Lee Bank As I Remember It by Bernard Allen

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Date:1931 - 1945 (c.)

Description:Bernard Allen is a former resident of the Lee Bank/ Edgbaston area. These are his memories of the area he grew up in.

The picture here is of Mr Allen at work in Freeman and Ward on Cregoe Street.


Timeline

The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.

1840s
Rev Edward Bird (St Thomas's Church)
Rev Edward Bird (St Thomas's Church)

In 1842, when the Rev Edward Bird became Rector of the Parish, he found himself ...

1860s
St Thomas's Church and School
St Thomas's Church and School

An engraving from 1865. The Vicar at this time was the Reverend C.T. Wilkinson who ...

1910s
Rev C.T. Aston (St Thomas's Church)
Rev C.T. Aston (St Thomas's Church)

In 1919, the Trustees (of St Thomas's Church) appointed to the Living the Rev. C ...

1940s
Bernard Allen at work in Freeman and Ward
Bernard Allen at work in Freeman and Ward

Freeman and Ward was located at the Bath Row end of Cregoe Street. They made equipment ...

1960s
St Thomas's School wins garden competition
St Thomas's School wins garden competition

The school came up with a unique idea for a garden on the rooftop playground. Plants ...

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Donor ref:Bernard Allen (67/8281)

Source: Mr Ron Butler ,  Mrs Gwen Hatton ,  Ms Angela Dyer ,  Mrs May Williams ,  Mr Arthur Sadler ,  Mrs Janet Abbotts ,  Ms Rose Pearson ,  Mrs Dolly Ray ,  Mrs Pamela Edwards ,  Mrs Betty Queen ,  Mr Ken Smith ,  Ms Julia Wagstaffe ,  Woodview Primary School ,  Ms Carol Woolley ,  St Thomas's School ,  E.R. Mason Youth Centre ,  Mr Bernard Allen ,  Mrs Gladys Russell ,  Mrs Pat Jones ,  Ms Angela Maloney ,  St Thomas Old Scholars ,  Mr Ken Bonham

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