Radiorails
master brummie
Nice rear view of Midland Red single decker. Shame I can,t make out the registration.
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adap2it
master brummie
I know for sure that the first 2 digits are HA. I believe that all Midland Red buses were registered in Smethwick, which HA represents. On later registrations, they would have been the second digits. Like this...
Dave A
jim this is todays view and out of the 16 or so pubs that was open along summer lane in the 1960s it is the only one still pulling pints the stag and royal george pub buildings are still standing but used for other things now...all the rest demolished
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Hi unity club was on summer lane originally , men only club working men's club, also was money lenders like the money clubs at church now, only business men at first, my great uncle Dave Osbourne was second member. Later on it went into new summer St, later on ladies where members , too, my dad loved playing snooker there .
Hi I remember going to brownies at settlement and youth club in 70s
welcome hilda and of course you are quite correct about the unity club...on the corner of new summer st and summer lane..there should be a couple of photos of it possibly on this thread...the new unity club is now half way up new summer st...enjoy the forum
lyn
Radiorails
master brummie
They were HA registrations. THA 136 was new in 1952 and withdrawn in 1967. It was classified as as D7.
Nice photo.
Pedrocut
Master Barmmie
Bert Brownhill, dame in Birmingham Prince of Wales's pantomime " Jack and jill," opens the spring show of Hercules Cycles at Bailey's, of Summer-lane. (Birmingham Gazette, April 1940)
Pedrocut
Master Barmmie
WRONG WAY UP BUT RIGHT.
“No, the picture IS the right way though the girls aren't. They do "essential exercises for balance" at Summer-lane Senior Mixed School, Birmingham, and they keep their poise even though they are upside down on the bars here. And they're certainly enjoying the experience.
They take an equal delight in the various strenuous exercises they do. They are adepts at rope climbing.”
Summer Lane School. (Birmingham Gazette November 1940.)
“No, the picture IS the right way though the girls aren't. They do "essential exercises for balance" at Summer-lane Senior Mixed School, Birmingham, and they keep their poise even though they are upside down on the bars here. And they're certainly enjoying the experience.
They take an equal delight in the various strenuous exercises they do. They are adepts at rope climbing.”
Summer Lane School. (Birmingham Gazette November 1940.)
happy days
cant say as i have seen this one before so could be a nice addition to the thread..no 258...i wonder what those are hanging outside the shop window of j prichards..they look like a tangle of old broken cycles to me or maybe horse harnesses ...maybe someone could look it up in kellys and also post a map showing where no 258 was...thanks sorry no date
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Radiorails
master brummie
It does like they are the accessories of a horse: they were ten a'penny in the past, 
hi moss all ok here thanks hope you are ok....see post 763 but thats a good point...i assumed it was this summer lane but thinking back wasnt there another summer lane over erdington way...maybe ed or someone else could confirm which summer lane j prichard was at
lyn
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James Henry is listed in directories there from the early 1870s tll 1913. However , to me the fascia seems to read L Prichard,, I cannot find any L.Prichard in the directories. I had wondered if he took over the business from L Prichard, but no evidence of this. Should note that his wife was Annie L.Prichard, but that almost certainly means nothing. Must just be the faded lettering
hi moss although there must have been loads of horses around there at that time your comment did getting me wondering so just to confirm that the photo location is good here is the 1901 and 1911 for the prichard family 259 summer lane and also the marr cert
i have a good idea where no 259 was but could someone post a map highlighting its position please...thanks
lyn
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benvilla12
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Hi
I think you may have known my family. My grandad, Norman, was a Hunt and lived at 58 Paddington Street. They were bombed out and he moved to 46 where my mom was born. sister was Jean and their dad was Lawrence (known as Lol). His wedding certificate shows he lived at Clifford street so they must have moved, but I believe his dad Walter remained there.
Do you recall anything of them?
I will see what pictures we have.
i am posting this one here as i think that maybe the bus was coming down summer lane when it jumped a ditch in ormond st...i think the 3 blocks of flats are along newtown row and are still there..dated early 1970s..there could be a newspaper article if someone could look it up please..
lyn
lyn
