West Bromwich, Farley Clock Tower, Carters Green c.1900
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A Selection of Memories from West Bromwich
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 West Bromwich
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born 63 Hargate lane which is now gone and fire station there went to the Hargate chapel for Sunday school my father played bowls at the blood tub in Hargate lane
Does anyone remember the bread strike in 1978? I had just had my third child and went to queue outside Robinsons bakery; you were only allowed one loaf per person. The lady from the bakery came out and gave me a loaf so I didn't have to wait in the queue - felt a bit guilty about that but how about all those power cuts too? Oh... happy days.
Does anybody remember the Boad Inn canal side Golds Hill in the 1930s? I was born there in 1946 - it was no longer a pub then. I had many happy times there as a small boy, I had all the open fields to play in. On the canals I made rafts to sail on and Cashmores to explore in the old tanks...oh happy days, they were. My grandfather 'old Jock McDonald' was a well known face that everybody knew, he had fists like ...see more
I lived in Charlemont Avenue as a child for several years until 1966. I remember Charlemont Farm Estate being built, a group of us spent many hours investigating half built houses and flats - no health and safety in those days! I used to attend Sunday school at the Methodist church at the top of Charlemont Avenue.
There was a small shop which is now a bungalow opposite the end of Charlemont Road that used ...see more
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