Recent content by Antonym

The thirteen club was the highlight of my week in the late 50s. I played in the skiffle group and also the rugby team.(we played mainly against the fourth and fifth teams of clubs, which consisted mainly of old -to us- codgers, who cheated dreadfully!) I would love to hear from anyone from...

I used to go into the museum for the meetings of the Birmingham Natural History and Philosophical Society in '50s (butterfly mad at that time). As a 13 year old, I remember seeing Henry Moore's bronze 'Fallen Warrior' and thought it the saddest and most heart wrenching thing I had ever seen...

My folks rented a pleasant 3-bed semi in Arnold Rd during the war and I remember my ma saying that we could buy it for £525! On my dad's post office wage of about £3 per week, there was more chance of the moon falling out of the sky... Antonym.

Anyone resident in Arnold Rd in the '40s and '50s. I lived at No 57 through WWII, and can remember milk and bread delivered by horse-drawn cart, the VE day street party and dog-fight con-trails in the sky above. Fortunately, no bombs... Antonym.

I was there '48-'54. Robinson was head ( who coshed me once - well deserved!), followed by Gaskin just before I left. I used to go by bike from Shirley and we would burn up the hill close behind one of the buses. Holy Ben, Phil Bullock, Beaky Brampton, Neddy Bacon et al. I went back to the...

I remember my dad using it after returning from France after the war. I always assumed he had heard Frenchmen say 'sans fait rien' - without means nothing. Yer live and learn... Antonym.

I remember Miss Fitt and her fencing lessons. What was your wife's maiden name? Antonym (Tony Moore)

Many thanks, Astoness - wilco. Antonym

Yes! Are you David Bodger ex George Dixon's? If so, I remember you and think we may have gone cycling together. I remember dozens of names from that time - and would love to catch up with anyone. Tony Moore.