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mick98ie@yahoo.co.uk
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Hi
Did anyone live on Ravenhursat Street, Deritend from around the 40'2 to the late 60's?
Did anyone live on Ravenhursat Street, Deritend from around the 40'2 to the late 60's?
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raven hurst street
HI MICK
I Did Not Live In Raven hurst Street,But I Certainly Do Remember It
And It Had A Little Cafe In It
How I Can Remember It Was I Was Working On All The Houses Down
And Around There , And Because In Them Days , The Old Birmingham Council, Which Was Called Bush House , You To Give Out Building Contracts
And I Was Working For A Small Builder By The Name Of Divis ,
Whom Had A Yard In Wrentham street ,On On The Corner Was An
Old Picture House , Which At This Precise Time Cannot Recall Its Name
But Any Way MR DIVIS Got The Contracts For DOING ALL The Roofing
Repairs All Around That Area And Raven Hurst Was Our First ST,
The Back To Back Houses In St Lukes Road And The Old
Tree Lined Road oF Belgrave Road in The Forties ,And Fifties ,
They Was Very Nice People In Those Days
HI MICK
I Did Not Live In Raven hurst Street,But I Certainly Do Remember It
And It Had A Little Cafe In It
How I Can Remember It Was I Was Working On All The Houses Down
And Around There , And Because In Them Days , The Old Birmingham Council, Which Was Called Bush House , You To Give Out Building Contracts
And I Was Working For A Small Builder By The Name Of Divis ,
Whom Had A Yard In Wrentham street ,On On The Corner Was An
Old Picture House , Which At This Precise Time Cannot Recall Its Name
But Any Way MR DIVIS Got The Contracts For DOING ALL The Roofing
Repairs All Around That Area And Raven Hurst Was Our First ST,
The Back To Back Houses In St Lukes Road And The Old
Tree Lined Road oF Belgrave Road in The Forties ,And Fifties ,
They Was Very Nice People In Those Days
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
Mick,
I should try to get in touch with some one who worked for W.Groom Transport of Ravenhurst Street. Grooms occupied most of the Moseley Rd end of Ravenhurst St from the mid 40's after the war intill the early eighties.
At the Stratford Rd/Camp hill end of the road, I'm sure there was a Convent that didn't close and was still in use untill they demolished the road. I imagine it had something to do with Holy Trinity Church.
Astonian the name of the cinema who's name you can't recall in Wrentham St was the Cinephone at least that was the last of many names it had been called over its working life.
cheers,
pmc1947
I should try to get in touch with some one who worked for W.Groom Transport of Ravenhurst Street. Grooms occupied most of the Moseley Rd end of Ravenhurst St from the mid 40's after the war intill the early eighties.
At the Stratford Rd/Camp hill end of the road, I'm sure there was a Convent that didn't close and was still in use untill they demolished the road. I imagine it had something to do with Holy Trinity Church.
Astonian the name of the cinema who's name you can't recall in Wrentham St was the Cinephone at least that was the last of many names it had been called over its working life.
cheers,
pmc1947
Ravonhurst St
Hi Pmc
Many Thanks For Reminding The Name Of The Picture House
On The Corner Of Wrenthan Street It Was Most Certainly
Was The Cinephone Indeed , I Never Ever Went In
It Always Looked Like A Seedy Pic, To Me .?
I Presume They Knocked That Down And Built The New One
On The Bristol Road Further Down Along Bristol Rd
Just Past The Cressmans Car Show Rooms ,
Which Was Harry , And Maurice Cressmans
Before They Got Involved With Fords Of Dagnem
And Becoming Under There Banner Of What We Now
Know As Bristol Street Motors
The New Picture House Was Built On The Corner Of
Bristol Road And Sun Street West Which Would Bring
You Up To The Old Five Ways As You Came Up The Hill
To The Old Five Ways Half Way Up They Decided To
Give It A Name Lee Bank , And Built Wicked Flats
That Was The Down Fall Of The Area ,
Any Way Thanks For Reminding Me Of The Name
And Yes I Do Recall Grooms Theyve Been There For
Many Years Before The Redevelopements
Have A Nice Day Best Wishes Astonian ,
Hi Pmc
Many Thanks For Reminding The Name Of The Picture House
On The Corner Of Wrenthan Street It Was Most Certainly
Was The Cinephone Indeed , I Never Ever Went In
It Always Looked Like A Seedy Pic, To Me .?
I Presume They Knocked That Down And Built The New One
On The Bristol Road Further Down Along Bristol Rd
Just Past The Cressmans Car Show Rooms ,
Which Was Harry , And Maurice Cressmans
Before They Got Involved With Fords Of Dagnem
And Becoming Under There Banner Of What We Now
Know As Bristol Street Motors
The New Picture House Was Built On The Corner Of
Bristol Road And Sun Street West Which Would Bring
You Up To The Old Five Ways As You Came Up The Hill
To The Old Five Ways Half Way Up They Decided To
Give It A Name Lee Bank , And Built Wicked Flats
That Was The Down Fall Of The Area ,
Any Way Thanks For Reminding Me Of The Name
And Yes I Do Recall Grooms Theyve Been There For
Many Years Before The Redevelopements
Have A Nice Day Best Wishes Astonian ,
bettyboo1923
knowlegable brummie
Ravenhurst St, Camp Hill
My grandparents, great aunt, aunt, uncle and cousins all lived on Ravenhurst St. They were there before WW1 until they had to move out when the street was listed for demolition - late 70s I think.
We lived behind Ravenhurst St - Little Broom Street which led onto Timperley Grove.
My grandfather started his own Wire Manufacturing business at the back of his house in Ravenhurst. After WW2 my father took over the business as my grandfather was too ill to continue. The workshop could be accessed from Little Broom St. There was also a sweet factory there and another factory, not too sure what they made but I seem to remember my mother working there and making steel rulers amongst other things.
My grandparents, great aunt, aunt, uncle and cousins all lived on Ravenhurst St. They were there before WW1 until they had to move out when the street was listed for demolition - late 70s I think.
We lived behind Ravenhurst St - Little Broom Street which led onto Timperley Grove.
My grandfather started his own Wire Manufacturing business at the back of his house in Ravenhurst. After WW2 my father took over the business as my grandfather was too ill to continue. The workshop could be accessed from Little Broom St. There was also a sweet factory there and another factory, not too sure what they made but I seem to remember my mother working there and making steel rulers amongst other things.
J
jake
Guest
i worked for sweeny radio on camp hill,the cafe on the corner of ravenhurst street & camp hill was whitecrosses cafe, a nice old bloke,
over the cafe was jennings bookies, i used to knock around with jimmy the son, handy friend he was an amature boxer, and a pretty succesful one,
then there was the ship public house on the corner opposite the cafe,
i was a member of the shooting club at the ship ,it had its own shooting range at the back ( 177 air rifles ) the cafe was a daytime refuge for the
down and outs from roughton house (not sure i have spelt it right ) later known as highgate hotel.
over the cafe was jennings bookies, i used to knock around with jimmy the son, handy friend he was an amature boxer, and a pretty succesful one,
then there was the ship public house on the corner opposite the cafe,
i was a member of the shooting club at the ship ,it had its own shooting range at the back ( 177 air rifles ) the cafe was a daytime refuge for the
down and outs from roughton house (not sure i have spelt it right ) later known as highgate hotel.
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Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
Camp Hill
Jake,
Here you are a picture of the Cafe at Camp Hill and the Ship Public House, back in the sixties before they started messing about with Camp Hill. Are you sure it was Jimmy that was the boxer, I thought it was his brother. I didn't know them till much later in the eighties, perhaps they were both amatuer boxers in their day, but I never heard Jimmy talk about it.
Phil
Jake,
Here you are a picture of the Cafe at Camp Hill and the Ship Public House, back in the sixties before they started messing about with Camp Hill. Are you sure it was Jimmy that was the boxer, I thought it was his brother. I didn't know them till much later in the eighties, perhaps they were both amatuer boxers in their day, but I never heard Jimmy talk about it.
Phil
J
jake
Guest
camp hill
i could be wrong it was a long time ago, but i thought it was jimmy,
what was his brothers name, i have scratched my head but can't remember, i don't remember the island at camp hill back then,old age catching up i suppose, nice photo.
jake
i could be wrong it was a long time ago, but i thought it was jimmy,
what was his brothers name, i have scratched my head but can't remember, i don't remember the island at camp hill back then,old age catching up i suppose, nice photo.
jake
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
Jake,
I'm afraid I can't remember the brothers name either, I only met him a couple of times in Jimmy's company. My mate who knew them both well told me that he had won some amatuer boxing chapionship.
I know very little about boxing, Jimmy and his wife Val used to drink in the same club as I did.
pmc1947
I'm afraid I can't remember the brothers name either, I only met him a couple of times in Jimmy's company. My mate who knew them both well told me that he had won some amatuer boxing chapionship.
I know very little about boxing, Jimmy and his wife Val used to drink in the same club as I did.
pmc1947