Stourbridge, High Street c.1955
Photo ref: S213033
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Smarts occupies part of a block known as Bordeaux House, so named because when it was built in 1894 it was the home of a wine importer, Rutlands. It is now occupied by a catalogue bargain shop and a building society, and the clock has gone. The buildings on the left were demolished to make way for a MacDonald's restaurant in 1988.

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Memories of Stourbridge, High Street c1955

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 Stourbridge, High Street c.1955

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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 ...see more