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I used to work on the green it would have been over the barber's shop the 17th century looking one's above shops, not far from the estate agents, it was a marketing company overlooking the green , its looking a bit posher and tidied up since I last saw it, dinner time there was a shop a few...

1950s I spent hours at the late rag market, about 8 or 9 years old, this would be goods in and out for the market, if you went to that part, the boxed goods came in, for me in particular it was the Banana boxes, all wooden, oblonge and really well made, I was after, I would attach some string...

Great pictures, walked down Christchurch Passage many times working close by. Brilliant photos thank you, Westley Rd very recognisable today from the picture.

Similar memories different cinema, ours was the Bristol cinema off Lee Bank Bristol rd Edgbaston, my brother and I every Saturday morning, we are the Oveltinies little girls and boys, Flash Gorden, a Cartoon good atmosphere, on the way back we bought a frozen jubbely and meandered back home...

Thats funny, but so sweet, one of my offspring called grandad, dangwad. Bless

Attachments 117397 brings back so many memories, when my son was four I had to take him to what was then the children's Hospital Five ways, we walked past that cobbled stoned oldy worldly what became a antique shop, with different sellers, renting space, as I'm saying this, in front of me is an...

Gone but not forgotten, brief encounter . I love Honda, on my second VTEC, wish they had window wipers on the back . Don't you think it was easier to find a date back then. : ) .

Brilliant view, you can see just how huge it was, puts it in perspective.

Love that word mooching, years since I've heard anyone say it, once at the market you would say " lets have a good mooch" we know what that means hahaha. That's got me going the need for a good old mooch. Thanks for that its tickled me pink.

Hi, yes I remember it, I used to go more Fridays and knew by name many of the sellers, but did go to that antique market a few times, love antiques and the sellers had some great items at a fair price, Fridays went with my mate, Monday I liked to go alone, got some nice bargains. Wish you could...

You can say that again, she didn't need a loud hailer you could hear her when you walked in, my friend was scared of her Hahaha, lost lot's of characters when they pulled that lovely old building down. I did see her in Solihull Touchwood indoor shopping centre, she had a middle display of items...

Poor horse, poor milkman he might have had a close bond with his horse. Thanks for sharing.

I feel for your nan, for a child to see the death of a horse must have been harrowing for her, as she never forgot it, when I was growing up I saw my fair share of animal cruelty, that stays with you, and today we have a rise in cruelty to all animals, a lot is lack of education on how to treat...

Hi in 1824, William Wilberforce and other men in high places, with Arther Broom a London vicar, sat at "The old Slaughter coffee house" to discuss what they could do about cruelty to animals, in particular horses who they saw being beaten daily and worked to death. They formed a society called...