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Roundabout Theatre Company will be performing So,Not a Lovely War! in The Custard Factory on Saturday 8th November . The show is set in Yard 1 in Alcock Street, and is based on the diaries of Harry Smith who lived there until in his teens. We would like to use the names of those who lived in the street for our characters so we can commemorate the people who lived in Deritend during both wars. Looking at family diaries, I believe Harry and his brother knew quite a few of the people who are mentioned in Forum discussions.


Would you mind us using the Alcock St discussions to ask for volunteers? We would like family names, where they lived in Alcock Street and, if they died whilst fighting in either war,the battle they were in. If we can't use them all in the show, we will include them in the show programme - there won't be any costs for volunteers.


I am a member of the forum, originally from Birmingham (Northfield) and Harry was my father . The show is to commemorate his life, his brother Joe who was killed in Hamburg in1943 whose death Harry mourned for the rest of his life, and also his brother Thomas Henry (Harry) who was killed in Palestine in 1918 aged 19 and who Harry was named after.


We usually tour around the Bedford / Buckingham area but this is a very special show for us and the reason for us performing in the Custard Factory in advance of Remembrance Sunday and just round the corner from Alcock Street


If you need any more information do contact me at this email address and the link to our website is below.

https://www.rtcmiltonkeynes.co.uk/

Thanks


Alison Blackwell
 
what a wonderful idea this is...i think i shall be going to this show...unfortunately to date i have not found any of my rellies who lived in alcock street but hopefully some on our members did have and will offer up their names and a bit of history about them to alison..

lyn
 
Sounds a great idea. Unfortunately, no rellies in Alcock Street. Seem to have them all over Brum at one time. Anne
 
Hello,

I saw your post about Alcock St. My Great uncle Harry Hayward and his son, Harry Hayward Jnr lived in and ran The Great Western Pub on the corner of Alcock St and Hack St.

John
 
we'll post more details of the show nearer to the time, but any photographs or names would be greatly appreciated. My family lived in yard 7, house 1 in Alcock Street, Amy Smith, one of my aunts, was a Sunday School teacher at Fazeley Unitarian Chapel she died aged 22 of TB. Thomas Henry, Sam, Joe, Nell, Jean,Harry all lived in the street and went to Alcock Street then Floodgate St schools. Thomas Henry Smith was a gymnast and lightweight boxer at the Dolobran Club (spelling?) C 1914, won medals but after the Great War they had to be returned (he was killed in Palestine)
 
hello alison..i emailed you a few days ago via the website given on post 1 but so far i have not received a reply from you so i do hope you recieved it ok..if you did not receive it i could always send you a personal message via this forum..

all the best

lyn
 
Hello Lyn I dropped a reply to your yahoo email address to say yes please and maybe he would like to display some items space permitting . could you send me a personal message via BF and I'll reply in full as a back up- thanks for getting in contact again

A
 
hi alison..i cant seem to find an email from you to my yahoo account but having said that its has been playing up for a while now so i will send you a private message giving you my other email account details..

lyn
 
Yahoo are having some serious problems at present Lyn.

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Yahoo are having some serious problems at present Lyn.

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and dont i know it bernie...luckily its not the main email address i use but its all over the place at the min..hope they sort it out soon..

lyn
 
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