Date:1959
Description:Pamela and Keith Whitehouse and friend Stephen Blakemore, relax in the garden with pet dog ‘Trudy`. Keith says “The garden was large with a number of trees including apple trees”. Beyond the fencing can be seen factory buildings one of these was Smarts, a company that made cheap ornaments. Smarts demise came when it caught fire and burned to the ground. Keith relates that Rudge's Removals were also next door to the house behind a high wall. “We would climb on top of the wall and from there we were able to step on to the roof of the furniture removal vans”. Stephen Blakemore became a musician (Guitar) and has worked with fellow Balsall Heath musicians UB40.
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Image courtesy of: Keith Whitehouse
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Source: Balsall Heath Local History Society , Jim Fitzpatrick , Graham Partlett , Elizabeth McKeon , Diane Stead , Keith Whitehouse
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