thanks phil for posting the last 4 pics for me.. pic 1...a long shot of villa st looking towards nursery road..potblack now that we have established that your parents were indeed at 3/124 in the 30s here is a bit of info for you on this pic..on the left next to the little green shop the white building was copes pearl button makers..if you carry on down on the left the entry leading to the 3/124 would have been just about where the last car is parked..carry on a tad further down and you can see young children out playing..im totally convinced that 2 of these children are my sisters outside no 118.. now we turn to the right hand side of the pic..the factory you see would be southalls and next to that you can see a gap..this is where the villa tavern once stood and the ground was turned into a car park..pub demolished early 60s...you can see them both together in a previous pic posted...just a bit further down i can just make out a facing wall in white..this is where the vine inn was..demolished 1978..i would think that if your dad liked a drink he would almost certainly have visited both of these pubs... pic 2..this lady is standing outside no 109.. pic 3..taken outside no 133 if memory serves me right..this was taken in 1937 during the coronation celebrations for king george V1 pic 4...a close up shot of the little green shop seen in pic 1..this time with a couple of lads playing... everything you see in all 4 pics no longer remain...
Hiya guys/girls this is my first post as Ive just been talking to my father Norman merchant don't no if this name rings any bells as his used to live in this area as a young boy his father was George merchant and Vera was George's wife with kids Norman Lynn Christine John and David and maurine merchant I'll will try to get more info at a later date but would b great just to hear from somebody that may no or used to no our family at that time and share some old stories many thanks
old end reunion set for 2nd sept.. after months of research i have now located many old neighbours and friends from villa st and the immediate surrounding streets....a lot of us have not seen each other for over 50 years so excitement is now mounting up... this reunion will also be featured in carl chinns brummagem mag...if anyone is interested in joining us please contact me via private message for the details.. ps i will of course post a few piccies of the event on this thread lynfrom 118 villa st