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    Christmas Traditions – What Were Yours Growing Up?

    I grew up in the 60s and 70s. My dad would always go to Bastianelis which I think was at the top of digbeth near St Martins. So we always had grapes, lemons, olives and Panforte Di Sienna. plus bottles of Asti Spumante and a bottle of Chianti in its lovely basket. ...I try to keep this...
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    I came here looking for very old photos of Wrottesley Street but these are all fab.
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    Water : Birmingham's water supply

    It odd to think that the bridge in its scrapped and reworked form is probably still around somewhere in the world. Often those old bridges had a gap in the middle for the tow ropes to pass through as many barges were pulled by pairs of donkeys rather than a horse or pony.
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    Water : Birmingham's water supply

    Thank you all for responding. I've found out Birchfield Underpass opened in 1962, which means the pumping station wasn't located there. I have a feeling it was near to the northern end of the fly over, which opened much later, his would also tie in with my age at the time. I'll keep everyone...
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    Rubery Hill Asylum Hospital

    Rubery Library has copies plus lots of other resources
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    Water : Birmingham's water supply

    Does any one know or remember if the there was a water pumping station on the Walsall Rd at Perry Barr/Birchfield? When I was a small child my Dad took me to a pumping station that was being decommissioned during a huge road improvement plan (I think it was The Walsall Rd). He told me it was...
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