Looking at the photo it would seem that 83 would be towards the top left hand side.
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Struggling to find the view on Streetview. Any ideas anyone? Viv.
viv not sure if you noticed but that is is pic of lodge road this is the soho hill thread
...i have had that one for some time now but not sure just how much is remaining...i think it may have been taken from the icknield street end looking up lodge road but i cant be certain as lodge road was and still is a very long road with only a few shops remaining at the icknield st end which locally was known as the flat
...i have had that one for some time now but not sure just how much is remaining...i think it may have been taken from the icknield street end looking up lodge road but i cant be certain as lodge road was and still is a very long road with only a few shops remaining at the icknield st end which locally was known as the flat
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Been up and down Lodge Rd quite a few times Lyn, can't see any clues but will have another look. Viv.
Cracked it ! Below, the old photo and Streetview compared with red dot matching up both. It's a view taken from Key Hill Circus looking up Lodge Road towards its junction with Park Road South and Ford Street. Some buildings in the photo remain, but many of the bottom right buildings have gone, probably to make way for the widening of the road/roundabout. It was and still is a very busy junction (a fact suggested by several bollards on the old photo). Your pointer Lyn of Icknield St helped. Thanks. Viv.
was just about to say viv that in the old photo i think the first st on the right is heaton st your red dot and the 2nd on the right is ford st...all the shops on the right up to heaton st have gone and that is the abbey vaults pub we see in the old photo
Yes here it is - all beyond the Abbey Vaults since gone. So there's just a small section of the road left standing on that side. Viv.
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
My Dad Mac worked at Mists Garage for a number of years in the 1960's to the early 1970's as a Motor Mechanic specialising in Rolls Royce, Bentley, Jaguar, Jensen etc. Owner was then Phillip Mist, son Glen, Service Manager Mr Parker. I remember that my Dad was the only mechanic that Lady Bird (Birds Custard) would allow to work on her Rolls Royce; she was a very elegant & gracious lady indeed.
Lozellian.
...i can remember it well...thanks for sharing your family memories with us
Jayell
master brummie
Just seen your Post #98 which seemed to have passed me by. What a very sad photo that is. The house is next door to my old school, Soho College, which was always so pristine all those years ago (opposite Dennisons). My doctor was a couple of doors away on the corner of Soho Hill/St Michaels Road, so the end of this stretch of houses. How it has changed in so little time!
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proper brummie kid
Hi Mr. Pastry,
My better half worked as a young Dental Nurse at Cheffins for a while & thinks your cousin's name was Barbara(?). She worked with Mr. Preece who was employed there as a junior Dentist. We both went to HKPS school round the corner in Park Avenue and were members of the 'Busy Bees' club which collected 2d/3d donations and bottle tops & silver wrappers from chocolate bars etc. for the local PDSA Katie mentioned.
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A Sparks
master brummie
Rather off topic but your magazine picture rang a distant bell - I remember the Busy Bees, there was a lady near where I lived who used to collect for them.
I think the author Enid Blyton was their 'Queen Bee' at one time and there was a Busy Bee page in her magazine in the 50's.
Phyllis Nicklin photographed the Handsworth School Clinic on Soho Hill in 1968. It looks a forboding building in her photo. But today it looks more inviting.
School clinics give me the creeps. I went to one on Slade Road, Erdington after an accident at school and it was a very unpleasant experience (the staff were very unfriendly and bullying). So much so I refused to go back for a later check-up. Viv.
School clinics give me the creeps. I went to one on Slade Road, Erdington after an accident at school and it was a very unpleasant experience (the staff were very unfriendly and bullying). So much so I refused to go back for a later check-up. Viv.
Hi Vivienne,
Sorry for the late response to your post, yes I remember Handsworth Clinic well especially when the dental nurse used to come to school & examine your teeth, which left a horrid taste in your mouth. Even worse I ended up having teeth out there when I was a young lad! Not a pleasant experience I assure you and thank god it was a one off, my parents then took me to a private dentist, what a difference!
Best wishes,
Lozellian
hi lozellian pretty much the same story here...luckily i never had to go to the clinic but i know a few kids from farm st school did and their experiences were not good...i ear marked this building ages ago to try and have a look inside so i will have a go at that soon
lyn
lyn
Hiya Lyn,
I've passed the place on numerous occasions whilst at work in the area & can still taste that stuff they used to put on the spatula whilst checking your teeth ha ha.
I've also noticed how the area in which I grew up has deteriorated so badly, at least like many others of my generation and former residents who also grew up in the area will understand (so sad really) but, at least we have our memories that nobody can take from us as this forum proves.
I recently viewed the snap (via archive) of you Acka & Dave Inston, that brought back one or two memories I tell you ha ha.
Lozellian.
fashionmommywm
Brummie babby
I have a Fordson Thames bought new in 1954 by Phillip Mist Garage Nechells registration number OOA783. They kept it for 20 years and I wondered if knew what they used it for and why they bought a Ford when they were Austin/Morris dealers I believe. Any other information would be appreciated.
HeathThomas
proper brummie kid
Tony was great friends with my dad Philip Thomas, they worked at Hills together
Pedrocut
Master Barmmie
I don't know Viv. It does not say where to , so it could be to another place, though I am doubtful if that is likely. Incidentally, for completeness here are the maps showing the other two stones
The Grade II Listed Milestone at Milestone Lane.
“Probably circa 1800. Simple stone with rounded head inscribed '111 miles from
London 3 miles from Birmingham 10 miles to Wolverhampton.”
Milestone Near the Corner of Milestone Lane, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham
Milestone Near the Corner of Milestone Lane is a Grade II listed building in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, England. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building.
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