Recent content by Keith R

HA HA....... no chance..........Toilets I know are in the station ......on platform corridor....on 1st floor of the shops in the corner by Cat Cafe.....on the ground over by Wetherspoons and Wetherspoons itself. Wouldnt go near Maccies (yuk) . In Bull Ring centre theres some top floor and...

My neighbour had the Flying Scotsman trip for a present and went into town by train and walked to Moo(r St.He said exactly the same ( before it was online) that town was disgusting.He only rarely visits town and said will steer clear from now on. This takes me back to the old outside markets...

Looking towards Coventry St..used to work around corner to the right....it wasn't pretty in 70's but all these back streets now are terrible.....might get done up now the Peaky Blinders have moved in.

Only knowledge of this street was that I had to go there to register as a member of my union late 60's at their headquarters....it was the NGA..a printing union.

What a brilliant thread and love All the horses. When I were a lad at Green Acres Road then in Kings Norton we had milk delivered by horse and cart by farmer Morris from Hawkesley Hall Farm.....the council estate was built on the fields in mid 70's. This was in late 50's.All his farmland was...

Confused about this.....lol

Wow thanks for this. I always thought the 1st ground was where Alexander Stadium is. You live and learn....

Unusually for me (ha ha) I have been know to moan for years about the state of walkways in Brum....they get a few blocks up and either just leave them piled up around holes or put them back all over the place......with all the uneven surfaces and the bikes/scooters it was safer when you shared...

Think the shop in Northfield was owned by world champ Barry Brookes......sure I saw a bench dedicated to him up on the Lickey Hills...

Thanks...I went to the link at #2 thinking I could add names but couldnt see anywhere to do it.......these are the ones I had found on Beauchamp Road B'ham 14.....Wifes Grandad Arthur Richard Poole....Arthur Meers...Arthur Brown....Jack Coombes...Raymond Brookes....William Bailey...Lillian...

Wife's granddad was ARP for Cadbury's and on 1939 register around Billesley where he lived there are 5 people who are ARP's

We go up and down past here almost everyday. Never knew it was Dog Lane lol. I did find a Needle Scouring Mill at the back of here in Old Rectory Lane and thought this might be something to do with it.

AWESOME.... more names than Tommy Robinson...lol......thats the correct name I have for his mom........tried everything except Clerk......

Yes it is...shame that Job/Joseph died without any family nearby.

sorry got mixed up...he lodged with them in Alvechurch in 1861...but cant find a Dog Lane there but a lot of roads are animal names .