Memories of old Solihull
The Misses Blizzard
Listen to Brian Hall's memories of the Misses Blizzard and their fruit shop on Solihull High Street (now the Cancer Research shop).
His reminiscences were recorded by Solihull Local History Circle . Images are from the collections at Solihull Heritage & Local Studies Service .
Hull’s butchers
Listen to Mr W J S Oliver's memories of Hull's butchers on Solihull High Street (now Laura Ashley).
His reminiscences were recorded by Solihull Local History Circle . Images are from the collections at Solihull Heritage & Local Studies Service .
"Cuckoo in the Nest"
Listen to Brian Hall's memories of the "Cuckoo in the Nest". This was a game played at Carnival time when shopkeepers would display in their windows products that they didn't normally sell. The competition was to spot the odd one out.
His reminiscences were recorded by Solihull Local History Circle . Images are from the collections at Solihull Heritage & Local Studies Service .
Do you have any memories, photos or film of old Solihull that you could share with us? Please fill in a memory sheet (attached on the right) or e-mail us at heritage@solihull.gov.uk.