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Lozells

A district of North Birmingham between Hockley and Handsworth.

Lozells	Lozells	Wills Street	Wills Street
Wills Street	Wills Street	Wills Street	Burbury Street
Hamstead Road	Hamstead Road	Wills Street	Charleville Road
Barker Street	Barker Street	Barker Street	Barker Street
The Observatory	Barker Street at John Street	John Street	John Street
John Street	John Street	In search of 139 Gerrard Street	Gerrard Street from 165
Barker Street	Barker Street	George Street	George Street
Guildford Street	Hunters Road	Hunters Road	Hunters Road
Hunters Road	Hunters Road	Hunters Road	Gunmakers Arms, Gerrard Street
The Union Public House, Gerrard Street	191-3 Lozells Road	Lozells Road	Lozells Road
Lozells Road Car Park	Lozells Road

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Ken Meeson		13-Feb-2012 19:29
I was born in Lozells Lime Grove but spent my childhood in Hartington Rd the Lozells Rd was my stomping ground. I was educated ( if you could call it that) at Gower St School. I am stuggling to remember the shop names but remember Woolworths and a namesake sweet shop called Meeson,s Kenneth Meeson

Kath		12-Feb-2012 21:51
My Mom grew up in Berners Street, Surname Hill, She was born 1919, the middle child of Frank and Beatrice Hill. I remember the area in the mid 1950's when I was visiting my grandparents as a little girl. My great grandfather kept a pub which I have a photo of. It's called the Royal Oak Inn. It was either in Hockley or Lozells, as they lived in both areas. The road sign looks like Hospital Street, any ideas anyone? I drove round Berners Street and Lozells Road today but couldn't recall it looking like it did up to the early 60's when my grandparents had both died.

Kath		12-Feb-2012 19:20
My Mom grew up in Berners Street, Surname Hill, She was born 1919, the middle child of Frank and Beatrice Hill. I remember the area in the mid 1950's when I was visiting my grandparents as a little girl. My great grandfather kept a pub which I have a photo of. It's called the Royal Oak Inn. It was either in Hockley or Lozells, as they lived in both areas. The road sign looks like Hospital Street, any ideas anyone? I drove round Berners Street and Lozells Road today but couldn't recall it looking like it did up to the early 60's when my grandparents had both died.

Guest		05-Feb-2012 14:34
The shoe shop was called Huins. My father was the manager until the mid 70s and I remember the area well. It is in a sad state now though.

Guest		01-Feb-2012 00:47
born in lozells wilton street 1973 great pictures brought back lots of childhood memories

dennis		08-Dec-2011 09:55
best give my email address then ha ha den3773@yahoo.com

dennis		08-Dec-2011 09:54
i lived in anglesey street till 1968 great times and fond memories would love to hear from anyone who lived there at the same time

Marion		05-Sep-2011 08:54
I lived in the park house my dad was the park keeper our back yard was next door to Lucas's

leslie jukes		27-Apr-2011 21:31
keith theses are wonderfull photos , i grew up around guildford st. and guthrie street by the side of burbury park . i worked at the top of hunters rd next door to the bonner memorial school for about 7 years and in response to Trevor Hopkins the toy shop was called McGawleys just pastthe corner of wilton street and lozells rd .a friend of mine still lives in wills street, george street park takes up most of what used to be brougham street ,there used to be a huge house in brougham street where two maiden sisters lived does anyone remember them their sister was Mrs Robinson who owned the newsagents on Nursery rd , i was a paper boy there for about three years and used to take baskets up to the sisters i now live in kingstanding but the lozells days still come back whne i see pics like this les jukes

Terry Larkin		24-Jan-2011 02:59
Well....I said I would be returning at Christmas / New Year and I kept my promise. Last Wednesday, January 19, I took a trip to Villa Park then got my cabbie to take me around Lozells...against all the safety advice of my family. Its enough to say I'll stay with the memories of 1967 and the home movies I have than what is there today. It was, above all else, saddening to see my home suburb reduced to that...litter, graffiti,frightened mistrustful residents. At least I kept my word. Cheers.

gary e cooper		10-Jan-2011 19:42
Thanks Keith, for a walk down memory lane. Born May 3rd, 1936. gary e cooper. 98 berners st., lozells b'ham 19. any one out there still alive & kicking. who remebers the old lozells Would love to hear from you. E-mail. GCOOPER37@TAMPABAY.RR.COM ( best of luck )

paul		29-Nov-2010 21:56
I remamber living opersite burbury park 1 back of 46 berners st with toilet block and coal house, and going to saint mathias school. lucas used to do a christmas party for employees kids, which we used to go to. not sure why the waste land used to be called bomb pecks unless it was due to the war ? we would take great care building our go carts out of a plank of wood and pram wheels. think the sweet shop in the steet used to be called nellies ? great times

ron coles		21-Nov-2010 15:34
Old mate Ray (Gypsy) Smith lived in Wills St In 50s Had a thin tache which he blacked with a used match

Guest		15-Nov-2010 19:24
My Dad grew up in Wills Street. As there were 14 children they lived in a quite a big house. He always said his house used to be an old schoolhouse or nunnery. The house is no longer there.

Guest		15-Nov-2010 19:13
My Dad grew up in Wills Street. As there were 14 children they lived in a quite a big house. He always said his house used to be an old schoolhouse or nunnery. The house is no longer there.

Holte School 2004		29-Sep-2010 11:53
Lozells...where do i start?? 4 streets and a main road, where I have seen so much, as an asian female I am proud to have grown up here with all the cultural support around me, Holte School, LOZ has everything you need, just not the space it is very over crowded.... But theres still space 4 me and my folk ~:)))))))))))))))))))))

David Lane		27-Sep-2010 04:12
Just found this site...marvelous. I was born in Barker street. Remember the pub and the chippie. Moved to Perth in 1969. David Lane...grandparents on mums side were Harbon 70 Barker street.

Guest		28-Aug-2010 15:52
My family, the Larkins, lived at 35 Bennett St up until the middle of 1967 when we moved over here to Perth, Western Australia.I was seven when we left but my siblings tell me about the dragon, a family in Chain Walk whose surname was Khan, Mrs Pendrys shop and the school I attended, Sacred Heart Catholic School. I'm visiting the UK at Christmas and will be popping out to check out Lozells....can't help myself, cheers.

Patrick Moran		28-Jan-2010 13:50
I lived in Lozellsin the 60s and 70s Burbury St and Burners St went to Anglsey St J&I then Gower Boys went out with a girl who lived in Finch Rd Jayne G do you know or rember her biggsy I have great memorys of my child hood Burbury St Park Handsworth Victoria Rd swiming baths. Watching one half of Burbury St park been knocked down (what a play area all the empty houses) to make way for New Town. Tating the old house for their cooper and led BB on Nursery Rd First drink in Lozells Inn

Guest		17-Jan-2010 17:39
hey ppl watz up? howz lyf souwi am bored so am commenting on diz fiingz.

Guest		17-Jan-2010 17:37
LOZ

Hemma		17-Jan-2010 17:36
i lived in anglesey street but then i moved into lozells street. Lozells RULEZ. it feelz sikk to live in a beautiful area. LOZ rulez ...

Julie Meeson		14-Dec-2009 16:33
Hi! I was born in 1964. Most of my family, the Meesons grew up in Chain Walk & the grove behind along with the Colmans, Collins, Bonds, Wilks, Davies families - and others I can picture but not put a surname to. Does anyone remember Maggie's corner shop at the top of the road? Nan used to send me up there as a nipper to fetch her 5 park drive. Also does anyone remember what we called the DRAGON play area at the back of the grove by Bennett Street? There was also the Copper/White family from Carpenters Road, the oldest lad Phil is my only daughters dad, lost him to Huntington's a few years back. If anyone remembers anything, and knows these families I'd love to hear from you, Juls

Trevor Hopkins		02-Nov-2009 02:17
I was born in Johnstone street in 1959 and have really good memories of toddling along the Lozells road up to Aston cross. There was a magnificent toy shop ( anyone remember it? ) not far from the junction with Wheeler street. Oh happy days!!!. As a Lozells boy, the riots broke my heart, you would`nt have got those in the 60`s !!. Still see it now as a copper, boy how it`s changed !. I remember playing in the back yard of the old police station, not far from the church, something must have rubbed off on me!!!!!!!. Does anyone remember Mrs. Pendry`s sweet shop, near to Chain walk? Like most of you, you can take the boy out of Lozells but not lozells out of the boy !!!!

Guest		05-Oct-2009 17:08
peter i was born in frances rd circa 1955 moving to london around 1972/3 i remember wastells or as we called it bell ringers trying to remember the name of the shoe shop on the same side do you remember the cafe on the corner of archbald rd i think. run by mary and joe great days

Max		03-Oct-2009 18:15
I lived just off Wills Street , Brougham st, i was born there and left when i was 14 in 1965. The greatest place you could have been bought up in .

SARAH		13-Sep-2009 01:17
I WAS BORN IN CHURCH STREET LOZELLS AND THEN MOVED INTO CARPENTERS RD WHEN I GOT MARRIED I USED TO LIVE OPPOSITE ASHLEY BLAKE

karen		04-May-2009 22:28
I lived in carpenters rooad until 1978, fortunately left area before riots, haven't been back since, i prob would not recognise the place now. I remember jean who has posted a message about running the corner shop, i remember calling the shop Jeffs, not sure if he was jeans relative or partner, also shop we called Woods a bit further down, had a son called greg who used to chase us.

anthony		11-Dec-2008 04:55
hi does anyone remember joe jukes who lived in powick place back of carpenters road he was a boxer at some point in his early teens player squeeze box and had 4 daughters any info pls thanks

Jean		23-Jul-2008 15:13
I grew up in Carpenters Road, off Lozells Road, I lived there for 20 years until I bought the greengrocers shop on the corner of Carpenters Road and Wills Street and lived there for nine years. I sold it just two years before the Lozells riots.

roy		04-Jul-2008 14:56
hi i worked in a big green grocers called wastells ( im am a bad speller ) 1968 lived in well street most of my life and lodged in harting avenue

Guest		27-May-2008 15:36
I too grew up in Lozells. I worked in Naden Road and used to walk along Wills Street and down Hunters Road every day. It is so sad to see everywhere boarded up. It was a great place to live.

Guest		28-Feb-2008 13:23
how i remember growing up in lozells...its so sad to see it looks today i have fond memeories even though it was tough at time ..i to was around in the roits...it was the begining of the end for things then...nobody seemed to care about how things looked anymore...pride was gone,and if someones asked where you lived you was ashamed to say LOZELLS...if i could go back in time and pick any place to grow in i wouldn't pick anywhere eles. im proud i grew up in lozells.....the only thing is you can take the person from lozells but you carn't take lozells out of you...the streets of lozells educated me

biggsy		21-Jan-2008 17:23
Lozells. I lived in Finch Rd from 1962 up until 1981. We all got on with each other great memories.Yes seen the riots. I worked at Astbury and madeley Ltd in the same Rd. Wow has it changed, so sad.

BOLLY		07-Jan-2008 14:35
lived in LOZ all my life Saquibs is the shit! haha lovin the union haha

loz merko anz		04-Jan-2008 12:32
i liv in loz and i think its a getto brraaappp

LOZ guest		04-Oct-2007 16:44
wow i live in lozells at the moment, its not a bad place but its been through a lot of bad light.

Guest		28-Aug-2007 19:00
hi trevor....i do remeber you,if your the same trevor who lived in barker street...lol

trevor		20-Aug-2007 20:44
lived in lozells since 1980, still here. Think i know you marie from nxet door to waterloo

marie		17-Aug-2007 08:09
well well well i carn't belive the old places.i use to live on wills street next door to the waterloo pub ....its so sad to see how its run down so much now ...i have very fond memories of my childhood friend and the happyness and friendship i had there..it could do with some needed tlc...

Guest		16-May-2006 21:01
Thanks so much for a true view of where 139 Gerrard Street once was. This is indeed a blessing to me, and will be to my family. It looks as though the Lozells area is mainly that old time brick-type townhouses. Perfect. I'm indeed grateful for your offerings. Blessings, sh

Rupert		06-May-2006 15:23
Hope those fine looking townhouses on Chareville are not slated for demolition.

Rupert		06-May-2006 00:23
#4. Looking west on Wills Street just before George and Villa Streets I think.

Rupert		05-May-2006 20:07
Numbering pictures from top left and to right: #3. Wills Street @ junction with Church St. looking west. #9. Wills Street looking west to Hunters road. #10. Houses on Charleville Road taken from Wills Street @ Hunters Road. With more info I could add more if it is off any value.

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