Posts Tagged: Watling Street
Watling View fire station – Michael Clark
Michael Clark used to deliver milk in Sopwell and recalls that there was a fire station built in Watling View at the same time as the houses were built. Twelve houses were allocated to fireman. The fire station building proved… More about ‘Watling View fire station – Michael Clark’»
Memories of a milkman – Michael Clark
Michael Clark was born in St Michael’s village in 1942. He left school to become a milkman and within a month of starting the job, the family moved to Cottonmill Crescent. At that time, there used to be three dairies… More about ‘Memories of a milkman – Michael Clark’»
Memories of St Julian’s farm – Mrs Terry
Mrs Giddings, Betty Terry’s mother, worked at St Julian’s farm for the Muir family. Betty remembers hunting for mushrooms there. She also remembers an airfield behind the farm where you could get a flight for 10 shillings. More information has… More about ‘Memories of St Julian’s farm – Mrs Terry’»
St Stephen’s church
This is a collection of images from the early part of the twentieth century of the oldest church in Sopwell,… More about ‘St Stephen’s church’»
Tavistock Avenue
Tavistock Avenue was once part of Doggetts Road. Then it was called St Julian’s Farm Estate on East Road, while the houses were being constructed, as the land was also part of the St Julian’s estate. The land was sold… More about ‘Tavistock Avenue’»
St Stephen’s Vicarage and garden
Before it was vandalised in the early 1970s, St Stephen’s vicarage and garden was a splendid Georgian building. Here are some wonderful descriptions and images of what it was like in its heyday. The land on which the building stood… More about ‘St Stephen’s Vicarage and garden’»
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