Owen Street
My dad was the sub postmaster of Tipton Green Post Office approximately from the years 1949-1961. I attended the local grammar school. Owen Street was then a thriving shopping area, so who remembers Mrs Yates the Newsagent at the railway end and the 2 almost identical sweet shops next door? And The Maypole, Harry Edge the barber (and Charlie of course), and Danks for your fish and chips? And Eades the chemist (who had a fabulous young assistant who I dated a few times), The Miners Arms and the Fountain for liquid refreshment and that poor man who sat in a chair on the pavement every day? Happy years but gone forever.
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RE: RE: Owen Street
I lived on brige at Park Lane West, my surname then was Price, I went 2 Owen Street a lot, I worked at Hurleys bakery by the baths. I remember going to the Regal cinima when I was little and I had chips from Danks fish shop, those were the best. x
Comment from Pauline Mary Kendrick on Wednesday, 2nd December 2009.
RE: RE: Owen Street
Hi, I was born in 2 Park Lane, Tipton, next door to us was a botleing. Owen Street was not far, it was full of nice shops, that was in 1950s. I went to the Methodist church. Does anyone come from that part?
Comment from Pauline Mary Kendrick on Thursday, 3rd December 2009.
RE: RE: Owen Street
Unfortunately my dad Desmond Whitehouse ('Dez') has passed away. He was from Union Street where the post office is now, he was Jonah Whitehouse's nephew, he was married to June Whitehouse (nee Gearing) who was from Fern Avenue in Tipton. I lived on the Dudley road until I got married but I also remember the Miners Arms and Dykes where I was sent for a saucepan mender once, you could buy anthing in Owen Street then. The lady that worked in one of the sweet shops, 'Prices', called Lil used to live next door to my mom and dad until she passsed away. I remember Kendalls fresh fish shop next door to the Fountain pub, I also remember the tiny little Co-op on the bridge, the wallpaper shop, and the Black Cock pub that was regularly by my grandad.
Comment from Donna Walters on Saturday, 6th February 2010.
RE: RE: Owen Street
I remember Owen Street and the places mentioned well. I lived opposite The English Oak pub in Upper Church Lane attended Grammar School 1937 - 1940 I remember all the teachers from that period. Danks fish and chips were special, my mother worked there for some time. My name was Cresswell my father was Arthur my mother Florence sister Muriel brother Raymond he was killed in North Africa 1943 a glider accident. I had an Aunt her son was also called Raymond Cresswell they lived near Tipton Park I believe. My younger sister worked in Perks shop in Owen Street. My father used to drink in The Black Cock pub he worked at the Beacon next to what was the Bean. I worked for a few months at Newy's then in Collins shoe shop in Great Bridge until I had to do work of national importance aged 16. If any one out there remebers me please respond.
Comment from Evelyn Collins on Wednesday, 17th February 2010.
RE: RE: Owen Street
A few more old shops: Price the tobacconist, Holloway greengrocers, Ken George the wet fish shop, Barry Martin the sweet shop. The landlord of the Miners Arms was Charlie Hickman. My dad the sub master was Bill Collett. Does anyone know whether the Jack Holden memorial gardens are still in place over the canal bridge?
Comment from Roger Collett on Wednesday, 17th February 2010.
RE: RE: Owen Street
Hi everyone, I come from Tipton. I used to work in Eades chemist in the 1970s. Next to it was a chipshop, and at that time Owen Street was full of shops. I can remember the Miners Arms pub across the road and the Black Cock pub down the road. Does anyone remember the Eades chemist at the bottom of Owen Street next to the Devil's Entry as it was called? I lived in Baker Street at the time. Does anyone remember the weighing scales outside Eades chemist? I remember Guest and Perry's clothes shop, Joyce Guest, she used to let you have clothes and pay weekly. The good old days of Owen Street...
Comment from Dawn Whitehouse on Wednesday, 16th March 2011.