Recent content by Key Hill Brian

Hi Bartet, chatting with my sister at the weekend, I realised they were the Morris Family at 81! Strange how memory plays you up! He was a coal miner at Handsworth Colliery. His skin was ingrained with the coal dust. If 44 was still standing in Jan 1966, it must have just been about to be...

HI Lyn, hanging on - waiting for warmer weather. A lot of Wheeler st was still there when we left, but But to the left Guest St, Gt King St, New John St West, Bridge St, Little King St was devastated. The Peoples chapel stood alone, The White Horse pub similar, St Saviours had gone, Farm St...

That is how it looked in 1966 when we left Little KIng St (but further left of the picture). 2 Occupied and 2 unoccupied terraced Houses) HHiroshima type landscape standing alone with the White House Pub alone across the way. Before they realised they were demolishing faster than rebuilding...

Happens too often nowadays, how about taking the license of the driver who does not know how high is load is, or remove the operators license or a hefty fine to the Company for not training their drivers in height measurement? One day all those delayed by such stupidity will follow the...

That spring still flows, right behind my garden before crossing Holly Lane!

Must have been "temporarily" repaired They used put Tis Bars through the building to keep the walls straight. Used to see a big S or X on the wall out of steel on front and back. Certainly occupied in the early 60's.

about 1965?

Bet the planning application to build on the site is already with the Planning Dept - happening far too frequently these days

Going to leave a big hole at the Forum Meet ups - Lovely Lady- she will be greatly missed.

Was up and down there for several years when my cousin lived in the adjacent flats - very nice - believe they were Canadian timber houses?

Hi Lily Mae, Headstones were and still are expensive, as are private graves. Most working class people struggle with day to day living, and there fore can only afford, a Public Grave, This is akin to "renting" a room in a tower block of flats instead of owning a detached house. May of the public...

Hi Lily Mae, Headstones were and still are expensive, as are private graves. Most working class people struggle with day to day living, and there fore can only afford, a Public Grave, This is akin to "renting" a room in a tower block of flats instead of owning a detached house. May of the public...

It will be behind the wall that is at the rear of the old Mint building. No headstones on Public Graves.

It will be behind the wall that is at the rear of the old Mint building. No headstones on Public Graves.

So many people are "poor" these days - but back than it was a real hardship - No mobile phones, Play stations, take aways, benefits, etc. - Whenever we visited - us kids had to play in the yard, or sit in the corner and be quiet - though she did occasionally offer me snuff! - by the time I was...