Its a long time since I visited Harborne and longer still since I lived there. Reading everyone's post has brought back a lot of memories - even if some of them are a bit hazy! Did you or others ever try Wimbush's individual trifles? They were a rare treat in my childhood, but delicious. I can still 'taste' the cake mixture base. Not sure what was in it, but I could have eaten it until it came out of my ears. We had a paraffin heater too. A very early form of central heating if you put it in the middle of the room! Branches of Masons and Wrensons were all over the place in my youth, but always more expensive than the good old Co-
Welcome to the Forum Anthony. If you still live locally then you will know how much remains in that part of Harborne. Your mention of the Kings Arms means that you are aware of the derelict state that the pub is in after the fire a few years back.
according to my Mum - I can still remember our dividend number and travelling to the Beehive with Mum at the end of the year to spend the divvy money. I see from your other post that the Duke of York is now flats. I guess that means it has been demolished to make way for flats. How do people navigate or give directions these days without referring to pub names and how do bus passengers say where they want to go to? Do people still say they want to go to the Duke of York? Opposite the Duke of York (next to the Baths) there used to be a fascinating little terrace that I used to walk through with my Mum on the way through to Milford Road. Was it called Frankley Terrace? Is that still there? It always struck me as that bit different.