Hockley Hill

[Astoness]

hi dave the closest photo we can get to of boots is this one showing blooms..boots is just little further down outside the line of cars i would think..lyn

 

[Dave Abbotts]

hi dave the closest photo we can get to of boots is this one showing blooms..boots is just little further down outside the line of cars i would think..lyn

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Hello Lyn thank you for taking the time to look. Think your right where you think the shop would be. It was next one up from the corner flooring shop, at least I think I remember it being a flooring shop. That must be Perrin's newsagent with the awning? Thanks again

 

[Astoness]

well dave blooms was at the corner with guest st so here are 2 more first one is dated 1961 second one dated 1954 as you can see in 54 the corner shop at no 124 was a cycle shop..if you click on the photos they will enlarge then click on the plus sign at the top right and they enlarge even more...lyn

 

[Dave Abbotts]

well dave blooms was at the corner with guest st so here are 2 more first one is dated 1961 second one dated 1954 as you can see in 54 the corner shop at no 124 was a cycle shop..ifyouclick on the photos theywill enlarrgethenclickonthe plussignatthetoprightandtheyenglarregeven moreView attachment 217895View attachment 217897...lyn

Thanks again Lyn, I remember the corner cycle shop. I think we moved from Hockley to Aberdeen St Winson Green in 61 as I think most along there were getting notifications of the new flyover plan that would be changing the area landscape . Cheers Dave

 

[Astoness]

happy to help dave and yes you would not recognise the area now..i used to walk up hockley hill from villa st in 1971 as i worked in vyse st but by then the new flyover was in place and all of the old hockley hill we see in the photos on this thread had gone..have you seen our aberdeen street thread i posted loads of old photos of the houses on it some years ago ? never know your house could be there..what number did you live at

lyn