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Halfords Fire was 12th March 1955 it burnt for 7days. A cleaner walking past the roller doors to the loading bay noticed smoke coming from under the door and alerted the fire brigade. Fire serviice on arrival manage to get roller door opened which allowed air to shoot up lift shaft which was the...
It’s not surprising that little is been heard from ex GEC workers I started in 1953 as apprentice fitter in the Big shop I’m 85. When I look back most of the staff was coming up to retirement, most of the staff had worked as reserved trade during the war years. I left 1963 with a number of ex...
Sorry Dav I’ve just noticed the date if this constructed it would been the thr completion of B stn or for the proposed build of C stn in the early 50s
I have some details of both stations but no mention of a lift in chimneys
Hi Dav
I worked on all three power stations atHams Hall and never heard of the feature, I only worked in the Turbine Halls on the turbines. Have a date for this article
I used to in Cramlington Road 1963 to 1978 lived at 167 used to go to Fish and chip shop how it’s changed. We left after having the wheels on car stolen a six week old new Cortina got up on May 1st to find my on bricks.Police come took details said they had just been to another victim they found...
HI I got to know your dad at Sutton Coldfield PS NW, Crime Panel, Victim Support. We Both shared and interest in Birmingham Aston Area and trams of which he visited my uncle with he made a CD of uncles memories working on the Birmingham trams all his life. We also had an interest in Where your...
Remember it in the late 40s having walk from Birdbrook Rd up Dyas Rd. which at that time hadn’t been built it was a track with the sandpits. The worst 1947 winter those toilets was wicked but the classrooms made up for it. The bottles of milk we had the top was forced off with the frost it was...