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Malmax

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I lived at 43 Blackford Street some 63 years ago. At that time our house backed onto an alleyway the other side of which were the shops on the main Road. I attended Barford Road school and remember distinctly a young lady named Marcia France (I think it was France). All around us lived older people and as I remember all the women wore long black dresses and black Boots. At the top of the Alley was a woman who was quite short and dressed as described who all the kids were terrified of but for some reason I liked her and we got on well although I was only about six.
Winson Green Prison used to be a tool for dispatching prisoners who were not deemed fit for this world and a bell used to ring just before the deed was done (Creepy)
I would love to hear from anyone who was there around 1950-52.
Maybe you remember me?
Malcolm Handley
 
HI MALMAX
I Remember the alleyway coming through blackford street and one or two people living around there on that block and i can call the ladies you
was on about and the old smiths arms was my local my old friend barry lived half way through it and the ladies and chidren clothes on the front
of the alley way which is winson green rd and afew doors from the cafe was a clothes shop and the young lady a pretty young lady i befriended
her and when i was young she bought me a huge picture of the rolling stones from way back then and i have it still in my perpoccesion
from that day till this day and i have told my old dutchess where it came from an old girl friend i told her as she does not mind one bit
also i recall the gentlman on the corner of blackford street with his old bull boxer dog always laying on the cafe steps most days awek
he was an a westindian or jamican a very well dress man at all time and well mannord to everybody
and opersite him was the army and navvy stores i virtualy knew every body there did you ever play boot ball mal especialy at week ends
there was a factory down there i am just trying to think of the names it employed alot of people i was courtinting a young lady whom worked there her
name was anita but at one point of time in the relationship we parted for a little while but sadly she died ; also i recall the sollis whom i went to a
school in aston with upper thomas street i there say you mention any names i will say yes i know them and they knew me Astonian;;
 
I live near the area and am curious about the history. Judging by the architecture it feels like a reasonably upmarket area that fell from grace (run down), what happened? There's a lot of cases of banks etc that are now a cheap corner shop or chip shop.

Joined here (forum) to ask about it.
 
In my tree I have a family called LEWIS living at 38 Blackford Street, but that was in 1911.

Maurice
 
Hi Malmax
If you lived by the back ally i would have thought you may have known a kid barry kelly
The irish family and the dyson bikes on the front and the shop of kiddies clothes as well
did you go into the sixty six cafe on the from
Or did you live in the first set of houses of the corner of blackford street
where the west indian guy whom ran the coffee shop on the corner of blackford street and more or less facingg the Army
navvy store facing aberdeen street end facing collis the tv shop
best wishees Astonian,,,,
 
hi toni how unusual i dont think i have ever seen one of those before..maybe someone could confirm if they were issued in general or maybe some folk had them made for themselves....thanks for sharing it with us...oh is there anything on the back of it...does not look as though it was put on a chain around the neck as there re 2 holes

lyn
 
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Here's another one. I have read somewhere that I.D tags were issued to children who weren't evacuated in WW!! It was so that children who stayed behind could be identified if both parents were killed in bombings.
 
Bob Johnson said:
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Here's another one. I have read somewhere that I.D tags were issued to children who weren't evacuated in WW!! It was so that children who stayed behind could be identified if both parents were killed in bombings.
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thanks bob that is interesting...i have no one left of an age to ask now except for my auntie..i dont know if she was evacuated but i know for certain mom was not...will ask auntie if she has any memory of these ID bracelets

lyn
 
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