Meeting Dates 2012
18th January 2012
7th March 2012
6th June 2012
12th September 2012
20th December 2012
Next Meeting
Dares Pub with the members of the Buffs at Lodge Road
366 Lodge Road which was opposite the Dares Pub,
The Buffs organisation used to give Christmas parties and raise money for children in the
area.
During the war a land mine dropped on a house in Lodge Road and passed through the
roof and all the floors to rest un-exploded in the cellar, not sure if it was 366 Lodge Road
The story goes that the whole of the block had to be evacuated while the bomb was made
safe as it was so big it would have destroyed many houses within the area.
Three further pictures, one of outside the front of 366 Lodge Road during the
Coronation (centre), see Long live the Queen Banner above the dentist sign, so must
be 1953 another at the back of 366 (left) with Mr Ashford’s Grand Parents filling a
kettle with a hose pipe and the last one showing his Gran and family dressed for the
Coronation (right)
Some old photos taken in Lodge Road submitted by Mr Paul Ashford
Lodge Road, corner of Lees Street circa late sixties or early seventies
mouse over the photos to enlarge
If you are interested in the area as it was, then Ted and Maureen Rudges book
"Winson Green to Brookfields Through Time"
and/or their web site
http://www.winsongreentobrookfields.co.uk/
is something that’s well worth having a look at.
We have been given permission to use some images from the book on this site
