Author Topic: MOSELEY (Read 71146 times)

Phil · « **Reply #88 on:** March 25, 2009, 11:46:24 AM »

Bobby

What a warren of little industries Louis Lorne Rd was. One of my Uncles had a yard up there in the early 60's. I often went there to pass an hour or two. It always amazed me how many little businesses there were up there.

I remember a mate, who's family had just came down from Scotland, they had a flat in Trafalgar Rd. It was the ground floor of one of those big houses. The ground floor was bigger than our house, and the garden was like a park.

Phil

john2000 · « **Reply #89 on:** March 25, 2009, 12:19:33 PM »

I remember the garage, I was looking there one day when the salesman came up to me and said .. dont I know you from some where.? have a look around I'll come back to you.....and like an idiot I beleaved him ( he only wanted to sell me a car,) and I stood there for 20 mins,... :idiot2:J2

denise · « **Reply #90 on:** March 25, 2009, 12:25:25 PM »

I would fall for that John

pickard.r · « **Reply #91 on:** March 25, 2009, 12:49:27 PM »

Quote from: john2000 on March 25, 2009, 12:19:33 PM

I remember the garage, I was looking there one day when the salesman came up to me and said .. dont I know you from some where.? have a look around I'll come back to you.....and like an idiot I beleaved him ( he only wanted to sell me a car,) and I stood there for 20 mins,... :idiot2:J2

That was probably Robert, the younger brother, David jr; the eldest brother, was in charge of the servicing where i worked as a "grease monkey"

Phil,

you are right about about the area being a warren of small units, I remember how they would pass on business to each other if one was too busy or didn,t have the resources to do a job themselves.

Bobby

Phil · « **Reply #92 on:** March 27, 2009, 12:31:30 PM »

Bobby

Nearly every district in Birmingham had hundreds of small businesses at one time. I watched thousands of them fail, through no fault of their own. It was all down to one woman.

Sadly the more that went bump, the more our business increased, We didn't plan it that way when we started out. It was just the result of Thatcherism.

I think the loss of all those little back street businesses are the reason why we have to pay top money for every little service now. Yes in among all the good little firms there were some cowboys, but on the whole they provided a good service, "if you couldn't get it made in Birmingham, you couldn't get it done anywhere". You can't say that today.

Phil

tramp · « **Reply #93 on:** March 27, 2009, 05:14:02 PM »

Phil,

Sadly, that is now very, very true.

Phil · « **Reply #94 on:** October 24, 2009, 02:28:48 PM »

Denise has asked me to post part of her postcard collection as she is having a little difficulty in resizing them. She is away overnight but will do a commentary on them when she returns.

Phil