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Old street pics..

Hi. I joined this form because I'm doing - trying to do - some family history for my husband whose father was born a Brummy, Aston, 1912. I did have some addresses somewhere and some of the street names on photos seem familiar.
We're living in Australia, and both UK born: him in Weston-super-Mare and me in Kent; we're both now in our 80s. D knows almost nothing about his father's family history as his father never talked about his family, and had no idea at all about back-to-backs, courts etc. One of the family addresses was for a court, and I found an approximate situation for it on a map, so I'll have to look it up again.
I've been trying to get a sense of what his father's family would have seen/been a part of. His parents came to Oz in 1948, and I'm wife no 3 down the line [D's first 2 wives died, and I never got meet his father]. I've always been interested in family histories, and how people lived, etc. I do know quite a bit about how the industrial towns and cities developed [and why] with some of my own originating in Nottingham.
So - the point of this post? - I have loved the photos I've seen so far, but I've only looked at 1-8 & 283 back to ~265. Thank you all so much and I'm hoping to see more. I've emailed the link to D's pc. There were a few 'pump-makers' and 'brass finisher's' in the family according to Census records.
Thanks for reading & 'listening'. Cheers.
 
Astoness said:
hi aliye and welcome...i will post that photo in our pubs section if thats ok...must say i have not heard of this pub...do you know if it still there

lyn
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Hello Lyn, I’m a novice on here as you’ve probably noticed, it’s fine to put it in the pub section. I’ve been told the pub is no longer there. I left Birmingham many years ago but still have family there who keep me updated.
 
Cjl1947 said:
I have put a number of pics of old Yardley village for example on facebooks east birmingham past and present. What did you mean by "the dark building"? The building that was once the Cottagers Institute is supposed to have been built on the site of the Ring O Bells after there were complaints about alcohol being sold close to the church. The pub moved further along Church Rd to the site next to the Nunnery where it remained, being replaced with a new bldg in 1939. This was burned down (surprise surprise) and housing built on the site.
There is another bldg which looks like an old inn but it has been pain
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Spent many hours in the Old NEW Ring O Bells that burned down.
 
As anyone any photos of Yardley old Church and the village forge on the sharp bend.My great friend Vic Saunders lived in the cottage by the side of the forge and used to let me and my friend Bob Weetman use the barn to do car repairs to earn a bit extra to supplement my wages in the earl 60s
 
Edifi said:
As anyone any photos of Yardley old Church and the village forge on the sharp bend.My great friend Vic Saunders lived in the cottage by the side of the forge and used to let me and my friend Bob Weetman use the barn to do car repairs to earn a bit extra to supplement my wages in the earl 60s
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Edify...astoness. posted a pic in 2012 it might interest you.
Feb 4, 2012 #84
 
Pete,many thanks for that.Havent been there for 50 years.Vics son another friend of mine lived in one of the little cottages on the left.That as bought back so many memories.Thanks again Ed:sob::sob:
 
Lyn,great photo of Yardley old church.Someone asked if that was Yardley Cemetry.

My father was interned in Yardley Cemetry which is on the Outer Circle( No 11 ) bus route just past the Coventry Rd going clock wise just passed the Swan pub
 
Bob Davis said:
Night services left the city on the hour.
Bob
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Was the fare 4 shillings, that would be in the 60,s. 5a Corporation Street to Perry Common Ring? We used to board at Rackhams, opposite Lewis,s store. Gave that up, You could wait 50 mins for the next bus and it would turn up full, another hours wait for the next one. Deep joy.
 
The NS night services of BCT commenced, experimentally for six months, in 1947. This was extended soon to twelve months. Seeming to be successful a further twelve months experimental period was approved. 1949 appears to be when the services became official.
The initial fares, for some time, was 6d. (two and a half new pence). This was a flat fare , one stop, many or the whole route. Later it was 7d , then eight and increased as time went by. A special night service ticket was issued.
Many of the longer routes did not reach the daytime terminii as the route was served by just one bus and it has to be within a hour for the round trip. Cross country services, like the 29A only went to Kingstanding from the city, the Hall Green area was served by the 37. Some went outside the city boundary such as the 73 to Carters Green and the 85 to Spon Lane, Smethwick. All route number were prefixed by the letters NS. Tram and trolley buses did not run at night, motor buses took their place such as NS2 Erdington, NS36 Cotteridge, NS 94 Sheldon etc. Midland Red, who ran the Scott Arms service for BCT had only one route the NS119.
For those living at the extremities of the city or even outside the boundary it often meant a decent walk, but at least a good part of the journey was possible by public transport. Besides in those days people walked far more then than most do today.
 
Radiorails said:
For those living at the extremities of the city or even outside the boundary it often meant a decent walk, but at least a good part of the journey was possible by public transport. Besides in those days people walked far more then than most do today.
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In 1950's I used to have to make a choice, to use the NS14 or NS58, where I lived was mid way between the two .I could walk from The Good Companions or from Lea Village.
 
Up to 2011 my brother after drinking in the Witton Arms caught the No 11 to the Bulls head at Stechford got of and caught the last bus the 11 o'clock from Bham to the Glebe.This he did for 20 years.
 
Picture 4484 page 225.

It’s a Triumph Herald coupé. It had the same profile as the convertible, but a fixed top rather than a hood. I had one for a while, winning the local motor club’s production car trials trophy in it once, before it fell apart. Mine was a 1200, think this one has the 948cc engine. They did not make a Vitesse version iirc.
 
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alan bartlett said:
Was the fare 4 shillings, that would be in the 60,s. 5a Corporation Street to Perry Common Ring? We used to board at Rackhams, opposite Lewis,s store. Gave that up, You could wait 50 mins for the next bus and it would turn up full, another hours wait for the next one. Deep joy.
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I thought 56 to 59 about one shilling, used to cost about two Bob for me to get home from the Plaza those nights that I had to go straight home. The worst moment of course was escorting the young lady to her front door, which was opened by her Dad , and you knew you were not going to get a coffee, turned round, started to walk back to the bus stop to see the bus going past before I could get to the bus stop.
Bob
 
Pete,it was on the old dual carriageway.by the Clock pub on the Coventry Rd just passed the Old airport.Thought the Canvas roof was coming off.It really did 100 mph I can assure you
 
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