I was born and bred in Smethwick and therefore knew Bearwood well when I lived there. After seeing this video, I'm VERY glad that I moved to the south of England.
I was born in Birmingham, spent the first four years of my life in Bartley Green.....but then moved to Smethwick and spent the rest of my childhood there. I moved to Cumbria in my early twenties with my mom, as this is where she’s originally from and although I don’t miss the West Midlands as a place very much, I do have some very precious childhood memories.....especially of my best friend, visiting her house for sleepovers, enjoying Safeway pizza, sharing dreams of faraway places and people, finding fun in the most simple ways such as Pick ‘n’ Mix from Woolworths, playing “getting lost” around the backstreets of posher areas, almost drowning from laughter in Thimblemill Baths, having the biggest crush on my best friend’s brother’s best friend.
I was born in Bearwood Smethwick in 1948 and lived in Lightwoods road. I played in lightwoods park and Warley wood's, went to Bearwood road school, went to St Mary's church. This video has brought back so many memories and thanks for making it. I am 75 now and live in Weston super Mare but I still think of dear old Bearwood and it seems to be still a nice place to live.
At 15:50 if you walked down the road about 100 yards you'd come across the pub (bar) called The Barleycorn. Spent many a night (and day ) in that place 🤣 although now it's a function hall of some sort. Bearwood used to be nice (a long time ago) when I used to attend bearwood school
that was my local lived down the from it back in the 1970s ( on dale st ) thats when dolly & gorden worked there i moved out of england back in 1980 great memories
@@s007dhillon dolly and Gordon! I used to drink in there from when I left school at shirelands. Dolly retired after a bit but Gordon was going strong for a long while after.. I moved on after a few years but he was still there until he too retired. Good old days
Whatever happened to Bearwood? It was a delightful shopping centre in the early sixties. I can close my eyes and still see the shops as they were. There was an upmarket patisserie called "Brunners". A butcher run by Mr Jordan. Timothy Whites, Foster Brothers, Evans (toy shop), Boots, and Woolworth. Also a shop that stocked electrical bits and pieces called Feltons.
I've lived here for 66 years and recall all the places you mentioned. There was a clothes shop in the 60s and 70s called Lloyds I think, run by a middle-aged married couple. It was situated in the row of shops where The Raja Tandoori Restaurant used to be. There was a music/ record shop on Sandon Road run by a family and son which, in the 80s, moved across the road. I can't recall the name, but the son had bad acne. It seems like TC Hayes has been here forever. I recall buying a tape recorder there in 1972. The Lightwoods Chip Shop with the orange chips was there in the 1950s, but the original recipe seems lost since the new owners took over about 4 years ago. There was a Co-op, the original shop, where a friend of my mother's worked. She was a little middle-aged lady with black hair and glasses called Mrs Fox.
I used to visit Bearwood Road way back 70s, 80s, 90s last time 2017. I used take my ole Girl friend to a very nice women exsculsive clothes from Italy and I paid most them as a gift. Where the Bearwood Bus Terminus theres a park there Warley Woods and I think the other park called lightwoods park. Again across from the Bus Terminus is the road call Lordswood Road and its long and I mean long posh houses big houses and that Road leads to Harborne plus there's a nice park to visit. Oh now its Called Harborne Village and Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Whay the hell has happend to Bearwood..omg ,My family livved sherwood rd and all my mates . i was born 1964, All the decent shops gone. dirty streets. ITs gone how cape hill went ?. No BRUMMIS left
Bearwood nice in the day.And at night in go in darkness.Sandon down head town.Busy place and fair ok in day.At night prostitution and shottin drugs drug struggle bums.And many other things
I was born and bred in Smethwick and therefore knew Bearwood well when I lived there. After seeing this video, I'm VERY glad that I moved to the south of England.
In what city do you currently live?
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I was born in Birmingham, spent the first four years of my life in Bartley Green.....but then moved to Smethwick and spent the rest of my childhood there. I moved to Cumbria in my early twenties with my mom, as this is where she’s originally from and although I don’t miss the West Midlands as a place very much, I do have some very precious childhood memories.....especially of my best friend, visiting her house for sleepovers, enjoying Safeway pizza, sharing dreams of faraway places and people, finding fun in the most simple ways such as Pick ‘n’ Mix from Woolworths, playing “getting lost” around the backstreets of posher areas, almost drowning from laughter in Thimblemill Baths, having the biggest crush on my best friend’s brother’s best friend.
You may be glad you moved but bearwood has character
@@gospelman7222 why are you very glad?
lived in bearwoid for 37 year s glad i moved out : sad how it is today
I was born in Bearwood Smethwick in 1948 and lived in Lightwoods road. I played in lightwoods park and Warley wood's, went to Bearwood road school, went to St Mary's church. This video has brought back so many memories and thanks for making it. I am 75 now and live in Weston super Mare but I still think of dear old Bearwood and it seems to be still a nice place to live.
Lots of green space set behind the high st from your start/end point.. Lightwoods park and also warley woods very close if you returned to Bearwood
Thank you, I'll definitely have a look next time I go there 🙂
At 15:50 if you walked down the road about 100 yards you'd come across the pub (bar) called The Barleycorn. Spent many a night (and day ) in that place 🤣 although now it's a function hall of some sort. Bearwood used to be nice (a long time ago) when I used to attend bearwood school
Thank you for your comment. When I come back to Bearwood, I’ll have a look😉
that was my local lived down the from it back in the 1970s ( on dale st ) thats when dolly & gorden worked there i moved out of england back in 1980 great memories
@@s007dhillon dolly and Gordon! I used to drink in there from when I left school at shirelands. Dolly retired after a bit but Gordon was going strong for a long while after.. I moved on after a few years but he was still there until he too retired. Good old days
@@biggur5 that’s nice to know I went to uplands school. It was after they changed the name I didn’t know I might even know you by face.
@@s007dhillon I went to bearwood school then shireland high
I live on that road. You didn't film that far down, I understand why you only filmed the shops!
At 24:18 the owner of that Gamebox is my dad’s friend, Darren.
I spent few weeks here number years ago it was ok that time used to be few good lively bars there it looks a bit washout now lot shops closed up
Whatever happened to Bearwood? It was a delightful shopping centre in the early sixties. I can close my eyes and still see the shops as they were. There was an upmarket patisserie called "Brunners". A butcher run by Mr Jordan. Timothy Whites, Foster Brothers, Evans (toy shop), Boots, and Woolworth. Also a shop that stocked electrical bits and pieces called Feltons.
it's lit now tbh, it isn't your generic high street. There's like greek, Italian, Portuguese, Brazilian, African food on the same street.
Also big up the Windsor complex, great new pub
Harborne and Moseley are more upmarket
indians and pakistans.occupied your half country .thats whats happens
I've lived here for 66 years and recall all the places you mentioned. There was a clothes shop in the 60s and 70s called Lloyds I think, run by a middle-aged married couple. It was situated in the row of shops where The Raja Tandoori Restaurant used to be. There was a music/ record shop on Sandon Road run by a family and son which, in the 80s, moved across the road. I can't recall the name, but the son had bad acne. It seems like TC Hayes has been here forever. I recall buying a tape recorder there in 1972. The Lightwoods Chip Shop with the orange chips was there in the 1950s, but the original recipe seems lost since the new owners took over about 4 years ago. There was a Co-op, the original shop, where a friend of my mother's worked. She was a little middle-aged lady with black hair and glasses called Mrs Fox.
Another very interesting tour 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
You Go the Lordswood Road to Harborne Village then to Selly Oak them onwards you may need to drive walking its long But you will like it.
Hello Gleni, I did Harborne High St starting from Lordswood. I also did Selly Oak High St & Shopping Park. Check out my playlist when you have time.
I used to visit Bearwood Road way back 70s, 80s, 90s last time 2017.
I used take my ole Girl friend to a very nice women exsculsive clothes from Italy and I paid most them as a gift. Where the Bearwood Bus Terminus theres a park there Warley Woods and I think the other park called lightwoods park. Again across from the Bus Terminus is the road call Lordswood Road and its long and I mean long posh houses big houses and that Road leads to Harborne plus there's a nice park to visit. Oh now its Called Harborne Village and Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Hello Gleni, a viewer told me about Warley Woods so I will definitely explore it when I can. So you like Italian designers? Good taste 🙂
yes harborne/edgbaston area has very nice houses.
Used to be a posh area. What happened
I go here soooo oftenn
I been to bearwood aldi once
Nothing up Bearwood really.
You walked passed my front door spooked
Did I?
@@citiesthroughmyeyes yeah I live on this road
Nice video
Thank you Khalida 🙂
Whay the hell has happend to Bearwood..omg ,My family livved sherwood rd and all my mates . i was born 1964, All the decent shops gone. dirty streets. ITs gone how cape hill went ?. No BRUMMIS left
It's sick tho, so many unique shops. It ain't no generic high street
I agree Heather, I was shocked at the state of Bearwood now, what a dump its turned into.
Beautiful.
I don't know much about Bearwood but its high street still has an array of beautiful Victorian houses.
Video should have shown street/road names.
I can recommend the charity shops and the cafe in the market!
are you poor
I grew up in handworth lol
😂😂😂 visited bearwood in brum back in 2018. Lame area full of polish n seekh. 😂😂😂
Bearwood nice in the day.And at night in go in darkness.Sandon down head town.Busy place and fair ok in day.At night prostitution and shottin drugs drug struggle bums.And many other things
I live in the west midlands and its a very unfriendly place to be honest...id love to move to USA
Agree 💯. Birmingham and west midlands is very racist and segregated.
That butchers by st Mary's road has gone
Yh I used to go there good solid Irish butchers
And smethwick by f1 pizza jungle and black patch estate handwiorthd.But now in better
So Nice 💘💘💘💘💘💘
Thank you Marlon 🙏
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