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Thanks, that's interesting.

A bit of a mismatch. The bottom is Birmingham but don't know what the top is.

A BCT Bundy key.

Unfortunately the caption to the second photo - JOJ 714 - is wrong. Behind the bus is Shakespeare Road, my house is visible. The Bundy is the same one as the previous picture but looking in the opposite direction, the bench had now gone as the road was about to be widened as part of Ladywood...

There wasn't a Bundy on the opposite side of Monument Road only the one on the canal bridge in the anti direction.

The clock is called a 'Bundy' clock to keep buses regulated where drivers would turn their key which would log the time on a paper roll inside. We used to annoy the drivers here by asking them to stamp our arms with their key.

Yes, it is the Turf Inn.

I do remember the trip to Rhyl by taxi, probably slept most of the way. A nice earner for the driver. I also remember you had me dress up in a Dalek suit that you were selling in the shop and paraded me outside! It was a sort of helmet with slits and a plastic cape that hung down, I had to...

Only just seen those two eroll entries, catching up after hols. Great to confirm my Mom living there in 1945, we left in April 1956. Thanks for these.

I remember now that I used to have my Moms wartime identity tag which was engraved 53 Villa Street so it does show that we moved in there at some point during the war and not 1947 as I first thought.

Only just picked this up, on hols with granddaughters in Rhyl and bad reception. Yes retired 4 years now and still reminiscing about those days in Shakespeare Rd. Shame about Mac Joseph's wonderful site closing down, so much stuff on there. Trying to find out about a building that was on the...

Well done Charlie, you've broke my cover

Many thanks for that info, saved me a wasted journey.

Hi Lyn, I can understand how your grandad and many others may have gone down that road for reasons of family security and practicality and it may appear hurtful to your grans memory but, as you say, it was just the way back then, thankfully we have never had to make such difficult decisions...

Tragic losses at such a young age. Today children seen as 'not wanted' especially by 'step in' parents is viewed as cruel but back then it was probably quite common given the scarcity of accommodation and the number of children from both parties. Unimaginable to us now but I guess many couples...