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Nechells of the 50's & 60's
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brian baker
master brummie
thanks for the reply do you by any chance remember bloombury street school which was in lingard street /do the names flowers/lord/rally/ or downs mean anything to you
brian baker
Pete. It was across Linguard Street to the next corner, if you went there today it may have either been where the bus stop now is , or on the pavement next to it. I cannot remember a statue as I think they may have been a row of houses and perhaps the odd shop on the other side of the road which was Saltley Road.
Brian. I think I can only remember one girl who used to go there, her name was Patty Perkins and lived next door, apart from that we used to stand at the gate of Loxton Street School and watch them pass by on their way to Linguard Street school. I vaguely remember going there to a dance at some time.
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
Pete
The thirteenth film he made was "where's that fire", You must have missed that one. Here's a still from it.
Phil
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pmc1947. Phil a lovely Photograph once again, would it be right to say there was something of charm it those photographs of yesteryear. I like the mascot or is he the rescue dog as you say, I think you are right Phil.
Pete. I have Will Hay collection of " Good Morning Boys "
" Ask A Policeman "
and the wonderful " Oh Mister Porter "
I dont seem to have the other one ( was that the one with the Headless Horseman ?
Pete. I have Will Hay collection of " Good Morning Boys "
" Ask A Policeman "
and the wonderful " Oh Mister Porter "
I dont seem to have the other one ( was that the one with the Headless Horseman ?
Pete, Cannot remember the title but was that about smuggling and was it the one with the headless horseman to scare everyone away from the smuggling racket.Just been reading the box, the smuggling was in fact the film " Ask A Policeman." Shone a light from the top of the police station to guide the smugglers boat in.
I remember that wonderful library so well, and the fact that you could only take one book from each section i.e. one non-fiction one history one other plus the little envelopes I suppose you would call them that they put your ticket into when you took out a book.
Strictly no talking, and they inspected the books when you took them back, I now do supply for libraries and oh the difference you can take eight history books if you want plus talking books AND C.D. and use the computers
Strictly no talking, and they inspected the books when you took them back, I now do supply for libraries and oh the difference you can take eight history books if you want plus talking books AND C.D. and use the computers
Number 8 Tram, Where's it going.
Derek. Thank you for the attachment.
Pete. See Derek's attachment. The number 8 Tram, I wonder was it making its way towards Great Lister Street or did it take a route along Bloomsbury Street to Ashted Row ????
Is there anyone out there knows the answer ?
Its only a guess on my part but if the number 14 bus is there it would be traveling along Great Lister Street and the tram would be heading towards
Ashted Row, that is unless the artist wished to depict both types of transport
on one particular route.
Having a second thought I can never remember Trams in Great Lister Street but seem to remember Tram lines in my early years and I can remember the last tram along Ashted Row but could not tell you the date. There was a photograph at one time of the last tram along Ashted Row.
Derek. Thank you for the attachment.
Pete. See Derek's attachment. The number 8 Tram, I wonder was it making its way towards Great Lister Street or did it take a route along Bloomsbury Street to Ashted Row ????
Is there anyone out there knows the answer ?
Its only a guess on my part but if the number 14 bus is there it would be traveling along Great Lister Street and the tram would be heading towards
Ashted Row, that is unless the artist wished to depict both types of transport
on one particular route.
Having a second thought I can never remember Trams in Great Lister Street but seem to remember Tram lines in my early years and I can remember the last tram along Ashted Row but could not tell you the date. There was a photograph at one time of the last tram along Ashted Row.
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dereklcg
master brummie
hi ya, there,s more as jimmy cricket would say.
pomgolian first posted the pic and i thought it was great,
as you mite have seen i was born and lived in Cromwell st went to locko,spent time in the library,my aunty Dora drove a co-op horse draw milk float, and when we moved to south Yardley i used to help the Wilson's bread man, happy days.
i think you,re right about the artist trying to depict transport and services in the area of the time which is dated 1930 i you hav,nt already
if you type Ron smudge smith or the ladywood site you should find more by him. great picture even so i think you,ll agree.
regards Derek.
pomgolian first posted the pic and i thought it was great,
as you mite have seen i was born and lived in Cromwell st went to locko,spent time in the library,my aunty Dora drove a co-op horse draw milk float, and when we moved to south Yardley i used to help the Wilson's bread man, happy days.
i think you,re right about the artist trying to depict transport and services in the area of the time which is dated 1930 i you hav,nt already
if you type Ron smudge smith or the ladywood site you should find more by him. great picture even so i think you,ll agree.
regards Derek.
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brian baker
master brummie
Re: Number 8 Tram, Where's it going.
allii know is the trams used to run along bloomsbury street when i was a kid i do remember an old lady being knocked down by a tram in the late
40's luckely she came through it and lived many more year's they were made of tough stuff in them days
allii know is the trams used to run along bloomsbury street when i was a kid i do remember an old lady being knocked down by a tram in the late
40's luckely she came through it and lived many more year's they were made of tough stuff in them days
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Re: Number 8 Tram, Where's it going.
Ernie as I have met you if you send me your address I will send you all the tram routes etc as well as a book The Birmingham ABC and Midlands counties Railway Timetables and all the Birmingham Trades Directories all dated 1944 (quite rare and worth a few bob )as I can see you are quite passionate about our history.....Make your eyes pop out
Ernie as I have met you if you send me your address I will send you all the tram routes etc as well as a book The Birmingham ABC and Midlands counties Railway Timetables and all the Birmingham Trades Directories all dated 1944 (quite rare and worth a few bob )as I can see you are quite passionate about our history.....Make your eyes pop out
Peter Walker
gone but not forgotten
Just found this thread. The last tram to run along Bloomsbury Street was a horse tram, which stopped in 1907 when the electric trams ran from Saltley along Great Francis Street, crossing Bloomsbury to go into Ashted Row, then AB Row and Coleshill Street to Dale End. They finished in October 1950 and were replaced by Corporation buses which followed exactly the same route at first. But only months later, Great Francis Street was replaced when they built the first tower blocks, and what is left of that road is now called Little Hall Road. But I think the buses use Melvina Road, which is parallel.
Peter
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Cocky
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The Malt works name was Holbrooks
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You might be interested in the Nechells Oral History Project
https://www.nechellsbaths.org.uk/home.html
'These recordings are available to the general public as well as specialist researchers and others at the Project’s office, situated at the former Nechells Baths building.'
https://www.nechellsbaths.org.uk/home.html
'These recordings are available to the general public as well as specialist researchers and others at the Project’s office, situated at the former Nechells Baths building.'
john littley
proper brummie kid
I was born in Nechells in 1949, " 44 chatterway St" attended Elliot St school from 54 till about 59, we often played by the "cut" and walked through a tunnel known as "the dark half hour" we once found a brass ww2 shell "used of course" and took it to Taronis, he paid us 10 shillings for it. a fortune for us little kids from Nechells,
Mayfield
Burbury Brummie
I was born there and relocated to St Martins flats (off Vaughan street) when I was a mere toddler, so i have no memory of Proctor Street? Mabz
john littley
proper brummie kid
Hi Derek, are you the Derek Rice, who's father worked for the railways in the 1960s.
hello john where abouts on chatterway st was no 44 if i am correct i think you lived on the corner of cook st and chatterway and you have at least one brother and one sister and oppersite you was berries shop and the outdoor on the other corner
ash
Re: nechells 50s 60s
Hi Pete
Doesn't it take you back!! I remember the 14 bus used to stop outside Fletchers, and if you were on the top deck you could look down on the
military vehicles in their yard.
Kind regards
Dave
Hi Pete
Doesn't it take you back!! I remember the 14 bus used to stop outside Fletchers, and if you were on the top deck you could look down on the
military vehicles in their yard.
Kind regards
Dave