Solihull, Mell Square c.1966
Photo ref: S257022
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Photo ref: S257022
Photo of Solihull, Mell Square c.1966

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As with many other towns, the centre of Solihull was redeveloped in the 1960s.Among the projects was a new civic centre designed by H Weedon & Partners, and the demolition of Drury Lane for a pedestrian shopping

Memories of Solihull, Mell Square c1966

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Solihull, Mell Square c.1966

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I was born near COventry in 1948 and we move to Olton in 1952. After I left school in late 1965 I got a job as a labourer with C Bryant & Sons on the new Solihull shopping centre, and a few weeks later head office insisted i work in the office as a site clerk. I worked with John Garratt. I remember the new Sainsburys; I had never seen a supermarket before. I bought Elgar's Enigman variations in W H ...see more