Brownhills, Ravens Court c.1965
Photo ref: B356014
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A Selection of Memories from Brownhills

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The picture (first Ive seen) of my former home brings back memories. I lived at Number 7 which is to the left of the first entry and my bedroom was above that entry. It was called the box room as it was the smallest of the 3 bedrooms. It was the only one without a fire grate in it. I spent many a day looking out towards the gas showroom opposite (as seen in this picture) watching them do cookery demos.
I left school in 1965, Ogley Hay Girls' School, my maiden name was Kathleen Cooper. My birth father was George Kelly although I was brought up by my grandparents, Nell and Gerald Cooper. I loved the avenues, everyone knew everyone, you could leave the doors open when you went to the club, nobody ever stole from their neighbours, helped more like. I would go down to the canal down Chemmy Hill where the ...see more