I'm a Kingshurst kid originally, Mum still lives in the house I was born in.
My memories of The Parade are:
Where Dillons is now, used to be "Lynns Candy Cabin" before the cafe etc.
Next to that was a wallpaper shop, what was the frozen food shop after it was the green grocer was a launderette. In that alcove was a glass display with the latest album covers in that belonged to the next shop which was Moss'es Electrical and Record shop, next to that was the Our Cellar off licence with Foster Brothers on the end.
Opposite I can remember Paynes shoe shop, Dillons, a clothes/wool shop, butchers, bookies, a chemist and on the end was the MEB shop. Around the corner I remember was the optician, a cake/bread shop Wrights?), butchers, cant remember what the now greengrocers was, Braggs cakes/bread shop, cant remember what was next to that, then another wool shop,with VG in the corner. Next to that was the hardware shop (I can still smell the Esso Blue!), Post Office and shoe shop at the end (Terry's). Then, where the post box is there was also a telephone box. Next shop was and still is CO-OP, then there was the CO-OP green grocers, a kids clothes and nik-nak shop (was that Judge's?) and the barbers shop where Mick had a terrible twitch as my ears can still remember! Later around the coner was also a fishing tackle shop joined to the barbers.
In the part where the library is is the same with the dentist opposite. But, there was a doorway next to it which lead upstairs to another bookie.
The taxi office is where the Midland Bank used to be.
I was born near to the Parade in 1961 and these are the shops as I remember them.
There was also a pre-fabricated concrete bus shelter which was later knocked down and replaced by a brick one.
I can remember the wall around the Mountford Pub. I can also remember the Army having a recruiting day on the car park, with armoured vehicles and a tank on display.
Opposite the pub was Bunnies Plaice, then there was a long display window leading back up to Foster Brothers.
ALSO....
I'm pretty sure that the correct spelling was/is STOTFORD STORES.