Recent content by paul stacey

Hi izzy, I remember the WOB, in Barns Hill, well mate, it had a faulty, rear door, where you could sneak in when you were under age for a film showing, saw Dracula, and Sat Night Sunday Morning, that way, but when about 6 or 7 lads, tried it once,got caught, they repaired it, about 1960/ 61 time!!

All kids in the 50's, had this magical experience, every Saturday Morning, for 6d, another world, mine was the "Royalty " Harborne!! later the "Oak Cinema," selly Oak!!

Wow!! right out in countryside, not as I remember, in the heart of the old village in the 1950's early 60's. !!

These charities were vital, to the underprivileged Children in GB, and they did a wonderful job!!!!

I'm sure, that they still had these converted, MK 111 . 303 /.22, at the ACF range,Thorp Street Drill Hall, in the early 1960's!! They certainly had them at the Full Bore Club, Waterbeach Barracks, in the 1970's!!

Yep, not the best of postings Pedro!!

In 18th C, British troops were based in the Caribbean, to curtail, French aggression and deter influence mainly !!

Known, in British Army, as the white mans grave posting, Pedro!!

WW1 Veterans, !! about early 20's!!

My nan, lived at 12a Vicarage Road, Handsworth, and she told me of that raid that damaged the shops on the Soho Road!!

What a difference. and not for the good, in my opinion, always loved the Soho road!!

Totally fascinating Pedro.!!

I,m not sure, but it may be the cottage, us kids would stop at for water, when walking from the "BlueBell" woods up the hilly lane, to the famous Frankley Beeches, but that would have been early mid fifty's, if it was still standing ?

It was a great part of my early life, lived in Bartley Green from 52 till 59, then Weoley Castle, 59 64, walked across the top, from the age of 6 with my old dad, went through the broken bars to the sub pipeline, aged 8 yrs, where you could lay on the pipe, and fish for newts and sticklebacks...

I love this painting pedro, seen t before somewhere, with early train in background, and what I surmise, is the original bristol Road!!!