I was born at 222 Heather Road and lived there from 1939 to 1950, my grandparents lived at 224 my name is Ken Weston and some of the names that I remember include Morgan, Mathews, Bridges, Adam's, Jones, Tichen, sharrot, Lee and a family of Italians. My grandma worked at Halls sweet shop on the corner of Heather and Somerville Road, our family was also very friendly with the Higgins family that owned the chemist on the corner of Heather and Somerville road their son was killed on HMS Hood, opposite was McGann's the green grocer and a row of Co-op shops and Webb's sweet shop opposite the Monica Pub. I attended St Benedict's infants and primary school. On the night of the BSA raid me, my mother and grandparents were in the Anderson shelter when a land mine hit the corner of Heather and Somerville Road demolishing about 6 houses killing 3 people and taking the roof off our house. Our playground was Digby Park (Barrage Balloon site), bombed buildings, Heybarn's Rec and crossing the River Rea via stepping stones to the fair I also remember pestering American Servicemen for chewing gum, the chip shop at the corner of St Benedict's Road, fishing for tidlers in Small Heath Park, Green Lane Baths, the Eara Picture house, sitting on the steps of the Monica Pub waiting for a glass of pop, the No8 bus into town, Sunday school and he cub's at St Benedict's Churchl and of course my school days. Is there anybody on the forum who lived in Heather Road during this period?