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After a few "Raves from the graves" from Chris (Fester) on another Topic on here it got me thinking
Can you think of any more
Trows Cassa bamboo Hill & Long Steering Wheel Kings Cinema The Imperial Cinema Thompson & Roses The Great Western The Grapes Bert Shinton The Louvre (Ladybird Shop) The Adelphi Hawkins Preedys The Hornpipe The Farriers Bell & Jones Hughes the Butchers Dewhurst Chelsea Girl Burtons Radio Rentals British Legion club in Victoria St Miller Sounds Good Woolies Cantors John Menzies Co-Op Freeman-Hardy-Willis Timothy Whites Druckers Porters the fish shop Dicken's the sports shop Siviters The Gas Showroom The Eleccy showroom Clarkes shoe shop Nursery to Leisure Spooners Lady at Lord John Don Millers Sewing Box Harris's Terry Blood the record shop Taylors Turners Records Currys Dixons Liptons Rumbelows Gala Baths K & J The Ring O' Bells (Where you could buy beer by the pound) The Arcade Boating at Dartmouth Park Dartmouth Hotel Broadheads Marks & Spencers Littlewoods Sainsburys Tower Cinema The Civic Restaurant Harford Kingham Christ Church EMB The Roebuck The Flask Ebenezer Church & School The Anchor Billiard Halls Marsh & Baxters | |
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i remember the Zocco MEB showrooms Bodenhams Bakers Shoe shop (which became Clarkes) Broadhursts on Dartmouth Square
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Forgot to mention the Georgies (which we called the fleapit) on Paradise Street | |
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Four in Hand Price & Bailey Dufftys the Greengrocer who shot his Mrs Fine Fare The Oddfellows | |
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How about "Mad" Julie who used to swing her umbrella at yer in the precient and she used to swear like a trooper ! | |
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Chads fish shop opposite St Michaels Darbys the photographer Robinsons the bakers Is that Indian Resturant still on the corner of Dartmouth Sq & Bull St(?), i remember that opening and we went in for a HOT curry, we were brave after a few beers and my goodness we knew about it the next day, I am sure my backside dipped into the toilet for a drink when I done my obloutions ! we never went in again ! | |
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The nags head-- the inkerman-- the half way house-- the cross guns-- the cross keys--.the sandwell-- the talbot-- the wellington-- the beehive-- the swan-- the edward-- the roebuck-- Kendricks-- sharrats-- roy peplow-- doug perry-- stan gibbons-- tom swallow-- Electromobile-- medleys-- Billinghams-- poyntons-- george briscoes-- firkins-- voilets pantry-- ralphs bakery-- thomson and rose-- chowens-- The adelphi-- the palais de dance {above burtons} -- the queens-- the sandell cinema-- Sams parlour--douggie smith--cammies and cadman-- Fletchers model shop-- dawes vets-- maurice allsops-- wallford and cashmores-- dunns- peacocks-- the fishing tackle shop i st michael st ? and what was the name of the little shop in paradise st were you could buy and sell almost anything ? Regards john mason | |
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The Provident.. my mom had to go there a few times!! | |
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Fletchire on the Green run by Dave Fletcher
Robinsons Bakery
Lloyds Bank having a branch on Carters Green
Crowther Bros Funeral directors in Paradise Street, my grandad was the general manager
West Bromwich Car Auctions run by Gerry Whitehouse
James Listers original place in Spon Lane
Peerless Press where the Baggies prog`s were printed
The Telly repair shop up by the Queens Head
Lyne Purl up in Lyndon
George Masons grocers
West Bromwich Tennis club, Charlemont Avenue.
Collett Coaches Hill Top
Sealandair Coaches
Airflow & Global Coaches
Colmore Depot, Roebuck Lane, the Fiat Dealer. | |
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Byrnes Tailors.............. Hill Top
Rumbletum Chip shop............... Stone Cross
Grimes general store Charlemont & Jones`s Sweet shop next door
The Navigation Pub in Walsall Road
The Sandy`s also in Walsall road now a subsiding housing estate
The Milk Bar.............. Stone Cross
Hopkins Ironmongers.................... Stone Cross
Kin Gee on the Cross one of the first Chineses takeaways in West Bromwich
Ashby`s Opticians
LCP Coal yard, where the Bantocks housing estate now stands
Pawsons
The Greaves organisation in Lombard St now Council offices
PJ Evans the Leyland dealer of Hill Top
Guest Motors bodyshop at Black Lake now WR Signs & Guest Trucks Old Meeting Street
The Pigeon Club
Isacc Jay the Sackmakers my Moms side of the family, Uncle Ike was my Nan`s brother
Les Jones the Car seat Trimmer down Tantany
The Funeral place opposite Guests in Shaftesbury St now front of the Lidl Car Park
Tommy Bromleys Carpet shop on the High Street
Franks`s Garage on Stone Cross now the 24 hour garage, Roy Franks son of old Mr Franks still runs Sandwell Garages the Vauxhall dealers in Spon Lane, one of the other brothers rans the Tower Service Stn on the Green for a few years.
Westbro the typewriter people
Halls printing
SCM Typewriters up by the Albion
Webley and Scott the Gunmakers
Girling, also up by the Baggies
Supreme Laundries now Sunlight
Hill`s shop on the corner of Charlemont Road / Bustleholme Lane
Mrs Barretts shop in Bustleholme Lane
The Egg Bungalow Bustleholme Lane, a thriving business was run from a back garden full of Chickens in the 60`s and another one a bit further up used to sell produce at number 74 from a smallholding at the rear.
The Air Raid shelters in the gardens at the top of Charlemont Road
Zala`s Chip shop in Marsh lane & Janey Mac`s store next door
Dennings the Butchers on Walsall Road
Dr A.C.V. Jones a bit further up from Dennings with the Surgery beside his house
Dr Sakllavala, Dr Sack to the peasants right by the Bowling club in Charlemont Road
Dr Wise up the top of Hollyhedge road towards Old Church in the big houses on the left
Burrows Fish and Chips opposite the Golden Lion, best you ever tasted run by two brothers
Oscott Carpets also opposite the Lion, when old man Kelsall took it over a turned it into a pet shop they doctored the existing Capet sign to read Oscott pets...................Not a lot of people know that..........Still running today.
Durrant & Robinson a Hoover repairers inbetween the houses in Hall Green Road
Danks`s Ironmongers in Hollyhedge Road and the Cobblers next door
Spencers Wine Shop in Sandwell Road
The Cafe in Dartmouth Park
Midland Red buses all with HA number plates
Bus Conducters
Smoking upstairs only on Buses
Being able to drive from halfway down the Newton Road to Pennyhill down Water Lane I think it was
The Pools and Slag heap mounds down Forge Lane which are now Sandwell Valley, then known as Wosson
The A1 Transport Cafe Hill Top
Ebenezer Church now a Hindu Temple
The School by the Red Lion pub, now flats, we used to go to Sunday school there
Jeff Astle living in Cottesmore close & John Osborne in Bird End round the corner from us as kids
Asa Hartford & Len Cantello from the Albion living in lodgings in Sandfield Road at the back of the Cross as apprentices
When the Bread man from Hickenbottoms delivered loaves by Van ( Procea Bread )
When Newton Road was 70 mph speed limit
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Peakmans the Camera shop run by Derek Peakman. | |
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Tandys B&Q O.K Walker Comet Ernie Billingham barbers in Guns lane Carters (Capio De Monte) Charles Clarke Don Everall travell The sewing box Yarnolds Mothercare Henns Telefusion Perrys Bikes in Temple St/High St Vincent on the green MFI Price & Baileys Bairds butchers next to the Star Walford Cashmore shoe shop Coopers newsagents Sealandair Medleys Dolcis (sp?) Curves Pronto Print Andre hairdressers Suzanne pauls Cammies & Cadman ratners Chuckles Daniels the butches on the green Walter Belchers Hills travell Have we really lost all of these ? What have we left in the town now !! | |
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Horobins the Jewellers my Aunty Carols father. | |
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Peter Pine Hairdessers | |
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How about that old green double decker bus that went to Wembley in the play offs in the 90s How on earth did that get there ! Was that Don Everalls or Sealandairs ? | |
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That was the Global Flyer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tK5Dk-WotI
It won`t let me link this, copy and paste it into your browser to see the bus. | |
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BMG Records down the Lyng
EMB on the Lyng
Vasilous`s Chippy on the Green I went to scholl with Laki the son
Joe Bird the specialist welder in Victoria Street and P.E. Miller almost next door
The Bush, Claypit Lane
Martin Dunn Glass
Rose of China
Fine Fare on the Green
The Boatyard down Dudley St ( Fletchers I think )
Smallman Lubricants
Fordath
Pazo the Carton makers
Bee Gee Supermarket on the Cross
Black Cock, Guns Lane
Cross Keys now the Bookies by the Bus garage
Hop and Barleycorn, Dartmouth Street
Chosen Few Nightclub next to the Fox and Dogs
The Sportsman Club
Ingrams Nurseries, Newton Road
Synthite
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Freeman delivering his still warm bread in a wicker basket,me mouth still waters | |
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Not technically West Brom but close enough...........Queenies Chip Shop Great Bridge. | |
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Tudor Bar, Lodge road youth club, Newbolds barbers, Woodward st Mission and the Blue Ribbon Mission (grant hall) | |
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