Bod's Newsagents & Tascos

Bod's Newsagent's (Boddington's?), Tascos Dry Cleaners & West Heath Garage. Alvechurch Road 1967. Inside by Harry Coleville, three images below.

Harry Coleville remembers: Bod's Shop Alvechurch Road C1959. L to R Sylvia, my Mum, Henry Boddington (my Grandfather), Marjorie Boddington (my Grandmother),Mrs Hawley and Dot Parsons who both worked for my Grandfather in the 50's and 60's. A traditional local store, long before Tesco Express reared it's ugly head! In the 3rd pic you may be able to spot long since vanished comics like The Eagle and Girl.

The newspapers & comics

Alvechurch Road 2008. This group of shops in the 1950's were from L to R, the Post Office, Bods and and Tascos Dry Cleaners. The second two shops (right of Chimney) were knocked together in the 1980's, Now the Co-Op.. Barclays Bank is just to the right off the picture. (Harry Coleville)