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Witton and Aston Barber Shops

Yes I think it is the same one unless there was another one there before. That's a very old photo and we only demolished the shed 10 years ago. It became a home for the local moggies. Mom couldn't look while we did it. Jean.
 
It wa indeed the same Bertha, Jean.
I remember delivering dripping cakes and cottage loaves to her coalyard from our Upper Sutton St. shop. She always called me Jack,which was my brother's name.
I suppose I was too insignificant to merit the use of my own name.
 
There was a barber shop in Witton Road more or less opposite the billiard-hall, and I think the owner's name was Phil Pruden. He was a small bloke with specs and slicked-down hair who chain-smoked in your face as he inflicted a short-back-and-sides on this unwilling customer, sent down there every 2 weeks by my mother with one shilling and sixpence. I can still smell that awful lime-scented oil he used to slick my hair down whether I wanted it or not.

Further up Witton Road, just before the junction with Trinity Road, was a barber-shop owned by a little tubby guy called Frank, who explained to me the meaning of 'something for the weekend'. He at least understood the changes in men's fashions in the late 1950's, and would always ask if I wanted a 'DA'. One day I said I did, and my mother didn't speak to me for a month....

Big Gee
 
There was a barber's on Witton circle, next to Jollys. I took our Steve there for his first haircut, in the early 60's. I watched him snipping away and next time Steve needed a trim I did it. I think I've cut all the family's hair since then.:rolleyes:

Jean I do love the photo of your Nan. It is so typical of all the women in our lives, the pinny, the bag, sleeves rolled up and last but by no means least, the flowers in her little garden.
 
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Thanks Di she's in this months Brummagem. It was the house in the background on the right I had put on for Sylvia as her relatives lived there and I knew them as a child and teenager. See what you mean about the pinnie shame she died before I was born. I am lucky though because I have many old family photo's some of which I cannot put names to as they are so old. I do have dates and Barry traced one back to my great uncle Georgs. Jean.
 
Di, that was the barbers that this thread was started about, yes it was Jolly's I remember now used to go in with my dad, funny how you forget the names. There was a shop opposite the billiard hall that sold lovely nighties and things, I remember buying my first nightie and negligee from there, very expensive I think it was Kayser Bonder, pink with all lace on, we all had those to match in those days,now it's a warm P J's and dressing gown. If I remember now thinking back it might have changed after to a florist, the no 11 bus stop was right outside. A lady that lived just by me in Holte rd, Mrs Upton worked there I think
 
Pat thats where Pete bought me my new white nightie all lacy and a little bollero bed jacket to go with it. Yes Mrs Upton did work at the florist and she had a daughter by the name of Rita. I will be puzzeling all day the Name of the florist now. It was either a woman or mans name. Bye. Jean.
 
G G Jean said:
Big Gee was he Greek and handed the shop to his daughters later on?. The ones name was Anne. Jean.
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Hi Jean.

Don't think he was Greek - he was a Brummie through and through and I don't recall daughters. I believe he had a son who opened a barber's shop somewhere else in Birmingham.

Big Gee
 
I think the Greek gentleman took over later as Anne his daughter is only in her early fourties. I jumped about twenty years Big Gee. Bye. Jean.
 
G G Jean said:
I think the Greek gentleman took over later as Anne his daughter is only in her early fourties. I jumped about twenty years Big Gee. Bye. Jean.
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Hi Jean,

The only time in my life I ever had a shave at a barber's was at Pruden's - there must have been a good reason why, as I was always what you'd call 'hirsute'. Anyway, so good was that open-razor shave it lasted about a week!

Big Gee
 
This is the shop Jack Terry started is barbers shop after the war I was the first person to have my hair cut at is new shop
 
sorry it's not Jack Terry it's George Albert Winfield
Outside his barbers shop at
1 Clarendon Street C1930's
Jean he did me a short back and sides and it never grew back LOL I now have quite a wide parting
 
Yes there where two barber shops owned by the same person who's main shop was in the Aston Lane on Witton island next to Jolly's the other one was in between Nelson Road and Jardine Road on Witton Road next door was a cobblers. The barbers name in Witton Road was Phil Prudens.
 
Aston John said:
Yes there where two barber shops owned by the same person who's main shop was in the Aston Lane on Witton island next to Jolly's the other one was in between Nelson Road and Jardine Road on Witton Road next door was a cobblers. The barbers name in Witton Road was Phil Prudens.
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Phil Pruden (without the 's') used to cut my hair when I was a nipper, chain-smoking as he snipped and making my eyes water. I've got a vague memory that his son went to Canterbury Cross Primary, as I did, but I can't remember his name.

Big Gee
 
Big Gee said:
Phil Pruden (without the 's') used to cut my hair when I was a nipper, chain-smoking as he snipped and making my eyes water. I've got a vague memory that his son went to Canterbury Cross Primary, as I did, but I can't remember his name.

Big Gee
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Yes Phil also cut my hair well into my twenties i also used to play snooker with him at the Witton Billiards Hall Witton Road, I also attended Canterbury Road Infant and Junior School until 1953. His parting shot each time when finishing my hair was quote, anything for the weekend sir.
 
does any one not remember brannigans in church lane aston
it was where the new manor park school is now
i think im also right in saying there was a chip shop by brannigans
the smell of brilliantine and singed hair and of course brylcreem
id love to go back in time

brian
 
Patty did mrs Upton have a daughter named Rita Upton,She was my Cousins friend,Margery Wilks lived at the shop next to Sheila Hitchen, the Maggs took over after my Aunt and Uncle sold up Billy maggs was my mate we went to Birchfield Road school togeather, Bobby B
 
Bobby I can answer that for you. Yes she had a daughter by the name of Rita and I think she worked or her mom did at Joan Waynes florist Next to the hairdressers at the bottom of Witton road. Jean.
 
Can anyone remember the little corner shop just off Witton island going towards Perry Barr. I think a Greek gentleman bought it and his daighter Anne worked there too. They came from Cyprus I believe. Jean.
 
Mr Knowles I would have rememberd if that was the name.:rolleyes:. His daughter went on to be a mobile hairdresser and I remember she had a sister. This would have been in the 60's. Jean.
 
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