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Attached photo shows my wife Pat. And myself with our two children. It must have been taken in the early/mid 60s. It’s not much to go on but can anyone say where this fairground was. The only fairs i used to visit as a kid were the onion fair near the Villa ground and the one in Sutton Park and...

The word slash has been mentioned on this thread meaning. /. When I was doing my National Service, 1956/58, this was referred to as oblique. Being a driver in a transport company, when asked for my number, I would say T oblique 23323***, then my name.

Interesting thread this As a school boy I used to go along Oval Road to get to Ryland Road School. Quite often we would come across a baker delivering his bread, I don’t know how, but one of my school friends discovered that if we whistled while walking along the horses private part grew quiet...

I’ve just caught up with this thread and find it very interesting. At the time of the last tram runs, not too long out of school, I lived on Gravelly Hill, the number 2 route. I stood at the front of our house and saw the last tram go by, such a sad day. I did have a photo of same, unfortunately...

Best vehicle reg. number I’ve ever had was on a Airial Leader motor cycle, YOB 50, what would that be worth now, and is it still around?

Talking of hats, as a lad I remember my mum taking off her pinny and putting on a hat and coat just to nip to the neighbour next door.

We had friends Tony and Barbara Hugh’s towards the top end of Park Lane in the early 1960s. Are you still with us guys?, or does anyone know anything about them?

Don’t know how I missed this thread, only just found it. I am the Ray mentioned, I started there in January 1953, straight from school. Bosses were Harry Bonner and George Richardson, partnership dissolved a couple of years later. The current building was built while I was there. I stayed until...

We moved from Aston in1966 I think,we were the last family in 4/43 upper Webster Street, pulled down after. We went all rotten posh and bought a house in Norfolk Road, Erdington. Moved to Lincolnshire in 1975.

The mention of Malt loaf takes me back to my being a nipper. Mom used to take me to the Star cinema,bottom end of Slade Road and on the way she would buy me a malt loaf to munch during the film. I still buy them today, lovely with butter.

Picture 609, Station Roadi 1914, just round the corner to the left was Gibournes hardware store. Does anyone remember Don who ran it? Wonder if he is still around.?

Sad,but so true.

Bit before my time. We lived at 57, far end on the riight. Good 3bedroom houses, we had a new kitchen and shower room built on the back. Happy days.

Just taking a walk down memory lane looking at this Erdington thread On page 5, half way down there is a lovely photo of Woolworths on the high Street Barnabus Road junction. When my wife Pat and I married in 1960, one of the first things we bought was a wooden ironing board from this Woolies...

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