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Spring Road, Tyseley

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robert

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Can any one help name the factories on Spring Road between Shaftmoor lane and Reddings lane in the early 1960s please. I know of Lucas ,MEM, Deritend Engineering and Clifford Covering. Thanks.
 
There are vacancies in 1960s newspapers at Smith Brothers Wirewares Ltd, Berry's Electric Ltd, both appear to be listed of Spring Road, Hall Green.
 
Many memories - Berry’s Electrical- corner of Lyncroft Road - Joseph Lucas - Corner of Springcroft Road -MEM corner of Allcroft Road - they had an underground shelter where I spent most nights until it was bombed in the winter of 1940 - a teenage neighbour grabbed me from my Mom and we escaped and we ran into an entry which ran between Cateswell and Allcroft Road. We were reunited with my Mom and family who thought we had been killed. All these years later that night remains vividly in my mind - especially if I-ever happen to pass Spring Road.
 
Just below Allcroft Road there was a little general store which was run by Mr & Mrs Cox - they sold most everyday products and next door was a fish and chip shop and behind these shops was an ‘unofficial bookie working from a garden shed - often a queue outside at lunchtime. There was then a pair of semi- detached bought houses - the Coxs lived in one house and the other side was the Ketringhams who ran a hairdressing business from the front room.
 
I remember some of the shops at the Fox Hollies end of Spring Road . Len Minton greengrocer, Horniblows drapers?, Greens butchers Bowsteads newsagent. Also an off-licence and sweet shop near to the railway bridge
 
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