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Edmund Fifield

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Re: Heaton Street, Hockley
« Reply #165 on: March 23, 2021, 01:59:31 PM »
Think I did hear it moved to Sheffield.Not sure though
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Re: Heaton Street, Hockley
« Reply #166 on: March 23, 2021, 07:20:04 PM »
I lived in Heaton St for the first 10 years of my life: 1949-59: There were a lot more traders in the street than I remember.
Does anyone know what a fried fish dealer was? It wasn't a fish & chip shop, the nearest one was on Key Hill, going rate in the early 50s for a bag of chips was 4.1/2d, then suddenly The Key Hill Fish & Chip Shop raised its price to 6d - there was outrage! >:(
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P.S. The South-West side of the road was the Icknield Street School side.
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Re: Heaton Street, Hockley
« Reply #167 on: March 26, 2021, 08:01:30 AM »
Horton10 - swing by the Industrial Birmingham Topic for a blast from the past...... O0 Link:
https://www.birminghamforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=14299.msg685238#msg685238
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Re: Heaton Street, Hockley
« Reply #168 on: April 03, 2021, 08:42:47 PM »
Peg, what was the name.......
Your starter for 10.....when is it a definite advantage to have a Brummie accent?
Answer: When you are auditioning for a leading role in a TV comedy entitled The Choir, where the director is seeking a lad with a broad Brummie accent.....
Link: https://www.birminghamforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=12554.msg655287#msg655287
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Re: Heaton Street, Hockley
« Reply #169 on: April 04, 2021, 02:01:38 PM »
Horton10 have you checked out The Flat Topic yet? O0
Link: https://www.birminghamforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=14936.msg660402#msg660402
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P.S. I think it is Woolworths on the left, yes it is, I've just checked the shop plan.
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Re: Heaton Street, Hockley
« Reply #170 on: April 05, 2021, 04:32:02 PM »
Heaton St - Regularly on Sunday afternoons - early 1950s:  in the distance a Boys' Brigade Band could be heard marching along The Flat. Link: https://www.birminghamforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=14936.msg762523#msg762523
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Re: Heaton Street, Hockley
« Reply #171 on: April 05, 2021, 04:44:16 PM »
1950s - The Palladium Cinema on Hockley Brook was just a 10 minute walk from my house in Heaton St - saw many a Saturday Matinee there O0 . Link: http://www.birminghamforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=2327.msg679420#msg679420
If you didn't mind a short bus ride The Elite was a few minutes away from Hockley Brook, in the direction of Handsworth, and the sumptuous Regal a bit further on.
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Re: Heaton Street, Hockley
« Reply #172 on: May 04, 2021, 08:10:58 PM »
Rabone, became Rabone Chesterman - well-known company making quality measuring tools. During my time in Heaton St (1949-1959) the factory was at the Hockley Brook end of Heaton St, where it joins Whitmore St. I passed the factory daily and was often greeted by a curious ratling noise which appeared to come from the large tubular duct that stretched down the outside of the building from the top floor (there were 5/6 stories) to ground level. I never did find out what it was and my best guess is, it was the route for wood off-cuts and chippings down to the groundfloor collection point.
Many of Rabone's tools had a major wood content, invariably a quality hardwood for stability, examples are shown in the attachment.
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I had a Rabone 36 in folding ruler that belonged to my Grandad, he died in 1963, also an old bow saw, known as Busman saw these days. I’ve still got the bushman and the original blade that could be sharpened. I do tend to buy replacement blades these days. I also had a Rabone Chesterman measuring tape, silver body. Many tools today are cheap by comparison but the quality is very often poor.








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Re: Heaton Street, Hockley
« Reply #173 on: May 04, 2021, 08:56:26 PM »
I had a Rabone 36 in folding ruler that belonged to my Grandad, he died in 1963, also an old bow saw, known as Busman saw these days. I’ve still got the bushman and the original blade that could be sharpened. I do tend to buy replacement blades these days. I also had a Rabone Chesterman measuring tape, silver body. Many tools today are cheap by comparison but the quality is very often poor.
Gw, my dad worked at another good old Brum company: Link
https://www.birminghamforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=14299.msg683530#msg683530
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Re: Heaton Street, Hockley
« Reply #174 on: May 04, 2021, 10:37:56 PM »
I had a Rabone 36 in folding ruler that belonged to my Grandad, he died in 1963, also an old bow saw, known as Busman saw these days. I’ve still got the bushman and the original blade that could be sharpened. I do tend to buy replacement blades these days. I also had a Rabone Chesterman measuring tape, silver body. Many tools today are cheap by comparison but the quality is very often poor.
Woolworth's on The Flat (a short walk from my house in Heaton St) did a range of cheap and cheerful tools - used them for making go-carts.
Woolworth's is next to the Baptist Church on the plan:
 http://www.birminghamforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=14936.msg659933#msg659933
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Re: Heaton Street, Hockley
« Reply #175 on: May 04, 2021, 10:43:03 PM »
Woolworth's on The Flat (a short walk from my house in Heaton St) did a range of cheap and cheerful tools - used them for making go-carts.
The infamous 1956 Heaton Street Go-cart Disaster link:
http://www.birminghamforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=14929.msg659806#msg659806
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