Voices of Kingstanding
6 published memories in Family from the 1930s.
Mrs Lutwich · 1930s · Kingstanding
Filmed for Voices of Kingstanding in 2011, Mrs Lutwich talks about moving to Kingstanding.
Read the full memory: Mrs Lutwich: moving to Kingstanding, and moving backBarry Floyd · 1930s · Kettlehouse Farm estate
Filmed for Voices of Kingstanding in 2011, Barry Floyd recalls his family moving to the Kettlehouse Farm estate from central Birmingham in the 1930s, and where his parents came from.
Read the full memory: Barry Floyd on moving to KingstandingPaula Ann Walker · 1930s · Cooksey Lane
The Wharwood family lived in Cooksey Lane, Kingstanding from 1931. Joseph and Ethel Wharwood, (nee Freeman) were thrilled with their brand new house, which took them out of very poor housing in Aston.
Read the full memory: A brand new house in Cooksey LaneLesley Harper · 1930s · Charlton Road
I was born and bought up in Charlton Road and my God mother’s mom and dad (Cashmore’s) were the first people to move into the council house opposite my childhood home when it was first built.
Read the full memory: Keeping the council’s lampshadesVeronica Marshall · 1930s · Harringay Road
When my parents were young they lived in the Inner City, my father lived at Berners Street, Lozells, and he met my mother when her family also moved to Berners Street.
Read the full memory: From Lozells to Harringay Road, 1931
Angela Cotgrave · 1930s · The Odeon
Her grandmother Edith worked as an usherette in the cinema’s early days, and lived on Brockwell Road.
Read the full memory: Grandmother Edith, usherette