Recent content by Dave89

Hi, That pic brings back a lot of memories. The photographer must have been standing right by the bus stop where I used to get off the bus to go to school down Cartland Road. 64 years since I last did that, but somehow it doesn't seem that long! Kind regards Dave

Hi, I believe the Granby Road bakery was built in the 60s, and was originally called the Homestead Bakery. Later it became Hovis, and I think it shut down in the 2010's. Kind regards Dave

Hi, Definitely not this one but also the Stores on the corner of Summerhill Terrace and Powell St. Kind regards Dave

Hi Mike, I remember that Barclays Bank was still there at some time in the 1970s. However, by either late 70's or early 80's the bank had closed, and the premises were occupied by a centre for unemployed workers. Kind regards Dave

Hi, Ansells Aston Ales. Kind regards Dave

Hi, I was told that the CB stood for cask and bottle. Kind rtegards Dave

Hi Alberta, I remember that house in the 1980's, it was then a second hand shop run by a very nice Irish chap called Mick. I believe later it became a Muslim Centre. Kind regards Dave

Hi, Not easy to see the maker's mark - the monarch's head and the lion are furthest from the top of the spoon. The Birmingham mark is plain enough, but perhaps the date letter is clearer looking at the spoon itself. It should be a fancy capital A. The king would be William IV. Maybe shining a...

Hi, Benacre in Suffolk is next to the village of Wrentham. I seem to remember that Benacre Street and Wrentham Street in Brum are also next to each other! Kind regards Dave

Hi, It was originally Washwood Heath Police Station, I remember it well, - I had a caution there back in the 50's in my misspent youth! Kind regards Dave

Hi The photo of high Street looks like the junction of Saltley High Street and Metropolitan Road. If it is, would the pub on the right have been the Adderley Arms? Kind regards Dave

Hi Richard, We used to feed the buttons through just past the right hand end of the rollers. This position was very close to the gears, and you had to be very careful not to catch your fingers. Lots of near misses! Kind regards Dave

Hi, And later still, the 99 route from Lanchester Way Smiths Wood to the city Centre. It had a special L shaped roadway built into the corner of Lanchester Way and Auckland Drive for the buses to turn and park, and a Bundy Clock. The Bundy clock went many years ago, but as I left in 2017 I...

Hi, Many thanks for the replies. So it was the old Timberley pub. I knew it had changed to the Chester Arms, but I didn't know it became the Pullman. My daughter will be delighted, and my memories are now updated! Kind regards Dave.

Hi, My daughter is certain that she can remember a pub called the Pullman on Chelmsley Wood. Probably in or around "area 10". Now I lived in area 11 for many years and I can't remember one. Can anyone help? Kind regards Dave