Lickey, Cofton Wood Tea Rooms c.1955
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In the 1920s, when the Lickeys were at the height of their popularity, several tea rooms were in business, and this one was still going strong in the 1950s. The proprietor, F York Jones, used to advertise proudly that Cofton Wood Tea Room had 'special arrangements for supplying jugs of tea without waiting, even on the busiest days.'

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In the 1901 census my great-grand mother was living at this place and was working at Stoke Priory as a domestic. I cannot find any information on this building, can anyone help?
During the 1950s many children from Birmingham and surrounding areas suffered with TB and chest complaints.  I can remember the doctor prescribed that I should have sun ray treatment twice a week and climb the Lickey Steps once a week.  Climbing these steps was really hard going, coughing and feeling breathless and with legs like jelly, but as the months went by the climb became easier, my health returned.  As a teenager ...see more