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Saltley & Alum Rock
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suemalings
master brummie
I went to Adderley School in the late 50's/early 60's. I am sure 3M was in Arden Road on the other side to the park, I used to walk through the park to school from Ash Road. I remember the Morris Commercial Car Social Club, was in Bordesley Green Road. There was a fire late one night which destroyed the building.
I have just looked more closeley at the photos and in the first photo is John Wilkinsons rolling mills. In about 1966 I was secretary to the Managing Director there. The shop on the corner, which I think was Masons when I was young, had gone by then and it was a car park for John Wilkinson. Once again, great photos.
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
A couple more photos of Adderley Rd, one showing a number 8 bus passing by Wilkinsons Rolling Mills, one of an early version of The Olive Branch and one of an outdoor at No 39.
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jackofthehump
proper brummie kid
Phil, Thanks for the pictures. I was especially pleased to get the one of Aston Ales as it was between our shop and The Gate. I must have walked past it scores of times but as I left there as a five-year old I was probably not very interested in beer. I was interested, however, in bananas and those are what were displayed in a fruiterer's a few doors past Aston Ales. I wanted those bananas but as it was wartime they were merely waxwork lookalikes. I remember throwing a tantrum until my mother took me inside the shop and the shopkeeper let me touch them to prove they were not real.
maybe worth pointing out that any photos posted prior to november 2011 were lost therefore will not be visible unless they have been reposted by the members who posted them originally...hope this helps
lyn
Hi Rita,
I also went to Nansen Road school, I was there until 1966. My favourite teacher was Mr. Hodgkinson.
Saltley Hall, used to be behind the houses on Ash Road. We lived right next to the opening that led to it. When I was small, the house had gone, but, the stables remained. There were factories up the 'opening' in the stables and other buildings that belonged to the house. The 'opening' was my playground and if I was feeling brave enough would go exploring where the remains of the house were.
Phill,
This is not the Norton hall that is in Ralph Road. My mother used to tell me about your Norton Hall, and she said it had been removed from the back of the houses in Ash Road.
I heard that tale too. And, I vaguely remember going to look for it.
jackofthehump
proper brummie kid
I have an Alan Godfrey copy of the 1902 OS map that shows Ralph Road just starting to be built from the Alum Rock Road end. There is a terrace of three houses on the south west side (ie the uphill side) and two opposite them. They come to an abrupt end at allotments. At the other end of the allotments there is an entrance of some sort opposite St Saviour's church. The entrance cuts through a terrace of houses in St Saviour's Road and there are two houses just inside the entrance. It looks as though Ralph Road could easily start at both ends.
Incidentally, I too started at St Savour's school up the Rock in 1941 when I was almost five but I left after six weeks because I had TB and did not go to school again till I was 9.
I was born at No 79 Adderley Road, my grandmother's shop. Has anyone any photos?
Happy new year, everyone.
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
Fashionz
The photo I posted is of the original purpose built building that was Saltley Reformatory which later was renamed as Norton Hall in honour of it's sponsor Charles Adderley the 1st Baron Norton. The building was on the site of the later Post Office stores in Fordrough Lane, which I suppose was more Bordesley Green than Saltley.
Fascinating photo's.I was born at my grandmothers house which was number 33,I always remember that when approaching it from Alum Rock it was the house with the first high step and the first Black Door knob.With regard to the out door ,number 39 it was later converted into a house and was occupied by my aunt and uncle , Bernard and Violet Hunt.I also remember the greengrocery shop near alum rock it was owned by Betty Bailey and who can forget the shop that repaired false teeth.
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Wendy
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I have just found this photo of Michael his sister and friends in the garden of 14 Ralph Road in 1951. This is a very small photo which I scanned in high resolution, it's amazing what you can then see his short trousers on the line and his scooter leaning against the wall.
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Wendy
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They are L-R Michael Partridge, Margaret Partridge, Margaret Thompson, David Maul boy sitting is Margarets brother David Thompson.
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