wacaden dairy and crows nest dairy

[Barbara Tarbuck]

The pictures attached are of both dairies. Wacadon Kingstanding. (I remember dad talking of Harold Gurden)
Crows Nest dairies was in Aldridge Rd (292) I remember the farrier coming to shoe the horses. He came in a van and opened it all out. We had hens, about 7 horses and two pigs One for us and one for the ministry. The pig swill used to be collected in drums on the back of a cart. We then had to boil it up and when cool tip it into the trofs. (it smelt wonderful) If the pigs were 'off colour' mother used to cut the toe off a shoe and put it in the pigs mouth to give them asprin or? (dads name was Bob Gillett)
The hens food was mixed with 'sharps' (whatever they were) some of the neighbour's were The Palmers/doodies/bailiss. opposite was a printing works.
Dad used to send for a 'culture' from London to make yoghurt. We lived in Aldridge Road from from 1947 until 1953. One of the pictures has streetly works in the background. There was a big pit at the back of the house where they dug for sand and Streetly works used to tip all their rejected buttons /cups/pepper and salt pots.
I do have tails to tell but will limit what I write at the moment as I am not sure what is appropriate

 

[Morturn]

The pictures attached are of both dairies. Wacadon Kingstanding. (I remember dad talking of Harold Gurden)
Crows Nest dairies was in Aldridge Rd (292) I remember the farrier coming to shoe the horses. He came in a van and opened it all out. We had hens, about 7 horses and two pigs One for us and one for the ministry. The pig swill used to be collected in drums on the back of a cart. We then had to boil it up and when cool tip it into the trofs. (it smelt wonderful) If the pigs were 'off colour' mother used to cut the toe off a shoe and put it in the pigs mouth to give them asprin or? (dads name was Bob Gillett)
The hens food was mixed with 'sharps' (whatever they were) some of the neighbour's were The Palmers/doodies/bailiss. opposite was a printing works.
Dad used to send for a 'culture' from London to make yoghurt. We lived in Aldridge Road from from 1947 until 1953. One of the pictures has streetly works in the background. There was a big pit at the back of the house where they dug for sand and Streetly works used to tip all their rejected buttons /cups/pepper and salt pots.
I do have tails to tell but will limit what I write at the moment as I am not sure what is appropriate

Hi Barbara, welcome to Birmingham History Forum. What a fascinating story’s you have and love the photos. Please feel free to write when you can, we are here to help and can sort things out later or tidy things up.

 

[mw0njm.]

welcome Barbara and thanks for the great pics.

 

[Vivienne14]

Lovely set of photos Barbara. What you’ve written so far is the sort of memories we love to hear. So please don’t hold back if you want to write more. Thank you. Viv.

 

[Barbara Tarbuck]

To add to my previous account about the sandpit at the back of our house in Streetly. One day my brother (who was 6 years older than me) and his friends found some gelignite (in the 1950's) and they put them in some of the pepper pots that had been thrown on the edge of the quarry by Streetly works and threw them down the quarry (not sure if they had to light them or?) you can imagine the outcome!.
The police came and even interviewed me to ask what I knew of my brothers escapade. (I would have been about 7)...terrified of policemen in those days.