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TARGET="_top" TITLE="LINKS">LINKS</A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=385 width="100%" colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CC99CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><I>BROOKFIELDS </I></FONT><I> </I><I>SPRING HILL</I><I> </I><I> </I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>A SHOPPING AREA OF BROOKFIELD</U></B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> SPRING HILL</div> <div> Two Spring Hill shops photographed around the 1930s</div> <div> One is of the <B><U>Hill Top Cafe</U></B> with my Auntie Nell Luckman standing on the step. </div> <div> The other is <B><U>Luckman's Wallpaper Shop</U></B> around the same time </div> <div> Photos kindly sent by   <B>Yvonne Wale</B></div> <div> 23/01/05</div> <div> <IMG SRC="56640f40.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="500" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <IMG SRC="56848f40.jpg" border=0 width="328" height="500" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Spring Hill was a thriving  shopping centre before the advent of the modern supermarket its shops catered for the local families of Brookfields, Winson Green, Ladywood and beyond.</div> <div> Among the shops in <B><U>a</U></B><B><U>lp</U></B><B><U>habetical name order</U></B> were;-</div> <bR> <div> <B>Allibones </B>(Crockery and glass ware)</div> <div> <B>Alabones (</B>Clothes shop).</div> <bR> <div> <B>Baines </B>(Bread and cakes)</div> <div> <B>Bamboo Cafe</B></div> <div> <B>Benche's </B>[hairdressers]</div> <div> <B>Birmingham Cooperative Society (the CO-OP)   </B></div> <div> <B>Browns Shoe repairers</B></div> <div> <B>Book shop[second hand]</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Bradley's [Butchers]</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Carmicheal's [faggot and peas]</B></div> <div> <B>Carr's [curtains]</B></div> <div> <B>Co-Op</B></div> <div> <B>Cooks hot pie shop</B></div> <div> <B>'Coach And Horses' Pub</B></div> <div> <B>'The College'</B> <B>pub</B> at 169 <B>Spring Hill,</B></div> <div> <B>Dentist</B></div> <div> <B>Dean</B> 2nd hand shop </div> <bR> <div> <B>Ellett </B>George and Lizzy had a shop on Spring Hill at 195 </div> <bR> <div> <B>Fallon </B>cigrettes etc</div> <div> <B>Faggot and Pea's Shop</B></div> <div> <B>Featherstones Butchers</B></div> <div> <B>Flints Greengrocer</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Guild</B> ---a pub </div> <div> <B>Gibbon's Fish and Chip shop</B></div> <div> <B>Green's Linen Shop</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Haines Butchers</B></div> <div> <B>Hilltop Cafe</B></div> <div> <B>Howards Newsagent</B></div> <div> <B>Home & Colonial.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Jeffs (Gents Outfitters),</B></div> <div> <B>Joan's Greengrocers</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Star newsagents</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Leslie Smith (ex Aston Villa player) sports shop Record Shop</B></div> <div> <B>Lee's: the record shop </B></div> <div> <B>Luckman's wallpaper shop</B></div> <div> <B>Lyons linen/clothing shop </B></div> <div> <B>Launderette</B> (nexy door to the cake shop)</div> <bR> <div> <B>Maple Leaf Florist</B></div> <div> <B>Marsh and Baxters pork butchers</B></div> <div> <B>Marriots Wedding Dress Shop</B></div> <div> <B>Marshal's [greengrocers]One legged optician </B></div> <div> <B>                                                                   <IMG SRC="2a82cbb0.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="187" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Peggy Shore Hair Salon (</B>Shores hairdressers)</div> <bR> <div> <B>The Queens Pub</B> (corner of Spring Hill & Ingleby Street)</div> <bR> <div> <B>Len Shaws</B> (Grocers).</div> <bR> <div> <B>Rowley Butcher</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Spring Hill Snooker Hall</B></div> <div> <B>The Sta</B><B>r</B> (Toy Shop)</div> <div> <B>Sid Sedwicks</B> (army & navy stores)</div> <bR> <div> <B>Uncle Franks [Amusement Arcade]</B><B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Vaughans</B>.sweet shop </div> <div> <B>Verrichias ice cream shop</B> (right hand side by the canal passage way)    <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >(Tony Warrington)</FONT></div> <div> <B>Venus  (</B> fish & chip shop).</div> <bR> <div> <B>Wakeling Green-grocery (185)</B></div> <div> <B>Wrens [Taxi,s]</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U><IMG SRC="408f4410.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="321" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>SPRING HILL </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>27/09/07</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Re; Spring Hill shops, does no-0ne not remember Cooks hot pie shop, where you could buy delicious hot meat pies for about 3d each during and after the war?</B></div> <div> <B>Eric Day</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>  Email:</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#3333CC" FACE="Arial" ><B> ericjo152@blueyonder.co.uk</B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>SPRING HILL </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >19/02/07</FONT></div> <div> I lived on Spring Hill but went to Icknield Street boys school, and had a good friend named George Sheard who lived in Heaton Street. I left school in 1962 but still remember the good times we had in the flat at lunch times, annoying the ladies in Woolies and Nortons, and chatting up the girls from Camden Street girls school.</div> <div> rob smith  Email: <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>banjosmith@hotmail.co.uk</U></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>SPRING HILL  </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >29/09/06</FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Ive just come across your site whilst researching my family tree.My great great uncle was <B><U>James Potter</U></B>,</div> <div> He had the <B>optician</B><B><IMG SRC="72410a90.jpg" border=0 width="272" height="169" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><B>s shop at 147 Spring Hill</B>, He had <B>one leg </B>so would have been quite memorable.As you can imagine i was delighted to see a hand written receipt from his shop on your site and wondered if you knew the whereabouts of it so i could possibly gain a copy of it. I hope you dont think im being cheeky asking but as you can imagine personal artefacts are quite hard to come by . I would be really grateful if anyone had any information on the Potter family or their shop.</div> <div> Thank you for taking the time to read this email, </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >I can be contacted on </FONT><U>carlnliz@hotmail.com </U>   <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Many thanks Elizabeth</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>SPRING HILL    </B>College Pub  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >16/11/05</FONT></div> <div>  I am Grace & Bill Millington's doughter, I have a sister, Cynthia and we lived at the <B>College Pub from 1946</B>, I would love to hear from anyone whom I know from that era, I married Brian Haynes in 1964 and married from <B>the College Pub</B>. Please contact me Gillian Millington   Email: <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>traceyhitchen@gmail.com</U></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>SPRING HILL </B></div> <div> My dad's brother <B><U>John Thompson</U></B><B> ( </B>Dublin) lived in the <B><U>Spring Hill</U></B> area throughout 1950-1960. He was married to Eileen Byrne and they had a number of children. They lived at No. 16 (back of 28) Spring Hill which I understand was demolished in the 1960's and tenants were later rehoused. </div> <div> <U>We are trying to trace him or his family.</U></div> <div> Edel Thompson<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#330000" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >11/11/05</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>SPRING HILL    </B>College Pub   <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >09/11/05    "</FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" >CAN YOU HELP"</FONT></div> <div> My Mom & Dads name are Gill and Brian Haynes and they grew up around the Spring Hill area. My grandads name was Bill Millington and he use to run the College Pub on Spring Hill.would you perhaps have any pictures,stories etc,relating to this as i would love to gather it all and suprise my Mom for xmas with it, she would be thrilled. Or would it be possible to add it to this great site of yours?</div> <div> Looking forward to hearing from you.</div> <div> Regards anthony haynes  Email: <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>supercroup55@hotmail.com</U></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>SPRING HILL</B>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >29/03/05</FONT></div> <div> <B>'The College'</B> pub at 169 <B>Spring Hill,</B> on the corner of <B>College Street</B> was my first home in 1943. </div> <div> The landlord was my grandfather, Arthur Cutler and my grandmother Annie Cutler, helped by my mother Irene Berry. <B>Dr. Lewis</B>, the black doctor was a customer and used to bounce me on his knee for hours. My great grandparents, James and Mary Hemming, lived at 11/4, <B>Eyre Street.</B></div> <div> John Berry  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Email: </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>urljon@globalnet.co.uk</U></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>SPRING HILL</B></div> <div> My Nan and Grandad Violet and Fred Wakeling had a green-grocers on <B>Spring Hill, number 185</B> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="82091fa0.jpg" border=0 width="401" height="250" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> This is a photo of my nan <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" >Violet Wakeling </FONT>in the shop at 185 Spring Hill, Brookfields,- taken in the late 1960's. Note: the price of a pound of spuds!</div> <div>   <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0033CC" FACE="Arial" >more family photos on the College Street page</FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#3366FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT> </div> <div> we were four doors away from the Verrechias. Rosie Fallon was next door to us (Nan's sister) she sold cigrettes etc., then there was Mrs Dean (second hand-shop) her son Robert was my 'best-mate, then  Mr and Mrs Evans (printers) and then Sid Verrechia. I have very fond memories of Sid as every time he saw me out playing (which was a lot) I always had a free'tub' of ice-cream. The back entrance to our shop (and all the others from us down to the College Pub), was a drive accessed from College Street - it was known to us as ' The Old Coll' and Sids ice-cream vans were always there being washed and filled up ready for their rounds. He was a lovely bloke and was good friends with my Dad</div> <div>  I was born at 185 in 1960, the only child of Joan (nee Wakeling) and my Dad George Billings. I spent my childhood on Spring Hill and have only fond memories. At 188 was a sweet shop where Louise Walters lived with her parents. My other mates were down the avenue - the Truemans. We all went to Camden St School between 1964/5 until its closure in 1969/70 I then went to Nelson Street.</div> <div> My Mom went to Steward Street J&I School and then to Camden Street..Mom has a wealth of knowledge about the area and I am sure she will be able to add some interesting stories and information.</div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >Jennie Billings  </FONT>Jennie Billings  Email: <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#3333CC" FACE="Arial" >jennie-georgina@hotmail.com</FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >    10/05/04</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Having read the list list of shops on <B>Spring Hill</B> I note that you have not included Luckman's wallpaper shop. My aunt and uncle, Nellie and Arthur Luckman ran it during the 1950's and 60's. I can't remember it very well but I know you could get into the Verrachia ice cream factory from their back yard. </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >Yvonne Wale</FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  Email: </FONT><U>yvonne.wale@btopenworld.com </U>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >17/01/04</FONT></div> <bR> <div> I spoke to my dad  about <B>Spring Hil</B>l to see if he could remember any other shop names. he said that on one side of Luckman's Wallpaper shop was a Lyons<B> </B>linen/clothing shop (I don't know whether that is the correct spelling) and on the other was a pub called The Guild. He also named a sweet shop called Vaughans. Further up Spring Hill was the cafe run first by my Nan, Florence Hardwick, and then my aunt Doris. It was called Hilltop Cafe. <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >Yvonne Wale </FONT> Email: <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>yvonne.wale@btopenworld.com </U>  </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >18/01/04</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Does anyone remenber Rowleys the butchers (the managers was named Peter), it was on <B>Spring Hill </B>just passed <B>Spring Hill Passage</B> on the right hand side looking towards the library, it was about the fifth shop along. I use to work there part time, after school and Saturday, the date I was working there was about 1964. </div> <div> When i lived in the Green I use to live at 131 Winson St. I left at the age of 16. I am still in brum and living in Balsall Heath. <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >Ronald Bird </FONT>Email: <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>villafc@btopenworld.com</U>   </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >06/11/03</FONT></div> <div>  </div> <bR> <div> My nan (George and Lizzy Ellett) had a shop on Spring Hill at 195 which I use to work in when i was a lad, My dad William Crowley was a bus driver at Roseberry Street bus garage. I use to live at 42 Winson Green Road and I went to Summmerfield School and then went to Portland school. I have some photos <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > Paul Crowley</FONT>  Email: <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>crowood@aol.com</U></FONT></div> <bR> <div> Can anybody remember the little paper shop owned by Billy Howard which stood at the bottom of Springhill.</div> <div> I think his parents also owned a paper shop someware near to the library.</div> <div> I delivered papers for Billy Howard around 1960. <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >Pat Garland</FONT>.Email: <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>www.baggyboy68@btinternet.com</U></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> There was also a greengrocers on the corner of Ellen Street and Spring Hill, further up towards the library was a green grocers run by the Flints who had children Peter and Philip.Philip was tragically killed in a road accident when I think about 14 years old.  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >John Solomon</FONT>  Email: <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>johnsolomon6@aol.com</U></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> With regards to shops on Spring Hill I remember Playfair Shoe Shop which I think was next door to Stoddards who sold cured meats and bacon etc. Next to Stoddards was the seed merchants whos name I cannot recall at the moment. I think next door to him possibly was Miss Zissman and her brother who sold haberdashery. There was also Home & Colonial Stores (which I think later became the Co Op) on the corner of Ellen St and Spring Hill. Following on towards Spring Hill Library - does anyone remember " The Black Doctor" -Doctor Lewis. I can remember my parents having to pay him when I had a rash. My recollections at that time were that he was sent for on many occasions (when they could afford it.) I also remember Walford & Cashmore on Spring Hill near to the junction with Ingleby St. I was a pupil at Camden St Infant and Junior from 1949 to 1959. Does anyone remember Mr Hickman? he was a teacher in the last year of junior school, very strict but a lot of his pupils passed there 11+.  The head teachers name was Miss Baggley (she was a right corker) a lady of her time, i think!!</div> <div> Reading one of the e mails that someone sent they made reference to "Wally Green" bookmakers on spring hill, just as a matter of interest my father- Ernie Johnson was a bookmakers clerk who worked at Wally Greens for over 25 years in fact until the premises were demolished.My Father was born in Steward Street, Spring Hill.</div> <div> from  Wendy Pettitt nee Johnson<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >   Email: </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>Bedders38@aol.com</U></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0ac01010.png" border=0 width="1" height="1" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> </tr></table></body>