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Victorian Birmingham. Granny Castle's (Nee' Fisher) sweet shop. Crabtree Road. Valerie Leon.

My Great Great grandmother Caroline Castle's (Nee' Fisher) sweet shop in Crabtree Road near Hockley in Birmingham famous for her home made ice cream and toffee apples. She lived near the goods yard and was constantly bombed during the blitz. All this has now gone. Funny how the new Birmingham looks more like a slum today than it did then. Characterless and boring. b; 1865. d; 1950

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Uploaded on February 17, 2012
Taken on November 20, 2008