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It could also be a road off the High Street, such as York Road or Coton Lane. Shop fronts have changed so much over the past 100 years though.

The is described as a WW1 grocery shop and someone on Facebook has said H Sheppard had a grocery shop in Erdington. That might have been on the High Street or elsewhere in Erdington, I can't see anything else as yet.

I remember my Nan doing the ironing in the 60's, when I was a lad. She would put the iron on the gas stove and would then put a wet handkerchief over my school trousers to put a crease into them, I still recall the steam hissing. :)

Hope you had a nice one!

My first thought was the old Highcroft Hospital Nurses quarters on Fentham Road, which might tie in to the writing on the card @ #1 "this is the house I live in", if written by a nurse. The gate, trees and railings look right and many times as a boy, I've walked past this part of the former...

I wasn't. I didn't want to upset him in any possible way, in case he didn't come down my chimney, or heavens forbid, didn't give me the present that I had queued so patiently for. I was convinced that he would give the best presents, to the kids who were the best behaved and it wasn't a risk...

This one? I had one for my 7th Birthday. :grinning:

I think you will find that Santa brought your presents down the chimney on Christmas Eve, that's what I was told anyway... ;)

Something like this?

We used to pop in for a couple or more after Villa games 20-25 years ago, it was also often our first stop as we walked from the ground back into town. Carl Chinn was often holding court in the back lounge. Happy memories, sorry to see it's gone.

Hold onto those "Civil War" cards Donbogen. They are very collectable these days, as are the dollar bills that came with each pack. Pretty gruesome some of them, particularly the one below, which was very hard to come by in the early 60s. I found my long lost collection a couple of years ago and...

You are understanding the situation 100% Richard. It is a bit like the 1989 film "Field of Dreams" and specifically the famous line from it: :rolleyes: I wonder whether, if you keep building them, one day they will all get occupied..;)

The Brummies were beaten by Leicester on Monday in front of a capacity crowd and now the developers will move in. Photographs below (1 - CEO Nigel Tolley thanks spectators after racing, 2 - One of the last few races & 3 - Another soon to be disappearing Birmingham landmark) :rolleyes: :

The Brick Works in 1937 & a brick:

Thanks, I still have my Dad's Morris Oxford Traveller, but we never danced on the roof.... :)