Sparkhill, The Mermaid, Stratford Road c.1910
Photo ref: S1020501
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A Selection of Memories from Sparkhill

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. Here are some from Sparkhill

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It was around the first or second week of November 1940 and I was still to be born. Mum and Dad [and me] lived at 252 Percy Road. Dad worked at the BSA and Mum was pregnant with me. Mum had just made a pot of tea when the Air Raid warning sounded. Hitler's Luftwaffe were on their way probably to bomb the BSA. My parents rushed to the Anderson Air Raid Shelter There was just enough time to pour two cups of tea before ...see more