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We visited Elmdon to see the first visit of the BOAC Comet. Big event then

Yes I lived in Windsor Street opposite the little shop. Got all our bits and sweeties from there

Anyone else used to go to youth club at Kyrle Hall in Sheep street . Story of te ghost of John Kyrle haunting the place story goes that he jumped off the top of the building. I used to go regularly to open up and have certainly had one or two spooky experiences. Noises ,footsteps etc .

As you came out ofNew Street station it was exactly opposite in Station street . Went there many times

Remember the Ashted cinema. Threepenny crush Saturday afternoon . Us lads would be making a row and the manager put on the lights to chastise us. We used to sneak in through the back doors and if he saw us he would chase us with a big stick happy days

I worked for Sweeney radio for 11years. Stratford road then Manager at Yew Tree Nd Chelmsley wood. Company eventually sold up to Radio Rentals who had been after the company for years. Never knew what happened th Robert Sweeney the boss .

Fletcher also had a large yard in Heneage street. We used to crawl under the gate and play in the tanks that were there. Great fun rotating the turrets.

Good thinking ! Hospital would makes sense if George was working .

Don't know how you do it ! Thank again. Odd names people had in those days. I was born 1939 in Windsor street where the family moved to .

Great!, thank you so much My mum was Lilian May. Born 1908 in workhouse she told us .

That was the Electric cinema I think. There was also the Tatler in Station street and The News Theatre hitch showed all cartoons

Any info please on George Henry Field. Died 1932 in Birmingham think came from Bromsgrove very grateful if anyone can elp

I worked saturdays with george besant delivering bread at Scribbans

Remember joe essex manager

Remember Taylor Law down opposite the peck. Smiths wire works where they stacked all the coils on the peck and we would use them as dens. My dad worked at Ash and Heaton in Dartmouth street . We lived in Windsor street almost opposite Coleman street . Bersteins the tailors on the corner of...