Recent content by Gerry Cannell

Thank you Rob.

Hi Guys, Thank you for all your replies and interest. I have just been going back to 2019, where I asked the same question, and for that I apologize. However, it has taken me all these years to actually arrange to have it professionally re-furbed. I am going with : Cream post and ladder holders...

The Maroon is clearly shown under the flaking. Thanks. G.

Hi everyone, a rather unusual request, and I do hope someone can assist me. I have the original Nechells Gas Lamp number "3", I bought it from Kingsbury Yard in the late fifties. I painted it red & white to match my then house, and when we moved, brought it with me. I am now re-furbishing it...

As I mentioned some years ago, I sometimes had to go with a delivery van to Roman Road, in Streetly, where a very small basket would be delivered, containing a quarter pound of tomatoes, a cos lettuce, a cucumber and a small punnet of strawberries. The obvious point, was to be seen having the...

I vividly recall that big entrance arch to the Pub !

Ah, the smell of Diesel in the mornings ! But happy times all the same. Loved my time on the RED.

It was all a very long time ago, I can't recall a Jane Smart. Sorry. Gerry.

Hi, I was born at 120, Calshot, which was across the other side of the road. I had a friend as a child called Tony Green, who would have lived in the 115 area....unsure of a William Taylor or a Dorothy Green. Sorry. Gerry

Always Paul...ALWAYS ! 2365****.

I lived in Great Barr at the time, and would catch the 119 Midland RED into Birmingham. We would enter the store from the Bull Street entrance, and the store area was much the same as other big store back areas. a sort of organized chaos. We had a staff changing room ( unheard of then at most...

Thanks. The Main entrance was on Corporation Street, and the side entrance was on Bull Street.

The easiest way to get a Royal Warwick's cap badge is on ebay. Or, if you wanted to Google The Royal Warwickshire Regiment Museum, they would know doubt sell you one.

My Dad, also had traumatic scars. He never spoke about what had happened out there. I went to visit a couple of years ago, just to see where it had all happened.

My Dad ( CH Taylor ) served with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, initially, then was transferred to The Hampshire's, going from Africa across to Italy., where he was made up to Sgt, awarded the Military Medal for gallantry on the Italy Landings at Salerno. I have all the records APART from the...