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Knowle maps
Historic maps of Knowle and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Knowle maps
Knowle area books
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Knowle Window Cleaners
My Mother, brother and I arrived in the Knowle and Dorridge area about 1941, being evacuated from London during World War Two.My Father had remained in London,. At first we were billeted in a large house opposite the Dorridge Cricket Ground, the owner of the house was very nice. Later we were moved to a large house in Temple Road Dorridge, the name of the house was Selborne. I attended school at an emergency school (no other school being available) in a hall attached to the church of St George in Station Road Dorridge, Mr Doyle being the head teacher and Miss Vaughan looking after the infants class. I attended that school until the age of 14 years when I left to enter the working world, after one year I joined my Father at his work, my Father had joined us in 1943.
My Father and I were window cleaners in Knowle for a number of years. Every Saturday afternoon after finishing at Dorridge we would walk to Knowle pushing... Read more
Pickerings Antique Shop
I have lived in Knowle for most of my life,I went to Knowle School before Arden School was built. The Rev. Sharpe was the vicar and took us for history lessons about the church. I also learnt to play the piano with Miss Muriel Mawbey in her studio situated in an old bungalow type building at the back of Chester House Antiques. There was an old petrol pump at the back of Chester House and a yard where the GPO vans would park. The scout and guide hut was just along the road behind Salmons shoe shop. There was an old air raid shelter in the corner of Pickerings Field. Lots of memories too many for here.
West Midlands memories
My Year in England as A French Assistant Malvern Hall
This is the street I used to go to the station.
My School.
This is the school I taught in from September 1967 to July 1968.
Schooldays
I attended Malvern Hall or Solihull High School for Girls as it was known at the time from 1962-1967. I loved the old part of the school and the imposing staircase which I never got to use as I left after my 'O' levels and it was for staff and sixth formers only. I also have an abiding memory of the cellars, which were strictly out of bounds of course! Happy days spent in wonderful surroundings.
1950s/60s
My mum, Kay Walford, was at Solihull Girls' School and Malvern, and I've found some of the magazines from the late 1950s/early 60s. Would anyone be interested in them? Or does anyone know of an ex-pupils group or local history group who would like them? (Happy to post them) felicity.morgan@talktalk.net
The Old Speedwell Factory Needlesend Lane
I remeber the old canteen, playing on the old factory site, and I remember the lorries parked there full of dead cows from Lidgates (stunk like hell). I remember when it was just fields all around, the old Shell garage was just a wooden shed with old pump. No Shenstone Colse or Whitnash and so on.
