Recent content by Jemina

With the mention of Edgbaston Street, brought back memories. I used to work there at Thomas Plant Wholesale Hardware in 1957, and thats where I met my Late Husband. Happy Memories

I think the one in Wake Green Road was the Maternity Hospital

I remember the Coop Dairy on Stratford road I used to help the Milkman,and thought it was great sitting on the cart when the Horse was galloping along,after all this time I remember the Horse was called Glider. Also Scribbans Bakery Carts delivering the Bread to my Mom,my Mom used to work in a...

Indeed Happy Days myself & my Daughter went to see David Essex there brilliant,also in the fifties the first time I went with a friend to the Odeon to see a film,we thought we were so Posh,because it was quite different to our local flea pit Jemina

The good old days Cinemas,my local ones were The Rialto & Robin Hood -Hall Green, Springfield- Sparkhill Piccadilly & Waldorf - Sparkbrook and I also used to go to The Kingsway -Kings Heath & the Carlton. Because they used to change the Films on a Thursday & Sunday,and at one I remember that...

Does anyone remember the Co-op Dairy on the corner of Cubley Rd & Stratford Rd Hall Green? I used to help the Milkman,the Horse was called Glider,and I used to think it was great sitting on the Cart by the Milkman. Jemina :star:

Another expression used in olden times was You've got to go to the Orspital,my dear old Mother In law used to say that.

Hi Grandmaster I have always known the above as Wench,thats what I used to be called Cheers Jemina

There were winners on spot the ball,in the 60's my Mom and I used to enter and one Saturday my Dad told us we had won £168 which was a lot of Money,we couldn't believe it.

Can anyone help the other day there was a picture on this site of the projection room of a cinema I think in Kings Heath,I would like to find it please

St Marys Convent High School Hunters Road Handsworth demolished but the Convent is still there,I went there from 1948 until 1952 Jemina Edit. A link to St Mary's Convent School - although uncertain if this is the school referred to as unable to locate it...

Re Corona pop I think the Jingle went like this "Corona with the big big C Corona just for you & me it's got a sparkle in the middle and a tickle at the top"

Cadburys chocolate bars there were six squares in a block and flavours were peppermint,strawberry,coffee,and caramel,does anyone else remember them,also going right back now to when sweets came off ration Lyons slam bar.

Remember The Cresta very well,had our Daughter's 21st there back in 1981.there was a comedian on Aidan J Harvey,but never heard anything of him since. Jemina

Nice to see these snippets of Brum.does anyone remember a shop that sold cakes and rolls especially pineapple cream cakes,this was in 1956/57. I can't remember whether this was in Union St,Union Passage or martineau St. Jemina