Recent content by JohnGriff

salem had many friends that called to see him, hospital drs and consultants, ,,,i was amazed ,,,,,,but salem was a very clever guy, i used to value his advice,,,,one of his daughters is a chief superintendant in the police, i think the others are drs,..they were lovely girls,,,,,very good...

hi bob,i often played with your brother ray at the little park, he was a great player,,i often wondered was he picked up, by a pro club, ,,i loved the big games we played daily in the summer holidays,,,,jimmy lawler stood out dennis rd and south bham, me just average ,,,,,happy days,,,,my...

steve ford was top class , at his best he was in the the top 10 comedians in the uk, ,,,i know because i saw them all, he was always fully booked up for months in advance, he could have 1200 people in the palm of his hand,,,the very first time i saw him i knew he was very special, i was...

hi sara,,,,the four p"s became very well known,,,it was very well run,,,give my regards to your mom,mr and mrs fitzgerald my in laws are now passed but were good friends of your parents, i still live just down the rd from the provinces, now the pavilion pub,gerry fulfilled a huge need by...

the saints and sinners was owned by salem ,,,i knew him well he was very clever,,he genuinely could tell fortunes he was also a brilliant lawyer, i used him often, far better than ones in town charging the earth, he died suddenly of a heart attack, he was a lovely guy and i saw him often...

hi ,i worked on the hockley flyover,in the 60s for rm douglas ltd ,,i was an apprentice bricklayer,,,,,,some very good men worked on it,,,regards john griffin,

the four provinces was a very successful irish social club started by gerry coen a major plastering contractor in the midlands, its now the pavillion pub, i was a regular there,,,gerry coen rip was a very nice guy,, he,was a great friend of my late father in law tom fitzgerald,,,best regards...

peter ,your dad was a lovely man,i used the cafe for many yrs,,it was great value,,,he quietly gave meals to the odd poor worker,,down on his luck,,later he did my next door neighbours large garden in kings heath, i used to pass him mugs of tea over the hedge,,,he had the talent /know how to...

my sister mary griffin attended bishop challenors she was head girl,, leaving in 1958ish, she had friends,whose names i remember,,,jean biddle,,janet dudley,,maureen ryan,,pamela doyle ,tessa hatton,,,mr walford arranged her first job,,,lawrence bros ltd we lived in stoney lane sparkhill...

the saints and sinners was owned by salem,and he could tell fortunes ,people came to him from far and wide,,i knew him well, he passed away circa 20 yrs ago , he had massive home in carpenter rd 10 bed rooms in edgbaston, sold for over 1million 20 yrs ago, he had 8or 9 daughters all are...

fred told me a rep walked in one day ,,to demonstrate the machine,,and explained the saving in labour ,as customers helped themselves,,,this would of been in the 50s,fred bought one ,but made the spares needed over the years as company went out of business,,fred repaired my electric drill, as i...

fred dawkins ran the cafe after his mother retired, ,,up until it finally closed for demolition,,,,after he retired he did my neighbours garden for at least 10yrs,,in kings heath,,,he was a great worker well into his 80s,,,i think he did the garden more for something to do,he kept it...

has anybody got the recipe for burdons ice cream,,,i would love to have it for my own use,,,

what was your fathers name,,i remember the silver van with blue writing i was a sat morning delivery boy ,,i loved it ,,,and got to know every bit of moseley,,,john griffin, ps i recall jack the manager ,,barry and audrey the cashier,

hi there the 4ps or four provinces was opened in circa 1964-5 the manager was billy lavin rip,,it was owned by jerry cohen,,who sold it to john courtney it closed in the mid 90s my late father in law tom fitzgerald did the tarmacing front and rear carparks,