A lovely road, not too much changed since the 1910 photo. The pillar box is a 1905 Edward VII box, and still there. We can easily forget the importance of pillar boxes to the communities of the past.
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Radnor Road Handsworth
- Thread starter Vivienne14
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just going back to where my teacher lived i think it was the house with the blue door on the right
Richard Dye
master brummie
A big thank you ( I think)! I used to live at number 11 and had good friends living at 27 & 29 plus one on West Drive which is at the end of Radnor. I last saw 63 years ago, so not so many cars.
I lived across from the letter box that was so aptly pointed out. One summer evening after dinner we were playing rounders with a tennis ball . The ball went over my hear, I turned and ran full tilt into the letter box. The rim in the top hit me square in my left eye giving me a nice big black eye. Never looked at the letter box the same after that, it reminded me every day!
Thanks for some great memories….
Richard Dye
master brummie
A big thank you ( I think)! I used to live at number 11 and had good friends living at 27 & 29 plus one on West Drive which is at the end of Radnor. I last saw 63 years ago, so not so many cars.
I lived across from the letter box that was so aptly pointed out. One summer evening after dinner we were playing rounders with a tennis ball . The ball went over my hear, I turned and ran full tilt into the letter box. The rim in the top hit me square in my left eye giving me a nice big black eye. Never looked at the letter box the same after that, it reminded me every day!
Thanks for some great memories….
Another important fact about pillar boxes Richard - always look where you're going !! That must have been a serious wallop. I can feel your pain.
Richard Dye
master brummie
Viv, I only did that once
