Bobby's Cradley Heath 3

Bobby Woods moved from Chicago USA to Cradley Heath about 20 years ago.He often wondered about the history of the area and decided to find out by asking people who live there.In Part 3 he explores Woods Lane to Five Ways.

[@sdaonline]

Great video! Bobby is a very cool gentleman

[@JOHNMONO]

Just found your channel. i lived in Old hill for a while loved it, Thank you Bobby bought back memories

[@aprilshowers6752]

Another excellent video . When I was a little girl ( 1960's) we used to call the markets the "Old market" and the "New Market ( the latter is the one you say was a munitions store - never knew that). Sometimes we called them the New Market the "Indoor Market" .

[@alexmac337]

Great videos. Yep, so much of The Black Country and Birmingham has had its rich history and culture willfully eradicated by local councils and the education system, so it's great that you're doing these videos to document the events and changes.

[@aprilshowers6752]

I remember when I was growing up in Cradley Heath ( 1960's) that even then the teachers in school used to make you feel ashamed that you were born and bred in Cradley Heath. They seemed to think we were dirty somehow. Its my abiding memory of school there .

[@davidjones8680]

I have spent my whole working life in the same factory in Woods Lane. I will have been here 50 years come the end of the month. I have seen so so many changes in that time.

[@andypicken7848]

I love Bobbys Welsh accent

[@helenbarret]

Where’s part 2? I can only find 1&3. These are great videos 👍🏻👍🏻

[@banana9106]

The statue of the woman chain maker is made by Luke Perry, his family own Solid Swivel, they make chain for the admiralty. There was 2 brother by the name of Stevens, one made pots and pans, the other did enamelling. My great grandfather, Luke Attwood, was in business with the one with the enamel works, somewhere near to the station. Unfortunately, my great grandfather died young before the business became really successful. The 2 brothers had a big argument and one said to the other:- 'Well yow be Judge and I'll be Jury'. And so the pots and pans business to this day is branded 'Judge', but sadly Jury appears to have disappeared. The argument was quite long running because Ernie Stevens bought land next to his brother's Thorns Road Judge factory and put a park there to frustrate any expansion at the site.

[@richardbicknell2140]

I managed Evans Chemist back in the early 1980's. Big changes now

[@angliscsaxon1288]

Did I hear that right Griffin woodhouse is shutting?