The old M.E.B building was on the corner of Chester St,and Rocky Lane,i worked on the Chester St side,and there was a stairway inside the building that led all the way around to the Rocky Lane side.Wow, its a great tribute to have the street name in your family. where exactly is/was the MEB premise? sorry i'm so curious.
I think I remember possibly Chester street looking quite industrial with a large brownish factory/building and rocky lane perhaps having a bit more shops and houses. but from our home on Stretton Rd to the right, it overlooked the industrial side, with the corner sweet shop. if that makes sense!!
I was given the job one day of removing the old window frames from the main building on Rocky Lane(quite high up as well).The frames were made of phosphore bronze,and were worth a few bob.
The weekend following their removal they all vanished,nothing to do with me though,i did have maybe more than an inkling who had them,but kept the info to myself.
You are correct about it being a brownish coloured building,and the walls were about 3 brick lengths thick,with brown ceramic type faced bricks on the outside of the walls.
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