Stourbridge, High Street And Public Library c.1950
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All the buildings in the foreground were demolished for the ring road. The library survives, but it is cut off from High Street by the ring road. It was built in 1905 with the help of a £3,000 donation from the American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. The library has since moved to another site, and this building is now used by Stourbridge College.

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A Selection of Memories from Stourbridge

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 Stourbridge

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Stourbridge was my stamping ground as a young girl. I was born 1944 and I remember shopping there with my mother and then going to one of the many cinemas to watch a film, (remember when we had two films in one programme?) There was a fish and chip shop in Coventry St, where you could go upstairs and be served. We only went once as mom was a widow and hadn't much money but I've never forgotten that ...see more
I Lived In Racecourse Lane In the Mid 1960s early 1970s I Lived at Number 4 Racecourse Lane it was my Family Home is there any one who has any Old Photos of My former Home could you get in touch I also went to Both Gig mill Schools i also Remember Joes Cafe in town my e-Mail is vince754'hotmail.co.uk
I was born in 1946 and lived in a house in South Road, not far from Jimmy Parkes the butcher. This was, of course, well before the advent of supermarkets. My mother and I used to walk from South Road, along Clifton Street and down Lion Passage and then Lion Street into town every Friday for the weekly shop. We would start at the top of the High Street at Thompson's Corner and work our way from top to ...see more
I moved from Elmdon Heath, Solihull to a Grocers Shop in Heath Lane approx. 1953 with my parents, Sister & Brother. We used to walk down to the Park when we could. As youngsters, you could in those days. A packed lunch + bread for the ducks if I remember. Whatever the weather, we would go. Wish I could find details of our Shop. There is a picture with a board outside advertising the Danilo. But that's all I can ...see more