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Old street pics..

High Street 1960..........Bull St to the left.....Bus coming out of Dale End to the right & you can just see Carrs Lane where the guy holding newspapers is & Littlewoods store under construction.
This will be my last one for today.........don't wanna bore this piss outta ya......lol
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Tates said:
High Street 1960..........Bull St to the left.....Bus coming out of Dale End to the right & you can just see Carrs Lane where the guy holding newspapers is & Littlewoods store under construction.
This will be my last one for today.........don't wanna bore this piss outta ya......lol
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Wow. We could never be bored with seeing these lovely historic photo's Tates. These are part of our wonderful Brummy history, & are so lucky to relive some of our memories. Thank you for sharing them with us & welcome to the forum.
 
Tates,

That High Street picture is brilliant, just before I moved to Dorset in January 1961. Amongst those shops on the right there used to be a folksy coffee bar that my late brother and his then girl friend used to use a lot. Marvellous stuff.

Maurice :cool:
 
Tates said:
Well maybe ONE more......lol
I did read that someone mentioned "The House That Jack Built".........
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Thank you Tates for sharing this. This takes me right back to my very early years. We had our first house just up the road from here in the early 60's. Such an incredible store where plenty of bargains could be had.
 
Newtown Row 1950's
Here's an image I KNOW is NOT on here.
It was taken by my Father in Law Frank James from the bedroom window of the house they lived in.
If you look STRAIGHT up the road you can see the Aston Hippodrome & just in view on the left of where this image was taken from is Cowper Street.
I've tried to read the name of the factory opposite & it's seems to be Lloyds Lazarus if that rings a bell with anyone.
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Tates said:
Newtown Row 1950's
Here's an image I KNOW is NOT on here.
It was taken by my Father in Law Frank James from the bedroom window of the house they lived in.
If you look STRAIGHT up the road you can see the Aston Hippodrome & just in view on the left of where this image was taken from is Cowper Street.
I've tried to read the name of the factory opposite & it's seems to be Lloyds Lazarus if that rings a bell with anyone.
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According to Kelly's 1955 building opposite Cowper Street belonged to
Leopold Lazarus Metal Merchant (yard)
 
sospiri said:
Tates,

That High Street picture is brilliant, just before I moved to Dorset in January 1961. Amongst those shops on the right there used to be a folksy coffee bar that my late brother and his then girl friend used to use a lot. Marvellous stuff.

Maurice :cool:
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Hi Maurice, These pics are absolutely fabulous and I thank Tates for posting them.. So many memories for me. I am so glad that you made comment about the folksy cafe. My friend and I used to visit a folksy cafe. We were very young, really fancied ourselves as beatniks. Bought the dufflecoats etc. The place was always full of smoke?? We were non smokers so I don't know why we went in there really. From memory the cafe was down an alley, Im thinking where McDonalds?? is now. For years I have tried to remember the name of this cafe but to no avail, even more so since becoming a member of our fabulous forum. Would be very grateful if any members remember it. (The beatnik trend didn't last long, I decided I wanted to dress smarter and became a Mod eh eh).
Apologies if I have gone off thread. Welcome Tates.
Kind regards Sue
 
I'm wondering if the little cafe was in New Meeting Street which was (is?) a tiny street running off High Street about the position you suggest?
I don't remember it myself but it seems a likely place?

Edit - was it this place?
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Tates said:
Newtown Row 1950's
Here's an image I KNOW is NOT on here.
It was taken by my Father in Law Frank James from the bedroom window of the house they lived in.
If you look STRAIGHT up the road you can see the Aston Hippodrome & just in view on the left of where this image was taken from is Cowper Street.
I've tried to read the name of the factory opposite & it's seems to be Lloyds Lazarus if that rings a bell with anyone.
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brilliant photos thanks for sharing it

lyn
 
A Sparks said:
I'm wondering if the little cafe was in New Meeting Street which was (is?) a tiny street running off High Street about the position you suggest?
I don't remember it myself but it seems a likely place?

Edit - was it this place?
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It has to be ? Just been looking at some old photos of New Meeting Street and though they don’t ring true 100% , I think it’s because my memory is letting me down. Perhaps because at a young age, I didn’t take in the surroundings... and I always remember it being dark. Thank you so much for your help and info. Regards Sue
 
I knew the Stage Door and occasionally went in there, but it was not that as I really believe the entrance was on High Street. Round the other corner was my other favourite haunt, the Firebird. Susan, yes, full of smoke and both my younger brother, Roy, and his then girl friend were heavy smokers and that caused the emphysema that killed him last year. You can't smoke 60 a day for almost 60 years non-stop and expect to get away scot free. I don't think that the place was in operation for all that long. It was certainly going in late 1957, but I can't remember it still there in 1960 when the Firebird closed. The other coffee bar within a stones throw was at the top of Martineau Street opposite where, prior to 1953, the number 6 tram used to stop. I think at that point it became a bus stop.

Maurice :cool:
 
sospiri said:
I knew the Stage Door and occasionally went in there, but it was not that as I really believe the entrance was on High Street. Round the other corner was my other favourite haunt, the Firebird. Susan, yes, full of smoke and both my younger brother, Roy, and his then girl friend were heavy smokers and that caused the emphysema that killed him last year. You can't smoke 60 a day for almost 60 years non-stop and expect to get away scot free. I don't think that the place was in operation for all that long. It was certainly going in late 1957, but I can't remember it still there in 1960 when the Firebird closed. The other coffee bar within a stones throw was at the top of Martineau Street opposite where, prior to 1953, the number 6 tram used to stop. I think at that point it became a bus stop.

Maurice :cool:
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Thank you Maurice. I am talking about 1966. The Stage Door cafe looks too clean and decent I think. The “beatnik” cafe seemed so dark and dare I say it scruffy. This era wasn’t that important in my life but it was part of it, so I am just going to live with my memories. Kind regards,
 
Tates said:
Well maybe ONE more......lol
I did read that someone mentioned "The House That Jack Built".........
Well HERE it is..............View attachment 154404
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Remember THTJB so well. I worked at Benton & Stone (Enots) in Aston Brook Street. There were six of us all getting married in the same year. Everyone of us shopped there, buying little things for our bottom drawer. ( don’t think they do that today). Regards,
 
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