ronald coooer121
knowlegable brummie
The goose fair took some beating !
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G G Jean
Brummy Wench.
Here is a photo with my dad standing in front of Goliath.
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cookie273uk
master brummie
Ronald coooer121, The Goose fair was in Nottingham and I have been led to believe it is still in operation ? whereas the Pat Collins Onion fair sited at the 'tip' in Aston in the Autumn ceased many years ago. Never been keen on Fairs but living just round the corner in Queens Road I did pay it a visit each year late 50's, still can recall the smell of venison and pork and sometimes Ox roasting on the spit just inside the entrance by the Aston Tavern. Happy days
David Weaver
gone but not forgotten
Reared on it Jean, the smells, the sounds the people running it and the Brummies enjoying it. Ah for our history and the memories acting like cement to bring it all together. Kind regards, David
View attachment 91433Onion Fair 1960
G G Jean
Brummy Wench.
Lovely photo Carolina and it brings back such wonderful memories. The small wheel in the background was looked after by a man by the name of Alan who used to let me ride for free as we were friends of the Humphries. I hated that big wheel though. My friend started to swing it when we were at the top.
Beryl Stroud Edmonds
proper brummie kid
Hi Jean, you mentioned being friends of the Humphries, I knew a Mary Humphries, I was in the same class as Mary, all through our school years. That was Yew Tree Road and Deykin Avenue Schools. Also in the same class was Linda chapman, maybe she was a daughter of May Chapman, who you mentioned in an earlier post.
yes they did build an asda on that ground ploody...thats gone now and its just waste land at the min...
lyn
Yes they did sell out after buying it but they was closed down by the health department for mice infestation and that was reported in the evening mail
And there customers drop off through it it was a couple of customers whom reported the incidence and the health department went in
To investigate and found the evidence for them self's but prior of them moving to the serpertine ground they was in the Birmingham city centre
And they had trouble with there freezers through out the whole shop in the bull ring every day the freezers was creating floods and flooding the store very
Baddley indeed that's when they moved and built it there. Only to find that problem
And it was never used again I reckon they should have just kept it just for the big and only one fair the big onion fair
Just like the Nottingham fair it would have brought more people to the city as well seeing the men dressed in there Pierre out fits and sacks and strings of oninions hang from above and around the bike and necks there was no other fair to compete agaist with the boxers and high divers in a tub of water and the wheel of death
The big question is what will happen to my church , sorry I mean our church Aston parish church will that be in line for a chop at a later date I wonder
Bbest. Wishes astonian,,,,,,,,,,
And there customers drop off through it it was a couple of customers whom reported the incidence and the health department went in
To investigate and found the evidence for them self's but prior of them moving to the serpertine ground they was in the Birmingham city centre
And they had trouble with there freezers through out the whole shop in the bull ring every day the freezers was creating floods and flooding the store very
Baddley indeed that's when they moved and built it there. Only to find that problem
And it was never used again I reckon they should have just kept it just for the big and only one fair the big onion fair
Just like the Nottingham fair it would have brought more people to the city as well seeing the men dressed in there Pierre out fits and sacks and strings of oninions hang from above and around the bike and necks there was no other fair to compete agaist with the boxers and high divers in a tub of water and the wheel of death
The big question is what will happen to my church , sorry I mean our church Aston parish church will that be in line for a chop at a later date I wonder
Bbest. Wishes astonian,,,,,,,,,,
jennyann
Gone but not forgotten. R.I.P.
Here's a photo of the Asda built on the old Serpentine Ground. It was a nice store when it first opened.View attachment 92663
cookie273uk
master brummie
They had numerous raffles during the first few days of opening, my late Wife won a huge case of melamine crockery for 6 people with a flower pattern, still have most of it left. On a different topic is not the tip now a Villa car park ? Eric
paul stacey
master brummie
I remember "Pat Collins", Lyn his stuff was all over the Birmingham area in the late 50's and early 60's.paul
hi paul i also remember seeing pat collins stuff when i was young...
Eddyjayauk
master brummie
Hi all, I remember living in Park Rd Hockley, When a lad called George who was the son of the Gaffer of the Exchange pub in park rd, who was both deaf and dumb took me to the Onion Fair, for a good night out, he had an unlimited amount of cash and we had an incredible time, it wasn't until we got home that I found out he had emptied the pubs till, after all this time I still remember you George. Regards Eddyjay.
View attachment 92912Eddyjay this is the Coronation party at the Exchange Park Road
paul stacey
master brummie
Lovely to see all the "Baby Boomers", of which I am one, all looking so happy and healthy, so unlike the photo's of the 30's.
Hi Jean,
All the years I lived in Aston,born and bred and walked up and down that street as a nipper and in my younger days of youth
Even lived across the road from the. Aston hippodrome in the first completed block of flats which was Inkerman house
And the stories of my mother and her mom and of an aunt perks whom was nan,s sister, and they ran a dance school in
The late 1800S early 1900s. In Nechells park road Aston they was all part of a dance troop,I think it was a guy whom ran them
Was Harry Levine and as you know they was all locally lived within the area. Nan was potter hill across the red east the time
My mom was Parliament street then moved to AB Row, Then lived in 1 New canal street but performing in around the old days of the music halls
And theaters stage dancing when in potters hill across the way they had two entertainers living with then appearing at the Aston Hipp
The digbeth centre was a music hall many years ago but it was also connected to the communist club and she told me of her grt grand father
Was a compare at some time she recalls whom would introduce the acts eventually she got pregnant and have to give it up
My name her mother was Bertha, Victoria jelf. ( New Hinton ) she always took her chimpanzee in a large cage with her
Around these theaters and music halls when performing she became well known and became get big friends with billy cotton,
Wee George and sandy Powell they used to travel abroad all five of them about twice a year
And yet I only went into that Aston Hippo,one only in my life and that was down to a school teacher from upper thomas street Aston infants
She took my sister and my younger brother and myself and about three other kids to see jack and bean stalk by bus
That's the only time I ever weren't in there I think I was about eight years old and she bought us sweets and ice cream middle d counties cream
Have a lovely evening Alan,, Astonian,,,,,,
All the years I lived in Aston,born and bred and walked up and down that street as a nipper and in my younger days of youth
Even lived across the road from the. Aston hippodrome in the first completed block of flats which was Inkerman house
And the stories of my mother and her mom and of an aunt perks whom was nan,s sister, and they ran a dance school in
The late 1800S early 1900s. In Nechells park road Aston they was all part of a dance troop,I think it was a guy whom ran them
Was Harry Levine and as you know they was all locally lived within the area. Nan was potter hill across the red east the time
My mom was Parliament street then moved to AB Row, Then lived in 1 New canal street but performing in around the old days of the music halls
And theaters stage dancing when in potters hill across the way they had two entertainers living with then appearing at the Aston Hipp
The digbeth centre was a music hall many years ago but it was also connected to the communist club and she told me of her grt grand father
Was a compare at some time she recalls whom would introduce the acts eventually she got pregnant and have to give it up
My name her mother was Bertha, Victoria jelf. ( New Hinton ) she always took her chimpanzee in a large cage with her
Around these theaters and music halls when performing she became well known and became get big friends with billy cotton,
Wee George and sandy Powell they used to travel abroad all five of them about twice a year
And yet I only went into that Aston Hippo,one only in my life and that was down to a school teacher from upper thomas street Aston infants
She took my sister and my younger brother and myself and about three other kids to see jack and bean stalk by bus
That's the only time I ever weren't in there I think I was about eight years old and she bought us sweets and ice cream middle d counties cream
Have a lovely evening Alan,, Astonian,,,,,,
lmr3103
master brummie
Cuppateabiscuit. Three more photo's of the Onion Fair.
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Does anyone know if GG Jean is still on the forum?
