Recent content by dougchris

went to Hastings Road School in the early 60's before they demolished the boys senior school ..Old schoolmates lived at the top of Broomhill Road (left hand side looking down towards College Road)

yeah remember that incident think the bouncer was imprisoned

remember the Rum Runner decal (the black footprint with the red background) had one on my Ford Escort's rear window

kicking over the traces.. many years ago maybe late 60's I remember a club located on the right hand side of the Parade (facing toward Colmore Row) that abutted the canal, and kinda had a hazy recollection of seeing Millie " My Boy Lollipop" Small singing there..anyone else remember this place ?

real long shot there was a trio who played the Rum Runner in the early 70's the vocalist was the drummer and they had a real big hit with a song called Handel with Care (the melody was based on a Handel inspired hymn) can't for the life remember their name and searches done using the title only...

what remains of Methodist church http://epapers.bham.ac.uk/2809/1/Lady0027.jpg

Interesting Thread concerning the Methodist Church, around about 1958 the church was used as an annex for Follet Osler street school for us 10 year-olds As for the adjacent shops I remember having to collect bottles of paraffin from one of the shops for a portable heater...BTW lived on St. Marks...