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Recent content by frankf7

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    Ionic Plating Works

    Hi Brian, I see you were at Ionic from 1967-70, so I’m assuming you would have known my dad, Tom Flynn, who started there in the late 50’s. He sadly died in 1972, by which time he had become Works Director at the plant. If you have any memories of him at all and don’t mind sharing them, I’d...
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    Acocks Green Station

    (mis)spent a lot of my youth on this station with my mate from primary school Phil, just messing about, putting pennies on the tracks, watching trains come and go…
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    A maternity home in Acocks Green

    Our family lived directly opposite the Christadelphian in the 60’s & 70’s and it was where we all grew up…remember this place very well…
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    Ionic Plating Works

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    Brief encounter in Temple Row

    Yes that’s it! Unbelievable! Many thanks Mark and to everyone else who took the trouble to try and find it for me. Those other Getty images are superb as well. Thanks again. F
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    Brief encounter in Temple Row

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    Brief encounter in Temple Row

    Thanks ChrisM, I've gone through every page on that thread, no luck, but I'll keep searching.
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    Brief encounter in Temple Row

    Thanks Dinger….
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    Brief encounter in Temple Row

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    Brief encounter in Temple Row

    Can anyone help? I’m trying to locate a photo that I saw in the forums somewhere just recently, of a couple meeting at the edge of st Philips churchyard and Temple Row, next to a lamp post. It’s a b/w photo which looks like it was shot in the 50’s, in ‘noir’ style. Some people commented that...
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    Co-op and "The Tunnel"

    This is a photo of the tunnel link from the Big top side to the main building. The showcases used to display gardening products in the spring / summer then household electrical and appliances in autumn/ winter. When you went up the steps at the end, you could either enter the restaurant or go...
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    Co-op and "The Tunnel"

    Yes I remember him…he worked in the basement area on the Big Top site, in the gardening / tools department.
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    Ionic Plating Works

    Thanks Freddy, as it’s from 1957, maybe it was an earlier office he occupied in the building in the photo, I’m not sure. Pity there’s no pics of the main Ionic building. Great info though, thanks for that Frank
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    Ionic Plating Works

    No problem Freddy, glad it’s how you remember him. I’ve always assumed this office was in the building in the picture in grove street - would you know if that’s right? thanks Frank
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    Ionic Plating Works

    Hi all, here’s a pic of my dad Tom Flynn at Ionic in 1957.
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