Dionysius//88
master brummie
YYes that was the place if you wanted to see The Who go mad and smash their instruments
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Dionysius//88
master brummie
Newton Street late 50's is where you pcked up your maintainence money as a aprent after separation/divorce . More often than not in moms case pop hadn't paid anything so we came away with nowt /
Dionysius//88
master brummie
Carolina that's a bit different to the Holloway Head I knew in my youth and later in my working years in the 70's around there
Dionysius//88
master brummie
Do you know Bernard before the demolition of the area in the 60's I lived down the road from the Peace Garden and we kids used to go climbing there as much as I hate to admit it. I can honestly say hand on heart although times were hard back then , there were never any wino's or drinkers of any sort . Was it a better class of Alcoholic back then, where did we go wrong ?
Richard Dye
master brummie
Hinds sight is 20/20. However we should learn from the past and I don’t think we are!
Dionysius//88
master brummie
Never a truer word Richard
Dionysius//88
master brummie
If that is the Hall of Memory what is the statue in front please ?
Dionysius//88
master brummie
Walked up and down there as a kid and then when I was at work plenty of times
Dionysius//88
master brummie
Yes Viv and it shows the Wimpy Bar I spoke about in a previous post
Richard Dye
master brummie
Do remember the hotel and of course the Odeon…The only good part of that loft extension is that I was usually walking to the Odeon and never looked up that high. Think the last time I was there was when I was 18/19 and was accompanying a young lady to the Odeon and was otherwise preoccupied
.Dionysius//88
master brummie
I remember that chant of the paper sellers
Dionysius//88
master brummie
I lived around that area in the 50's and 60's and often watched the bottling of the beer at what was the old Davenports , I never knew it looked how it does here
Your pic of the Old Square reminds me of my boyfriend, I was so happy to see him walking past the mural, I ran up to him and jumped into his arms. We were going to get engaged on my birthday 1976, but, unfortunately he died two months before.
Hi Everybody,
I'm new to this forum, but after looking at some of the old photos I'm sure somebody can help me in my search for any old photos of "Bowling Green Terrace" Off Coventry Road. Why am I looking for any photos? Some information on myself:
Name: Philip Kenyon
Year of Birth: 1943
Place born: Accrington Lancs.
Now living since 1967 in Switzerland
My Grandfather was Albert Swain
Born in 1881 in Bowling Green Terrace
Left Birmingham around 1905 to work in Accrington
I visited Birmingham some years ago, but to my dismay where Bowling Green Terrace was, there is now a Morrisons super market, hence me asking about any old photos.
Any information/photos would be gratefully appreciated.
Cheers
Philip (Belfield)
I'm new to this forum, but after looking at some of the old photos I'm sure somebody can help me in my search for any old photos of "Bowling Green Terrace" Off Coventry Road. Why am I looking for any photos? Some information on myself:
Name: Philip Kenyon
Year of Birth: 1943
Place born: Accrington Lancs.
Now living since 1967 in Switzerland
My Grandfather was Albert Swain
Born in 1881 in Bowling Green Terrace
Left Birmingham around 1905 to work in Accrington
I visited Birmingham some years ago, but to my dismay where Bowling Green Terrace was, there is now a Morrisons super market, hence me asking about any old photos.
Any information/photos would be gratefully appreciated.
Cheers
Philip (Belfield)
brummy-lad
master brummie
Hi Philip welcome to the forum. I have attached a map showing the location, as you are probably aware this no longer exists.
You may get better responses if you start a thread as 'Bowling Green Terrace off Coventry Road'.
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Hi John,
Thanks for the very interesting map. It explains one thing, my Grandad always supported Aston Villa, I can hear today saying " come on Villa" whilst listening to a match on the Radio!
Will try your proposal of starting a thread "Bowling Green Terrace".
Cheers
Philip
I Am Nico
master brummie
I am so glad my families talked about their childhoods, not dad sadly much but everyone else did. Nan used to name all the locks down to Bridgnorth, and all her old neighbours. The nice and the not so nice. her house interiors, her wedding night in the depression, wartime memories, food. toutside toilets with three communal holes , the blitz, stigmas, all your photos keep reminded me of my family stories.
I Am Nico
master brummie
There a street here call Mashin Street but it is spelt Machin and Catherine Street my dad's family pronounced it Cather eye n
I Am Nico
master brummie
No we aint not. Nan's saying
Hi
Reading the comments on the expressions that don't seem to be in use now made me think about "Just after the war." and the first world war was referred to as the "14-18" war. People knew immediately what you were on about. Talking recently my comment, just after the war promoted a "Which war?" I elaborated 2nd world war, and referring to the 14-18 first world war I was informed it was not in1418. I replied I'm sorry in future I will make allowances for your youthful age.
Another thing how many remeber things like the Pom instant mashed potato, or the dried egg powder, or the Oster Milk baby powder in the big tins? I supose that is what is now called baby formular. My uncle was a long distance lorry driver so a lot of things were strangely available.
Brian
Reading the comments on the expressions that don't seem to be in use now made me think about "Just after the war." and the first world war was referred to as the "14-18" war. People knew immediately what you were on about. Talking recently my comment, just after the war promoted a "Which war?" I elaborated 2nd world war, and referring to the 14-18 first world war I was informed it was not in1418. I replied I'm sorry in future I will make allowances for your youthful age.
Another thing how many remeber things like the Pom instant mashed potato, or the dried egg powder, or the Oster Milk baby powder in the big tins? I supose that is what is now called baby formular. My uncle was a long distance lorry driver so a lot of things were strangely available.
Brian
Hi Lynn,
After searching through all 208 pages of this wonderful thread, I finally found (more or less) what I’ve been searching for! On page 188 there is a street map of the area with Coventry Rd. and Bowling Green Road. The houses are numbered 16, 17, 21 and 22, with the houses 18, 19, 20 not being numbered, but you can see clearly where number 20 (birth place of my Grandfather) was.
Thanks once again to everybody who contributed to my query.
Cheers
Philip
lmr3103
master brummie
Hi Philip
I’m really pleased you found your Grandfather’s birthplace, what a shame (as is normally the way) the house itself has gone.
Last week I visited birmingham to see a relative who is now living in a care home. I realised I was just a road away from where Mom and her family had lived at the start of the War. This house is still there, and it was a funny feeling to think of them all there living their lives. I stood there - discreetly - looking at the house wishing if only I had a time machine to go back to 1939 and be able to see my lovely Mom as a young girl!
I’m really pleased you found your Grandfather’s birthplace, what a shame (as is normally the way) the house itself has gone.
Last week I visited birmingham to see a relative who is now living in a care home. I realised I was just a road away from where Mom and her family had lived at the start of the War. This house is still there, and it was a funny feeling to think of them all there living their lives. I stood there - discreetly - looking at the house wishing if only I had a time machine to go back to 1939 and be able to see my lovely Mom as a young girl!
I there again Lynn,
I can really understand your feelings. My only wish is that I didn't ask my Granddad more about where he came from, what were his childhood memories were. The only thing that I did get from him was that he was born in Birmingham, even his "Brummy accent" didn't register with me at the time when I was growing up!
Cheers & keep well
Philip
I can really understand your feelings. My only wish is that I didn't ask my Granddad more about where he came from, what were his childhood memories were. The only thing that I did get from him was that he was born in Birmingham, even his "Brummy accent" didn't register with me at the time when I was growing up!
Cheers & keep well
Philip
brummy-lad
master brummie
I've often thought that too, I would also take a decent camera with me.
Hi there everyone,
I would really like to add some pictures of Birmingham which I took in 2015 when I last visited the city, but not sure where to place them? As this thread is for "Old street Pictures" I'm in a bit of a dilemma! Could someone advise me?
Cheers
Philip
I would really like to add some pictures of Birmingham which I took in 2015 when I last visited the city, but not sure where to place them? As this thread is for "Old street Pictures" I'm in a bit of a dilemma! Could someone advise me?
Cheers
Philip