EVESHAM STREET
I worked in my father's shop in Evesham Street and one in Alcester Street and then we moved into the Kingfisher Centre. We traded under the name of Spencers, selling TVs, radios, toys and records, I believe we were one of the first shops in Redditch to sell TVs. We held a show open to the public in the old Kingfisher Hall displaying TVs, radios, radiograms and Hi-Fis, I forget the name of the road but it was off Evesham Street. I can still recall most of the shops in Evesham Street, Hollingtons, Jacksons who sold cycles, Biggs the grocers, Liptons, Home and Colonial, Wise Radio, Browns corn store, The Hungry Man, to name a few. At one time Pitts Garage was in Evesham Street until it moved into Park Road, Smoky Joes cafe was on the corner opposite the Co-op store.
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The road Tony Johnson couldn't remember was Worcester Road. I used to go to Wilton House School there from 1953 to 59. After leaving Lodge Farm in 1964 I worked for Wilfred Harrison, Optician's, next door to Spencer's Record shop and I remember the Johnsons well. My much younger brother's pram came from their shop in 1960. Two tone purple with corrugated chromium ends. Very space age and was the only one like it in Redditch for quite some time. Poor old Redditch you were such a lovely place to grow up but the planners led you astray, such a pity. My great grandad was John Dyer who founded the hardware store in Alcester Street - like the rest of the longstanding family shops, gone forever.
Comment from PATRICIA HEMING on Saturday, 31st March 2012.