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Gosta Green Through Duddeston
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Alf
Gone but not forgotten. R.I.P.
Thank you Dek that will do nicely
Alf
Gone but not forgotten. R.I.P.
Thank you Phil you wait ages for one and two come at the same time
Phil. It is back of 40 Duddeston Mill Road ( I shall have to check my Kelly's list.
I am sure it will be the " Manor Arms " I hope I am right and if it is, that will be a great photograph for me.
Thanking you in anticipation Phil you are a splendid mate.
Just looked, and guess what ???? The corner of Cato Street.
I am sure it will be the " Manor Arms " I hope I am right and if it is, that will be a great photograph for me.
Thanking you in anticipation Phil you are a splendid mate.
Just looked, and guess what ???? The corner of Cato Street.
I had thoughts that the chimney could be Wright's Ropes in Garrison Street but then it may be too close and in the wrong direction.
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
Ernie
I think that chimney is definitely this side of the railway track , if it were Wrights Ropes it would be the other side. It just has to be the dairy as I can't think of any other heavy industry around there at that time. It was certainly gone a few years later as this later aerial view shows. I would put this around 70-71.
Phil
I think that chimney is definitely this side of the railway track , if it were Wrights Ropes it would be the other side. It just has to be the dairy as I can't think of any other heavy industry around there at that time. It was certainly gone a few years later as this later aerial view shows. I would put this around 70-71.
Phil
dereklcg
master brummie
Cheers Phi,crazy that I worked in Lawley St at Cooksons shed makers.
I can remember there was a a chimney with the wrights ropes on there was a parking head,on the corner of garrison St
mite even have been a horse trough,which would have made sense with the railway yard and the horses and all passing
all day long..happy days. regards Derek
I can remember there was a a chimney with the wrights ropes on there was a parking head,on the corner of garrison St
mite even have been a horse trough,which would have made sense with the railway yard and the horses and all passing
all day long..happy days. regards Derek
hi phil and dek ;
firstly phil whendid british ropes moved out across the rd from there orinional place on garrison lane
and dek ; they w3as never on thinble lane the big company was gas radition on thimble lane
i worked at british ropes many years ago along with a very nice sweet lady whom was my boss and her husband was an artist her name was emily thompson whom died afew years back and lived in selly park all her life
and she lived to be a ripe old age and she started to work there in the office from a young girl
to a very old age and the company fold the birmingham branch in garrison lane
emily received a good pension and was always sent presents from the company right up until she died and with
she stared there as a young girl in the costing dept for the company Astonian ;;;;;
firstly phil whendid british ropes moved out across the rd from there orinional place on garrison lane
and dek ; they w3as never on thinble lane the big company was gas radition on thimble lane
i worked at british ropes many years ago along with a very nice sweet lady whom was my boss and her husband was an artist her name was emily thompson whom died afew years back and lived in selly park all her life
and she lived to be a ripe old age and she started to work there in the office from a young girl
to a very old age and the company fold the birmingham branch in garrison lane
emily received a good pension and was always sent presents from the company right up until she died and with
she stared there as a young girl in the costing dept for the company Astonian ;;;;;
dek carr
gone but not forgotten
If i remember right Wrights Ropes had two factories as Phil said the one on Lawley St with the Big Stack and the other along the railway side ofGarrison St.
Phil i know you have a good knowledge of our pubs can you remember one at the rear entrance of Wrights Ropes in Motague St it stood on the corner of a dead end st that lead to the rear of Wrights. Dek
Phil i know you have a good knowledge of our pubs can you remember one at the rear entrance of Wrights Ropes in Motague St it stood on the corner of a dead end st that lead to the rear of Wrights. Dek
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
Astonian
I can't say that I know when Wrights Ropes moved over the road, it might be suffice to say that I always remember them being in Lawley St. In fact I applied for a job there at 15 but was told I was too small. I know that most of the 60's into the 70's and 80's we had a contract supplying skips to the Rover at the Garrison St plant.
Dek
Here is a photo of The Garrison St works when it was Wrights Ropes it shows the chimney stack, if you look at this and the photo taken from the corner of Erskine St, you can see Wrights chimney was much smaller.
Phil
I can't say that I know when Wrights Ropes moved over the road, it might be suffice to say that I always remember them being in Lawley St. In fact I applied for a job there at 15 but was told I was too small. I know that most of the 60's into the 70's and 80's we had a contract supplying skips to the Rover at the Garrison St plant.
Dek
Here is a photo of The Garrison St works when it was Wrights Ropes it shows the chimney stack, if you look at this and the photo taken from the corner of Erskine St, you can see Wrights chimney was much smaller.
Phil
dek carr
gone but not forgotten
Yes phil i remember it being smaller. on refection that large stack had to be part of the dairy they would have needed a lot of hot water to wash all the bottles back in the earlier years they would have been coal fired burners so the need for the stack. Latter when the smoekless zone act came into force they would have gone over to oil or gas or both for some years we installed duel burners which could burn both depending on which was the cheaper. Maybe they had a major rebuild of the boiler house when the chimney was demolished. Dek
dek carr
gone but not forgotten
No Lyn that one was on Cato St just off the Saltley Rd.the whole area was covered in dirt and grime off the many stack that surrounded us when the Smokeless Zone act came into force in the 60s it was like a god send.when we had the smog come down you couldn,t see across the street it was quite weird really you could hear walking steps but could see nothing past 20ft away. Dek
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
Now I know that this modern sculpture has been discussed on this forum several times but I can't seem to find it. So this is as good a place as any, because most contributors here will know it.
When it has been previously discussed none of us seemed to know much about it other than it's location and approximate age.
I have just come across some further information that may be of interest. It was commissioned by The Public Works Department in 1958 fro an artist who was living in Smethwick at the time by the name of Harry Seagar who was paid £370 for the sculpture. It was supposed to be the first in a series of statues planned for the City's Estates. Oh yes the name of the statue is "Youth"
Phil
When it has been previously discussed none of us seemed to know much about it other than it's location and approximate age.
I have just come across some further information that may be of interest. It was commissioned by The Public Works Department in 1958 fro an artist who was living in Smethwick at the time by the name of Harry Seagar who was paid £370 for the sculpture. It was supposed to be the first in a series of statues planned for the City's Estates. Oh yes the name of the statue is "Youth"
Phil
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
Well done Dek I couldn't find it, but that wasn't the thread I was thinking of. I think there was another older one than that. When I read it no one seemed to have any idea who to attribute it to. But I see on that thread a member managed to name the sculptor
Anyway it deserves on be on this thread as it's located in Nechells and we don't want some Yorkshire man laying claim to it.
Phil
Anyway it deserves on be on this thread as it's located in Nechells and we don't want some Yorkshire man laying claim to it.
Phil
