Those photos bring back some memories. I actually saw those floods and our bus to town had to divert along Church lane and Aldridge Road. Coming at the end of the severe winter of 1947 the floods were quite a novelty to most kids in the district unless they lived in those flooded houses. The rowing boat would have come from a local park and would have needed a truck to get it there because the flood only reached just north of the Tucker Eyelet Factory. I have a photo on the forum of my dad rowing us in the same type of boat on the Perry Barr Park pool. It is here https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/perry-barr.3525/post-172898outside tuckers love the rowing boat one as the boat has a number on it i am assuming it was borrowed from nearby perry park...1947
The man playing violin is Arnold Quale and the lady is Rosie Owen.Picture of Tuckers. My dad David Hill is in a blue Shirt and brown jumper standing behind the women. Not sure who the violin player is, but will have to ask my dad if he remembers. This photo was taken 1974.
Thank you. I still have more of this booklet but it's saying file too large to upload.
It's a shame I can't upload anymore of the pages of the Insight mag. I will ask my dad if he remembers them name you mentioned.I remember Dad bringing home the Insight magazine.
Mr (Ronnie?) Hodge and Mr (Bert?)Stammers are names I remember him speaking about.