West Hagley
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Sweet walks home
From 1962 until 1968 I used to walk back from school with my best friend, Jonathan Austin and once or twice a week usually a Friday , we would have enough pocket money on us to give ourselves a little sweet treat at the sweet shop on Worcester road. THis little gem was called "Parks" and was full from counter to ceiling with huge glass jars full of all kinds of imagineable sweets and it would take us a few minutes to decide what we were going to buy but it almost always came down to dolly mixtures, bob bons, wine gums or jelly babies with perhaps a "lucky bag" or a Sherbet fountain thrown in for good measure or perhaps ...read more here
Contributed by michael king
Worcestershire memories
Sweet walks home
From 1962 until 1968 I used to walk back from school with my best friend, Jonathan Austin and once or twice a week usually a Friday , we would have enough pocket money on us to give ourselves a little sweet treat at the sweet shop on Worcester road. THis little gem was called "Parks" and was full from counter to ceiling with huge glass jars full of all kinds of imagineable sweets and it would take us a few minutes to decide what we were going to buy but it almost always came down to dolly mixtures, bob bons, wine gums or jelly babies with perhaps a "lucky bag" or a Sherbet fountain thrown in for good measure or perhaps ...read more here
A memory of West Hagley contributed by michael king
Clent, my ancestral home!
My Huxley ancestors came to Clent from Ribbesford in 17C and married into the Waldron family who it seems had been there almost forever! Always interested to hear from any distant relatives.
Walking home in the dark
Before we were married my then fiance used to live on the Birmingham road and this scene was on my route home often around midnight. Then it was in the process of change from the road works that resulted in the ring road. The scene resembled terrific desolation and required careful negotiation of the canal bank being unlit and very slippery.
In 2006 we rented a canal cruiser and wanted to stay here for a couple of days right where that barge is in the photo. The rental company warned us away because it was unsafe due to the risk from local vandals. Poor old Kiddy and poor old England have not fared well over the last 40+ years. ...read more here
A memory of Kidderminster contributed by David Pitt
Extracts From West Hagley & Worcestershire books
The Cross Keys pub stands
behind the parked vehicles.
Today the pub has been
converted into cottages, but
the name survives, because
they are called Cross Keys
Mews. The garage survives
too, overlooking the very
busy intersection where
roads diverge to go to
Kidderminster or Worcester.
An extract from from"Stourbridge Living Memories".
The store that was Bridge’s
shop in W305026 (pages
68-69) is now five years
later run by F Park. Today it
is a Victoria Wine shop. The
private houses next door
are now also all occupied by
shops. The gateway on the
right is an entrance to playing
fields, which can still be
found behind the buildings.
An extract from from"Stourbridge Living Memories".
The pub here is named for the Lyttelton family, owners of nearby Hagley Hall. It was the 1st Lord Lyttelton who
was responsible for the house and grounds we see today. He was at one time the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The 2nd Lord, nicknamed Naughty Tom, was one of the founders of the notorious Hell Fire Club.
An extract from from"Stourbridge Living Memories".
KIDDERMINSTER has been fortunate in that it
has always been a relatively compact town, despite its
expansion during the 18th and 19th centuries. This has
meant that the townspeople have always enjoyed the
advantage of easy access to the countryside, a fortunate
circumstance, as there were no areas within the town
that could be described as parkland.
This changed, however, in 1887 with the presentation
to the town of Brinton Park to the immediate south-
west. Previously known as Sutton Common (a name
that survives as Sutton Farm in the suburbs just
beyond), the land was bought by John Brinton expressly
to provide a park for the people of the town. At that
time, the park covered an area of 24 acres; a further 6
acres was later purchased by the Council in 1906.
An extract from from"Kidderminster Town and City Memories".
The chapel is in the top of the house, next to a nursery that offered views in
all directions. Members of the family could stand watch while a service was
being held. Notice the decorated section of the ceiling — the entire room
was once painted with designs of vines, lilies and pomegranates, and much
of it can still be seen on the brickwork. There are many other examples of
painted walls throughout the house and, strange though it may seem, these
probably only survived because the house was neglected for so long — careless
restoration might have inadvertently caused its destruction.
An extract from from"Kidderminster Town and City Memories".