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High Street Erdington

The photo of the Royal Oak is great.I lived just down the road,my sister still does.
My late brother in law drove HGVs and the crossroads at the Oak is a bit dodgy.One wet evening a lady drove across from the direction of Summer road even though he had the right of way,she obviously didn't know how long it took to stop a HGV,he swerved and landed his wagon in the front door of the Oak.Nobody hurt ,thank goodness.
 
hello
Well i used to work at halfords thats excactly the same shop that i worked in. I used to put out the cycles at the front of the shop sweep the pavement in the morning and then in the evening before closing brong them in.the staff there .was manager
Arthur Newnham, Val Wood office girl Alan Coulthard Trog=John Moore Mr Baker second in command Mrs Jones the welsh lady Mrs T the cleaning lady Ketch i cant think of his first name.I started there in 1961/62. I dressed the window on the left as you went out of the shop (the michelin tyre man).Does anybody remember the little halfords bicycle with stabilizers in red for £7.17/6.you could buy it on credit--any item over £4.00 was credit subject to status.WOW those were the days.thank you for the photos brings back memories.
Roystonp123
 
Did you know that Erdington Six Ways is reputed to be the first traffic island in the world?
Did you know that Mother Theresa visited Erdington?
 
Sorry Kevkonk,as much as I would like it
to be true.
The first in the world was in Salt Lake city and the first in UK in Letchworth.
 
May be of interest a photo taken by my late uncle of Erdington High Street around 1970?
 

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May be of interest a photo taken by my late uncle of Erdington High Street around 1970?
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I might be wrong, but I think that photo is earlier then 1970. The church in the background was knocked down before then. The old Acorn pub,left,was knocked down before that date.( I think) The M&B sign on the right, is that still Mother's night club still open? As I say I might be wrong.
 
The picture may have been taken about 1967 cos I'm in it and I moved to a different troop in Jan 1968.
Froth, the old acorn was still open in 1975 because my parents ran a country club in there on a Friday night and I used to go in there when I came home on week-end leave.
 
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The picture may have been taken about 1967 cos I'm in it and I moved to a different troop in Jan 1968.
Froth, the old acorn was still open in 1975 because my parants ran a country club in there on a Friday night and I used to go in there when I came home on week-end leave.
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Time flys
 
Hi Pedrocut: Thanks for posting the photo of the Scout parade up Erdington HighStreet. I remember the Erdington Meat Company shop next to the Milk Bar and is that Dale Forties underneath where the Carlton Ballroom/Mother's was on the right hand side.

Just a mention I have two photos of the National School and the Old Roebuck pub in the HighStreet which Erdington Library won't
let me post on the forum. If anyone wants to see them just send me a message.
 
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Hi Frothy, chocks2 and jennyann,

Looking through other slide of my uncles I think the date could well be before 1970. This picture outside St. Barnabus could have been taken at the same time. The van may give a clue.

All the best, Peter
 
Hi Pedrocut:

I think these slides might have been taken in the early 1960's. Something interesting tonote also. The wall around Erdington Parish is at it's original height in the last photo. It was lowered and remains that way today. Thing is...when was it lowered?
 
Shera, your pic on #78. Where abouts would that be? With your back to or facing Six Ways? Just wondered where those trees might be.

Thanks
 
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Shera, your pic on #78. Where abouts would that be? With your back to or facing Six Ways? Just wondered where those trees might be.

Thanks
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Hello David. That photo was taken at the top end of Erdington High street looking towards six ways. The large building is the Palace picture house, before it was tarted up.
 
I understand that the bloke who ran Tower cycless leases out to the antique shops there, Tower Carpets is there also and the shutters used still have a 'cycle' shape on them. Used to use the doorway as a smooching corner waiting for the 28 bus years ago............ The butchers there Bill Wicketts have some old pictures on display in the of their late father as a butcher, one of the guys likes local history also
 
Here is a picture looking across the road from the old village green 1875 previously posted by PMC1947. One of the super old photo's on here. If you look at the 1890 survey...the lampost is marked GP on the map...'guide post'.
 

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It's a long time since I looked at this but I think that the Swan would have been out of the picture to the left. I don't know when the Swan was built.
 
Link to High Street info : https://forum.birminghamhistory.co.uk/showthread.php?t=19793&highlight=erdington+high+street

Page 2 has pictures and maps. The old village green where the subject picture was viewed from had a Library built on it and it looks like the railed triangle then bore the name of the green. It looks like The Swan was indeed to the left of the old picture in one building version or another and Len did win the quiz. The Guide Post in the later photo's looks to have a taller base and appears further out from the buildings to the right of it. So it might have moved when they built the railed triangle. I bet if you Google Earth the place today you might find the same post spot in some form or other.
 
anyone remember roadleys the pram shop erdington had my first born pram from there any photos please xxx
 
A postcard of Erdington Village.

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