Alice Moorcroft was born in 1922 to Charlie Moorcroft of Curzon Street, Duddeston and Alice (nee Watts). She was one of three Children the others being Elsie, who was my first Wife and Leslie her Brother. When I met her, she lived in Gt Brook Street and worked in the Floodgate Street area; she was a Riveter/Welder on Lancaster Bomber wings.
In 1944 she started work at Marks & Spencer and was there for a long time. When my Wife Elsie died, Alice gave this job up with no hesitation to look after my girls, her sister Elsie, my first Wife had died in Childbirth, it was 1960. Our daughter’s names are Anne, Susan and Julie.
Picture showing Alice & Len’s Wedding at Coleshill Registry Office in 1962 with children Ann on left and Susan on the right.
Alice Moorcroft and her Mother moved from Gt Brook Street to a Flat in Kingshurst, it was the flat above mine. After two years I asked Alice to marry me, we got married at Coleshill in 1962 and left Kingshurst and bought a house at Tile Cross.
Alice had a wonderful memory for names of people and places around Duddeston and Vauxhall, we bought loads of Carl Chinn books and he always signed them to Alice and Len from one Brummie to another.
Alice and I were married in 1962, we were married for 49 happy years, we had a lovely married life, one of the things we really enjoyed doing was taking the grandchildren on holidays, Alice loved to see their happy faces.
Sadly Alice died on the 18th of April 2011, two days before her 89th birthday, she had dementia for some time and suffered a fatal heart attack.
Picture showing Alice & Len’s Wedding at Coleshill Registry Office in 1962 with children Ann on left and Susan on the right. 
Alice and I were married in 1962, we were married for 49 happy years, we had a lovely married life, one of the things we really enjoyed doing was taking the grandchildren on holidays, Alice loved to see their happy faces.