Doing a Google street view from my old home on Moat Lane Yardley I went down the street to Bilton Grange Road and Charlbury Cresent, to where my dear Mom went shopping every day. The grocers, butchers even a sweets shop, Of course with progress I should have expected this, BUT all the shops now are gone, now houses? anyone have a photos of how it was?
Where my mom used to go to the post office to collect the family allowance.
This picture was posted (372) in 2013 on the Bordesley Green thread, without comment. The post card, posted by someone in Churchill Road, is said to be around 1912 but the tram route box suggests after 1915. Route 11 was High Street to Blake Lane which is where the tram in the photo is terminating. In 1928 it was extended as the 90 to Stechford, becoming bus route 53 in 1948. Apparently the corner shop of J.R.Burn was a tobacconists,
What year was that Devon Jm?
Around 1948 until a post office was opened in Pool Way.
Pool Way Post Office opened in 1961. It’s not there now, the grounds all flat, and below it is the man in a bowler hat. My mum had to go to Lea Village P.O. for Family Allowance etc.before that. I think until that time the Post Code was B26a, then became B33 after the opening.
Wasn't there a post office among the temporary shops that were built on the edge of the park before the main shopping centre was built. We lived in Garretts Green which was "B'ham 33" well before the days of postcodes.
I don’t think so. My mum wouldn’t have walked all the way to Lea Village if there had been a PO “over the fields” as we used to say.
I do wear a pinny!
Sorry to hear that. But sounds like she had a good, long life. They were a strong generation. Life’s never the same without your mom and dad though!!
My deepest condolences to you & your family waswigg. I lost my mum 12 years ago & still miss her, though it does get a little easier. You will be forever in my prayers.
I lost my mom 6 years ago and I miss her every day. I m always thinking of the funny things she used to say, in fact I’ve started to say them myself ! She’s always in my heart.
I know what you mean Imr3103. I am constantly reminding myself of all the things my mum used to say, & even say good night to her every night as I go to bed.
That’s so nice to hear Radiorails, as very often Mothers-in-law are the butt of all sorts of jokes aren’t they ? I hope my sons’ future wives will have such lovely memories of me!!
It would be nice to know what the article was about. A meccano model of a new look bus?
Mike
Hello Bob. I just checked on Bing, & they sat it is a flat bottomed spoon type implement for skimming the top of the oil in a chip shop. Apparently, the chinese use a similar thing but is called a spider. Hope this helps.
fly in your soup...now a spider in your chips
