The Riddings,Stechford

[Carolann]

Did anyone ever live in The Riddings,Stechford,my family the Sheppards
lived there from 1935 until the 1950`s.
I think they were flats one on top of the other i think 3 bedrooms,my
nan had 12 children,i just can`t imagin where they put them all.
Does anyone have a photo of the Riddings?
Thankyou
Carol

 

[OtherHalf]

Try Google maps it aint what it used to be https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&so...anoid=f2K150SWTCRXqzYWxmk_vw&cbp=12,79.4,,0,5

 

[Carolann]

Thankyou otherhalf i know a lot of it as been pulled down,i was looking for
a photo of how The Riddings used to be.
Carol

 

[OtherHalf]

there may be something here ?https://billdargue.jimdo.com/glossary-brief-histories/

 

[Tavernes]

Hi Carolworrall

What number did they live at, my brother in laws family lived at The Riddings I will have to ask him what number they lived at. I also noticed the name Harper, my husbands mothers maiden name was Harper they were from around the Selly Oak area.

 

[Carolann]

Hello Tavernes,
My family lived at no 28 The Riddings,My Gran Beatrice Sheppard formerly
Harper lived there.There was quite a lot of harpers lived all over the place.
If you can give me any names i will see if any of them are mine.
Thankyou
Carol

 

[Tavernes]

My brother in laws family lived at no 32 Ken Johnson, I have just spoken to him and he has given me some info, he went out with one of the daughters Rita before he met my sister.

 

[Carolann]

Hi Tavernes,
There wasn`t a Rita the daughters were Amy ( Known as Dolly ) Sheppard
Beatrice,Alice and Hilda born in 1935.
There was a Feud between The Sheppards and the Harper family (no relation ) who lived at no 22.
Do your brother-in -laws remember it.
Carol

 

[Carolann]

Does anyone recall the Sheppards and Harper Families who lived in The Riddings,Stechford
in the 1930`s,1940`s and 1950`s.

Thankyou
Carolann

 

[RiddingsB33]

Thankyou otherhalf i know a lot of it as been pulled down,i was looking for
a photo of how The Riddings used to be.
Carol

I've searched literally everywhere on the internet to find any photos of The Riddings/Webbcroft before they demolished half the street but they don't seem to exist... Google street view only goes back as far as 2008 so that's also a dead end... i have found a few ariel photos of how The area looked just before The Riddings was built though, which i'll attatch. I think it is around 1930s.

 

[RiddingsB33]

There is a Shepphard family that live at number 1 The Riddings. Phil and Sue... they've lived there at least 30 years as far as i'm aware.