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  1. oldbrit

    its jayells birthday

    Have a great day!!
  2. oldbrit

    its mikejees birthday

    Have a great day and many many more
  3. oldbrit

    Happy birthday Anthea

    Happy Birthday, Have a great day and many many more Anthea
  4. oldbrit

    Church Road, Yardley.

    Itried to post photos showing the end of Croft rd and Church Road it said they were too big?
  5. oldbrit

    Golden Hillock Road Six Ways Small Heath

    Of course, they would never mention anything like that! But I saw it every day. William Bloye's House was there at six ways roundabout. but please do not take any offense this was in the 1950s I worked there for four years. Do you remember the big house there?
  6. oldbrit

    Golden Hillock Road Six Ways Small Heath

    I meant GROOVES Sorry!
  7. oldbrit

    Golden Hillock Road Six Ways Small Heath

    I worked for William Bloye the Birmingham sculptor at his big Victoria house with his studio in the back, it was on Golden Hillock Rd, for 4 years, until I went in the AF in 1951 at age 18 I seem to remember a roundabout there that had grooves in the road from the BSA bike testers racing around...
  8. oldbrit

    Cadbury's Bournville Factory

    Thanks for the info I had not had a Cadburys for years I just surprised that it did not have the same flavour
  9. oldbrit

    Golden Hillock Road Six Ways Small Heath

    Yes, it was a shop in a row of shops that sold bikes and parts. Billy Gameson worked there in the shop this was in the late1940s early 1950s
  10. oldbrit

    Cadbury's Bournville Factory

    Living now in the USA we got a couple of bars of Cadburys milk Choc. What a shock it was bloody awful, I assume now that they are owned by Hersey's of the US is it now that bad in England? Nothing like I used to remember when living in Brum
  11. oldbrit

    Golden Hillock Road Six Ways Small Heath

    In 1949 and 1950 I had Billy Gameson at 112 Golden Hillock Rd build me bike frame forks that I raced on for years anyone has a photo of this shop? It was in a row of small shops
  12. oldbrit

    Golden Boys

    I will talk to My Bloye when I see him
  13. oldbrit

    Golden Boys

    Good to see them back even if in my mind spoiled with the Gold finish
  14. oldbrit

    MERRY CHRISTMAS BHF 2022

    From OldBrit in Parker. Colorado USA To all my friends on BHF Merry and Happy Cr=hristmas and a Happy New Year
  15. oldbrit

    Church Road, Yardley.

    This is where CROFT ROAD enters CHURCH RD from Google street view Hmmm IT says the image file is too large for the server. But Google Street view has it. Not sure how to downsize the image? but it does show some commercial buildings at the junction of Croft Road and Church Road. this is up from...
  16. oldbrit

    Church Road, Yardley.

    SUEMALINGS, Croft Road, is up the Barrows lane hill, (that we used to slide down when it snowed) off Barrows Lane towards Church Rd from where I lived at 126 Moat Lane, across from Digbeth in the field I lived there for 23 years
  17. oldbrit

    THE WINTERS OF 47 AND 63

    I well remember the SMOG thas is not what we called it then, but that's what it was in the winter you could not even see in front of you I have walked in front of Dad's car to lead him home from Smethwick to Yardley. I have walked along the street feeling my way along walls to get home. Coal...
  18. oldbrit

    Accuracy of images

    The image that I showed of course is a fake, anyone that cycles nows what are the obvious clues
  19. oldbrit

    Accuracy of images

    This is a typical example of what can be done Haha!!
  20. oldbrit

    Famous people with a Birmingham Connection (how many do you know)?

    #3 IS William Bloye the sculptor I know I was an apprentice to him for four years
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