Park Road Hockley

[Mike Lindley]

Thank you so much, I had a feeling it was this end of Park Road. I assume that these were back to backs she was born in 1914 and started work at Lucas's at the age of 14 the day after she left school. I am now trying to find how they moved from here to Boultimore Road Perry

 

[Astoness]

ok all done...thread tidied up and now back on track...thread now open again

lyn

 

[carolina]

My mother lived in Albert Terrace Park Road I have purchased a map of the area based on 1908 however only shows main areas. If anyone knows where Albert Terrace was located I would be glad to hear from you.

This was probably on Little Park Road which I think is now called Park Road South and backed onto Lodge Road/The Flat

 

[Brian95]

We lived in a 3 storey back house, 2/208, living room, bedroom and attic with the wc across the yard and the brewhouse allocation for washing, this was midway, between Abbey Street and Wharf st

 

[Astoness]

caption says park road dated 1920..cant see any clues as to the exact number to confirm it is park road.

 

[Brian95]

Junction of Ford St and Park Road just before "the Flat" maybe?

 

[carolina]

caption says park road dated 1920..cant see any clues as to the exact number to confirm it is park roadView attachment 178401.

Corner of Park Road/Ford Street

 

[carolina]

This is another photo of the same place.

 

[Brian95]

This is another photo of the same place.

Used to be the Fish & Chip shop next door

 

[carolina]

Used to be the Fish & Chip shop next door

The fish and chip shop was a little further up past Peggys Newsagents Shop - which you can see the shop in the photo

 

[Brian95]

The fish and chip shop was a little further up past Peggys Newsagents Shop.

and further up before Whitmore st was the barbers, my Nan lived at the back of it

 

[carolina]

Park Road 1968

 

[brummy-lad]

caption says park road dated 1920..cant see any clues as to the exact number to confirm it is park roadView attachment 178401.

I think this is No. 73 at the corner of Ford Street (EDITED: should have said Ford Street NOT Lodge Road), as stated above, in Kelly's 1921 it was Mrs. Mabel Hyde (second-hand furniture dealer). In Kelly's for 1955, 1964, 1966/67 list this as dining rooms but can't find a reference to Half-Way Cafe as shown in the image posted later.

 

[carolina]

You could eat inside the cafe so perhaps they were being posh and and saying dining rooms. I used to go most mornings to get a sausage sandwich for Peggy/Newsagents.

 

[mikejee]

Dining rooms is a very common term used in Kellys for what we would call a cafe.

 

[carolina]

I think this is No. 73 at the corner of Lodge Road (as stated above), in Kelly's 1921 it was Mrs. Mabel Hyde (second-hand furniture dealer). In Kelly's for 1955, 1964, 1966/67 list this as dining rooms but can't find a reference to Half-Way Cafe as shown in the image posted later.

I wonder why it says Lodge Road though

 

[brummy-lad]

I wonder why it says Lodge Road though

Sorry Carolina my mistake, it should say Ford Street. I will edit the original.

 

[brummy-lad]

An aerial view (1948) of the Ford Street and Park Road junction

 

[carolina]

An aerial view (1948) of the Ford Street and Park Road junction

Our house is the 4th one down on Ford Street which also has a yard backing onto Park Road

 

[Brian95]

Born in 47 we used to play in a "bombed house" in Ford Street, down the bottom on the right towards the bus dept ???? no Elf & Safety then,

 

[carolina]

Born in 47 we used to play in a "bombed house" in Ford Street, down the bottom on the right towards the bus dept ???? no Elf & Safety then,

Yes it caught a bomb as it was close to the bus garage which was heavily bombed, I remember it used to have a great big piece of wood leaning against it propping it up.

 

[Brian95]

Suddenly I feel old !!!!!

 

[brummy-lad]

Born in 47 we used to play in a "bombed house" in Ford Street, down the bottom on the right towards the bus dept ???? no Elf & Safety then,

Would it have been Nos. 32 & 33 ? unfortunately just off the limit of the aerial view.

 

[Brian95]

Not sure, probably 4to 5 houses from the bottom on the right !

 

[brummy-lad]

Not sure, probably 4to 5 houses from the bottom on the right !

There appears to be 3 areas of houses that suffered bomb damage.

 

[carolina]

It was by a back to back entry where your go in on Ford Street and could come out in Whitmore Street.

 

[LISAO75]

Yes it caught a bomb as it was close to the bus garage which was heavily bombed, I remember it used to have a great big piece of wood leaning against it propping it up. View attachment 178435

Yes it caught a bomb as it was close to the bus garage which was heavily bombed, I remember it used to have a great big piece of wood leaning against it propping it up. View attachment 178435

My Dad always told me my Grandad helped drive the buses out when it was bombed. I can’t wait to show him these pics.

 

[Vivienne14]

Someone may remember this. Source: British Newspaper Archive

 

[Brian95]

Walls Ice Cream, I seem to remember that was Ford street?

 

[brondrange]

Looked at part of map I have to help locate pub. Coming down from Norton St/Wharf Street then Wharf Lane then Abbey St then by next corner was the pub?

Ray

I think, only think, it's The Railway, sadly, for me, up for sale (2023/24) £10k.