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I’ve recently had a conversation with my dad who advised me that he used to live in a Charabanc bus in Pascoe’s yard, Ward End, in the early 1950s with his parents & sister.
I’m wondering if anyone has any details of the location of this yard along with any other info about who lived there & possibly photographs.
The yard your referring to was Pardoes Yard on St Marys Walk and St Margrets Road, Ward End. The yard belonged to my Great Grandfather Herbert and wife Martha and he would convert old buses for family to live in. Lots of Gypsy family’s lived in Pardoe’s Yard.
The last Photo is Martha Pardoe with the Goose, my mom in the foreground and a couple of Gypsy kids to the right. You can see the caravans in the background.
Do get back to me if You want ant further information.
