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The diaries sound interesting but I'm scared of the ghost of Miss Pinches who haunts every child's dreams .

I remember the music room as Arthollins says , tiered seating rising to the back . We never went in there until the final year when we found we had a music lesson there for the first time . We sat at the back out of the way , we thought , the music teacher came in and announced " All those on...

Reading all this I recalled a music programme on the BBC Light Programme , possibly Thursday lunchtime , possibly called "Go Man Go" I'd be about 13 then . It played all the latest pop hits , but performed by a studio band & singers , not really the same . I guess it was due to what the...

Ah yes I'd forgotten that one , lots of requests from John Doe in BFPO 41 . Which meant British Forces Posted Overseas plus the area code .

Reading some of the above reminded me of how boring Sundays seemed back in the day . It was a case of " You can't play out because its Sunday " And of course all the shops closed at 6.00pm on the dot !!!! As if they would be arrested by stopping open !! Probably would have been ...

Nice to hear that others remember the days of radio , (the pictures were better on radio) . We didn't have a TV when I was a child and some of the output went over my head but I certainly remember the shipping forecast , specially when they forecast gale force winds etc , I could picture...

Hi Mohawk , this is Mooch . I' m sure we've spoken together on here . Just noticed your comment about moving to Hamstead . So that would be the Cold Extrusion I believe , and you must have known the electrician I worked under ,down at Witton , Les Sankey ?

I can tell you that a lighting company called Courtney Pope were at the flatted factory in the 1960's . I was an apprentice with an electrical contractors called Walker Bros. They sent me , in the van , to collect some fittings from there but confused me with the term "Flatted Factory" ...

Thanks guys ...a mate has always sworn blind that its a bomb crater ....urban myth I guess. He won't believe me but at least I now know .

Thanks Willey , I found myself back there about 18 years ago , doing some electrical work , the whole place seemed tiny to what I remembered. Just realised I already said that .......Oh well leave it in now,

Thanks Willey, When you say "Nature table" I remember Miss Holman always having bowls of crocus, daffs snowdrops etc in the class . Is that what you meant. Her class was in what was called "The Huts" . Two additional classrooms built in the playground. My memories are not so pleasant ...

I left there in 1956, Mrs Treasure was a full time teacher then . The annexe back then was the church hall at All Souls Church in Wenlock Rd off The Broadway. Try to jog a few memories with the few teacher's names I remember . Mr Chapman,,,,,,Miss Piches......Mr Phillips.......Mrs...

Thats most interesting Mohawk ........1939 Eh ! The Luftwaffe would have been glad of that methinks.

What do WM have for brains ? Don't answer that !!!! Disgrace to axe Carl's show .......... what will they do , play pop records for 2 hours like all the other so called "local" stations ? HMMmm That'll be interesting ................NOT . I wish Carl all the best for the future .

Re: Birchfield Secondry Modern School Teachr on the right in the cricket team photo is definitely Mr Evans , others are aafter my time .

Thanks for posting that Brian , I was at Birchfield from 1957 -1960 and I'd say that the "Chronicle " had died a death by then. But we had the same Headmaster as you did in 1948.

John , my memory is slowly churning , may I ask if you and your brother David were "Gingernuts" ?

Bob, just re-read your post and there were more memories I missed, " Dispatch 'n Mail!!!!" being shouted . And I'm sure Carl Chinn did a piece on the "Andy Carrier " lady , discovering who she was etc. She seemed to be a permanent part of the city centre. On a Saturday night during...

Hi Sidwho , I'm trying to place you , remember if there is a couple of years in age between us it may be a case ... " Those older boys over the road" or " Those younger boys over the road " I'd be suprised if I didn't know you though. My name is Evans , my older brother is Roy , 144 is 2...

A few memories there Bob!! I lived in Davey Road , the Normandy Rd end (144) And the same as you , trollys and toboggans down Normany Rd , minding the cars , we charged a tanner, entered the Villa ground at half time when they were obliged to open all the gates , watched the 2nd half then a...