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Thanks.....have you any idea what photo she was referring to...I've tried to find it on the thread but cant find it
Kraithby
Sorry, I should have explained. some years ago the site was hacked, and as a result all the photos on it were lost. Many have been replaced , but unfortunately, that was not possible with all of them as some people have left the forum and they are not available. The photo referred to seems to
have been one of those
Sorry, I should have explained. some years ago the site was hacked, and as a result all the photos on it were lost. Many have been replaced , but unfortunately, that was not possible with all of them as some people have left the forum and they are not available. The photo referred to seems to
have been one of those
Oh what a shame... I have a feeling the Pat Cattermole may have been my aunty as it is such an unusual name....never mind...thanks for replying
Not really...I will find the original message and show you if you give me a minute
Hi she posted the comment on May 3rd 2009 but I dont know what year the photo would've been.....this is the comment she made
The person in the front of the picture looking at the meat counter which i presume is Erdington Market is Pat Cattermole. I can name her because she is no longer with us...Cat
The High Street in 1927. The old Acorn pub to the right. Viv.
Frothblower
Lubrication In Moderation
Are you sure it's the Acorn? I might be wrong but it might be the cross keys?
Yes I think you’re right it’s the Cross Keys. Thought that was on Sutton Road, but maybe it’s still High Street at the Cross Keys. Thanks. Viv.
How you doing Froth ? Viv.
Frothblower
Lubrication In Moderation
I'm okay Viv. Trying to keep save in this horrible year x
Owen Owen just before closure in 1977. Spent hours in the place after school. 
And two other closed shops in 1977. Viv.
Source: British Newspaper Archive
And two other closed shops in 1977. Viv.
Source: British Newspaper Archive
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Even when it was called Owen Owen, we still called it Taylor’s. Always headed for there after school for a browse (makeup, jewellery etc) and a coffee upstairs. Viv.
Eric Gibson
master brummie
Owen Owen had a big store in Hereford, that's gone too.
chrissweep
master brummie
That's interesting, whereabouts in Hereford was that ?
Eric Gibson
master brummie
In Commercial Street, the road leading up the the main shopping area,
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chrissweep
master brummie
Before Chadds then.
Pedrocut
Master Barmmie
The Google Earth picture of Church House, High Street. I think it was built around 1911 and became quite popular for meetings and productions in the early part of the century.
The shop on the right used to be the army and navy store for years
This has most probably been on BHF before. What a wonderful 1920s view of the High Street. People going about their business, not much in the way of traffic. A glimpse of the fresh fish shop to the left, the striking Picture House to the right, a lad pushing a pram and a young girl dreaming about whatever's in that window display.
The Picture House reminds me of my Nan who, at the time was living on Chester Road. It’s highly likely she visited the Picture House, and frequently. She was smitten with the stage and film. She had performed on stage herself before WW1, travelling around in this country and the US. Then she married, so by the 1920s she would have found any opportunity to go to see films. She lost her husband by 1929 and eventually in the early 1950s moved out to Hollywood with her daughters.
It’s quite incredible what impact film and media etc can have in influencing us today, but even a hundred years ago, it was influential enough to make a young woman pursue her dreams of moving across the Atlantic to live the life she’d imagined.
However, I think she decided it didn’t quite live up to her expectations as she returned to the UK, but still often travelling back and forth to visit her daughters who remained there.
Viv.
The Picture House reminds me of my Nan who, at the time was living on Chester Road. It’s highly likely she visited the Picture House, and frequently. She was smitten with the stage and film. She had performed on stage herself before WW1, travelling around in this country and the US. Then she married, so by the 1920s she would have found any opportunity to go to see films. She lost her husband by 1929 and eventually in the early 1950s moved out to Hollywood with her daughters.
It’s quite incredible what impact film and media etc can have in influencing us today, but even a hundred years ago, it was influential enough to make a young woman pursue her dreams of moving across the Atlantic to live the life she’d imagined.
However, I think she decided it didn’t quite live up to her expectations as she returned to the UK, but still often travelling back and forth to visit her daughters who remained there.
Viv.
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Many of the photos at the start of this thread are lost. So here’s an early view of the Green compared with modern day. The ‘Green’ seems larger, or maybe it’s just the angle it was taken from. Viv.
