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Gosta Green Through Duddeston
- Thread starter GER22VAN
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Windsor street
Just come across mention of Mrs Worralls shop in Windsor street. we lived opposite this and had a load of stuff on Tick from the old dear "till the weekend" i think we would have starved if she had sain no.
I think the waste ground next door was a bomb peck although i am not so sure.
mrs Keen gave commemorative boxes of sweets away to the kids on coronation day. probably worth a few bob now if you still had them in good nick.
Just come across mention of Mrs Worralls shop in Windsor street. we lived opposite this and had a load of stuff on Tick from the old dear "till the weekend" i think we would have starved if she had sain no.
I think the waste ground next door was a bomb peck although i am not so sure.
mrs Keen gave commemorative boxes of sweets away to the kids on coronation day. probably worth a few bob now if you still had them in good nick.
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Adderley Road Shops.
Can someone be so kind as to add a Kelly's list to these shops along Adderley Road. I imagine these were just around the corner from Ash Road.
I think it may be a tall order on my part. It is possible to see the names and also the type of business they ran.
Can someone be so kind as to add a Kelly's list to these shops along Adderley Road. I imagine these were just around the corner from Ash Road.
I think it may be a tall order on my part. It is possible to see the names and also the type of business they ran.
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mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
re gost green
ernie.sure do spent a lot of wonger there.the name is on the tip of my tongue.the one in lester st was were we got maggots from.if i remember it was on the right coming from town,sure it was a fishing tackel shop,could have sold other things,as well. Do you remember the name of the one at the gate~?
they had another shop in ward end by the pub pete
ernie.sure do spent a lot of wonger there.the name is on the tip of my tongue.the one in lester st was were we got maggots from.if i remember it was on the right coming from town,sure it was a fishing tackel shop,could have sold other things,as well. Do you remember the name of the one at the gate~?
they had another shop in ward end by the pub pete
Peter. Sorry to say I cannot remember the shop by the Gate at Saltley, but someone may be good enough to post the shop name if they read this.
The only other way would be for me to look in the Trade Directories next time I go to Birmingham Central Library. The only shop in Great Lister Street that may have sold Fishing Tackle could have been James shop but that was on the left coming from town ( Just passed Rupert Street) and they sold Bicyles but then so did the shop in Saltley High Street.
You could even buy dart boards and sets of darts even just the flights if you wanted them.
The only other way would be for me to look in the Trade Directories next time I go to Birmingham Central Library. The only shop in Great Lister Street that may have sold Fishing Tackle could have been James shop but that was on the left coming from town ( Just passed Rupert Street) and they sold Bicyles but then so did the shop in Saltley High Street.
You could even buy dart boards and sets of darts even just the flights if you wanted them.
Peter. I certainly remember the shop at the gate, it was at least three shops in one it was so big. If only we could walk along Great Lister Street again there is so much that was missed or forgotten. When I get time I will study those photographs that have been posted together with the Trade List of the shops and write down what I remember of them. Past Saint Matthews Church
I can only remember the shop that sold oil on the corner and was it Hammer's?
and further along Atkins the sweet shop Dear Gran used to take me there.
The other side of the road I remember much better probably mainly through the Photographs that I have seen.
I can only remember the shop that sold oil on the corner and was it Hammer's?
and further along Atkins the sweet shop Dear Gran used to take me there.
The other side of the road I remember much better probably mainly through the Photographs that I have seen.
dereklcg
master brummie
great lister street
hi ger22van this is the ones that do it for me wimbushes on the corner,of cromwell st next to the phonebox is a telegraph pole you can see my house, happy days regards dereklcg.
hi ger22van this is the ones that do it for me wimbushes on the corner,of cromwell st next to the phonebox is a telegraph pole you can see my house, happy days regards dereklcg.
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WINSTON
master brummie
I THINK THE SHOP ON SALTLEY HIGH STREET WAS CALLED CHAPLINS.WHICH SOLD ALL SORTS OF THINGS.IT SEEMED TO HAVE TWO BIG WINDOWS WITH THE ENTRANCE BEING IN THE MIDDLE OF THEM.
AND THERE WAS ANOTHER SHOP AT THE PELHAM CALLED CHAPLINS.WHO SOLD TOOLS IN ONE WINDOW AND FISHING TACKLE IN THE OTHER TWO WINDOWS.DON'T KNOW IF IT'S STILL THERE.HAVE NOT BEEN UP THERE FOR YEARS.
AND THERE WAS ANOTHER SHOP AT THE PELHAM CALLED CHAPLINS.WHO SOLD TOOLS IN ONE WINDOW AND FISHING TACKLE IN THE OTHER TWO WINDOWS.DON'T KNOW IF IT'S STILL THERE.HAVE NOT BEEN UP THERE FOR YEARS.
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deriklcg.The wimbushes photograph was just a photo scan but whether someone has improved the quality I don't know but when I did a print from the webring it has come up as a real photograph.
Winston.Thank you for your posts, I am sure that Peter will find them interesting as well as myself.
Rupert.Last but not least, thank you for the name of the shop at Saltley Gate and your memories of it.
A BIG THANK YOU TO YOU ALL.
Winston.Thank you for your posts, I am sure that Peter will find them interesting as well as myself.
Rupert.Last but not least, thank you for the name of the shop at Saltley Gate and your memories of it.
A BIG THANK YOU TO YOU ALL.
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mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
hi,all.and thanks for replys,chaplins thats it,well done.great pics,and input.
WINSTON,correct two big window,and entrance was in middle.
RUPERT,there was a vet next door,in the window was wierd things that dogs eat and past.:-ie mouse skeletons.junk.
thanks for your help on the subject all. pete
GER22VAN,just looked at pics,they are great,looked at kellys,the shop were mom went must have got them thingies in just for her.
the gate shop fancy me not remember in a name like charlies. pete
WINSTON,correct two big window,and entrance was in middle.
RUPERT,there was a vet next door,in the window was wierd things that dogs eat and past.:-ie mouse skeletons.junk.
thanks for your help on the subject all. pete
GER22VAN,just looked at pics,they are great,looked at kellys,the shop were mom went must have got them thingies in just for her.
the gate shop fancy me not remember in a name like charlies.
pete
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mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
re gost green
hello,ernie,i was too young to remember lister st shops,only sweet shopson the junc op rupert st what was there can you tell me?
op fletchers.was a radiator repairers and a cop called midland fan if i remember right and a removal comp. does the name soldiers ring any bells? pete
hello,ernie,i was too young to remember lister st shops,only sweet shops
on the junc op rupert st what was there can you tell me?op fletchers.was a radiator repairers and a cop called midland fan if i remember right and a removal comp. does the name soldiers ring any bells? pete
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Peter. Bora da I guess is Welsh for " Good Morning ".
So sorry Peter I shall have to look the others up. I do remember " The Soldiers " its in the distances on the Wimbush photograph. This is a posting about the " Soldiers this thread
They sold fruit and veg and a shop next to that ( still owned by Poulton's ) which sold wet fish, The removal company was White's which I shall have to post pics of sometime if I have not already done it. The shops at the Rupert Street junction did you mean by the bus stop coming from town ?
So sorry Peter I shall have to look the others up. I do remember " The Soldiers " its in the distances on the Wimbush photograph. This is a posting about the " Soldiers this thread
They sold fruit and veg and a shop next to that ( still owned by Poulton's ) which sold wet fish, The removal company was White's which I shall have to post pics of sometime if I have not already done it. The shops at the Rupert Street junction did you mean by the bus stop coming from town ?
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![Im1969v229-p0814DeltaMetal[1].jpg](https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/data/attachments/33/33926-859932ff6bf871d52cc6bb31e110b0fd.jpg?hash=hZky_2v4cd "Im1969v229-p0814DeltaMetal[1].jpg")
An Advert of the Delta Metal Company in Dartmouth Street.
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Anyone remember Holbrook's in Ashted Row ?
I did not realise that they did Worcestershire Sauce.
Whites Removals in Great Lister Street
Much nearer town
Anyone remember the Bank which stood at the corner of Great Lister Street and Bloomsbury Street ?
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mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
re gosta green
GER22VAN.ernie.i can remember cromwell st now,my mate lived there.
was there a pub the oliver cromwell?.also were was the health center.
i can remember going to get the national tinned milk.cod liver oil,and orange juice there.plus milk tokens.And we whatched the 3wheelers running
around before going home.a tubo 3 sports car pete dt
GER22VAN.ernie.i can remember cromwell st now,my mate lived there.
was there a pub the oliver cromwell?.also were was the health center.
i can remember going to get the national tinned milk.cod liver oil,and orange juice there.plus milk tokens.And we whatched the 3wheelers running
around before going home.a tubo 3 sports car pete dt
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dereklcg
master brummie
wimbush picture
hope you,re well? i too have printed and as you can imagine,i have framed it it sits proudly on my shelf above my computer,
it has printed like a photograph.
i,ve even sent a copy to my mate in Huntsville in Texas as well as my sister in notts and my bro in Tamworth.
happy days regards Derek.
hi ger22van.
hope you,re well? i too have printed and as you can imagine,i have framed it it sits proudly on my shelf above my computer,it has printed like a photograph.
i,ve even sent a copy to my mate in Huntsville in Texas as well as my sister in notts and my bro in Tamworth.
happy days regards Derek.
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Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
Loxton Street School. Seniors.
pmc1947. I do have the Photograph and yes it was before my time,
Thank You for posting it, lovely to see the school hall, if it had been the other way around " so to speak " then I knew that end better.
Although both ends were identical there were class doorways between the large windows looking at it the other way on. The corner room on the balcony
would have been the Headmaster's study. The corridor at ground level below that would have led to the pottery class run by Mr Martin. The corridor in the other corner would have led to the exit passed the woodwork room.
Thank You once again Phil for stirring my memory.
pmc1947. I do have the Photograph and yes it was before my time,
Thank You for posting it, lovely to see the school hall, if it had been the other way around " so to speak " then I knew that end better.
Although both ends were identical there were class doorways between the large windows looking at it the other way on. The corner room on the balcony
would have been the Headmaster's study. The corridor at ground level below that would have led to the pottery class run by Mr Martin. The corridor in the other corner would have led to the exit passed the woodwork room.
Thank You once again Phil for stirring my memory.
Physical Training. PT.
Peter. I was that thin on those war time rations, never did me any harm though. I remember when we had what we called P T ( Physical Training )
the " Pumps " were stored in locked metal cages in the corner of the hall
that dark area to the left.
Peter. I was that thin on those war time rations, never did me any harm though. I remember when we had what we called P T ( Physical Training )
the " Pumps " were stored in locked metal cages in the corner of the hall
that dark area to the left.
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dereklcg
master brummie
loxton street flats
hi peter good and bad the said flats opp loxton street!
i went to loxton street school (1953)from infants through juniors till i had to leave and go to charlie arthur street.
but back to the flats i used to knock about with a kid i just can,t think of his first name i know his surname was cook,he got killed outside the flats by hanging on the back of a dustcart, he fell off and it killed him run over him,seen no life gone.
as you can imagine we were even at that young age devastated,sad sad day. regards dereklcg.
hi peter good and bad the said flats opp loxton street! i went to loxton street school (1953)from infants through juniors till i had to leave and go to charlie arthur street.
but back to the flats i used to knock about with a kid i just can,t think of his first name i know his surname was cook,he got killed outside the flats by hanging on the back of a dustcart, he fell off and it killed him run over him,seen no life gone.
as you can imagine we were even at that young age devastated,sad sad day. regards dereklcg.
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Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
Holbrooks.
Ernie
When I arrived in Nechells Holbrooks had gone, all that was left was the outer walls, and they were covered in posters.
Phil
![Nechells Holbrooks Ashted Row-1[1].jpg](https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/data/attachments/41/41316-4fa39ff7272a1d9cc81a61ba471d649a.jpg?hash=T6Of9ycqHZ "Nechells Holbrooks Ashted Row-1[1].jpg")
Ernie
When I arrived in Nechells Holbrooks had gone, all that was left was the outer walls, and they were covered in posters.
Phil
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