912. The owner was Will Devey Aston Villa football player, who get on the stage at the end of the childrens matinee and make them march out a row at a time to the music of the piano.
Many small cinemas were modonised and in 1934 this little cinema became the new Ashted Row Picture House was eventually closed about 1958.
Mr Devey used to stand on one of the front and beat time with his stick, he had once been a school master while the children roared out the latest songs hits MissPurcell always wore dark clothing, she take the tickets, Three half pence in the front seats,the seats used to tip up and plush upholdtery at back.
Mr William Devey in 80 year was the oldest exibitor in the city, he was associated with the Ritz Bordesley Green was proprieter of the Star Gravelly Hill and director of Dudley Road picture house
He stood on the steps of the old Ashted Row in immaculate “tails” with black waxed moustache and muttering occasionally” What a film
[FONT="]that he will best be remembered by many.[/FONT]
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
Ernie
Very interesting read about the Ashted Cinema, I remember it well, but its strange how the memory plays tricks. According to the facts you have posted I would have been 11 when it closed. I thought I would have been older than that.
I remember using the rear entrance for the Saturday kids matinée and when we used to come out the side door when it was over, there was always an ice cream salesman on his bike with a cool box type of arrangement at the front. The only trouble is I had already spent any spare money I had inside the cinema on ice cream or an ice lolly
Phil
Very interesting read about the Ashted Cinema, I remember it well, but its strange how the memory plays tricks. According to the facts you have posted I would have been 11 when it closed. I thought I would have been older than that.
I remember using the rear entrance for the Saturday kids matinée and when we used to come out the side door when it was over, there was always an ice cream salesman on his bike with a cool box type of arrangement at the front. The only trouble is I had already spent any spare money I had inside the cinema on ice cream or an ice lolly
Phil
brumgum
Proud to be a Brummie!
Thanks for your reply, i think it was greaves place and not passage but it was off Moland street,
Brumgum.