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I can remember the name of Eddie West but cant put a face to the name but I think he worked in "A" Dept.which was mostly a machining shop. There were in the region of 1000 employees there when I started in 1958, so in many cases you new a face but not a name and vice versa. There was a big...

Sorry to hear of this sad sad news, Dek will be missed, not only by his family but those who read his informative posts with interest. Condolences to his family.

Cliveland Street ?

One I took many years ago and was lucky to see five lift offs over the years, its an awesome sight and the sound incredible, the earth really does move in the Cocoa beach area.

Great to see her sing on stage again after 25 years and apart from a few lines she still looks the same, nor has the voice altered.................W O N D E R F U L

See post #1567

I was at school with Rob Prkye for a while at Turves Green School, his younger brother was indeed Christopher and their father Rob created a club called the Christopher Robin club which provided trips to the seaside for underprivileged children.This was in the early to mid 50's and at that time...

Yes I saw it also and I believe the actual show was longer than what was televised, I may be wrong though. What crossed my mind was if any One Direction fans were watching and if they could imagine them doing a Hyde Park concert in forty fours years time, I think not:adoration::adoration:

Don't be cruel Jean, you might take a few to Heartbreak Hotel (-:

I have just found the same page as horsencart, full details are 32nd Battalion "D" Company, (Comprising P.34 and P.37 Units). Your grandfather is listed being in P.34 Unit, Headquarters Selly Oak Garage, coincidentally my father was a Corporal in that unit,Cpl. L.H.Humphreys. Unit P.37...

This might be of interest to you Lyn, apologies if you have already seen it. https://www.buttoncrs.com/pdffiles/FattoriniCompaniesHistory.pdf

A couple more

A few pics I found when looking through some quite old slides

It's always the same on a Saturday sistersue, it's got a lot worse since Corporation St has been closed to buses and now most of them use the bus mall around Moor St and on the run up to Christmas it's not going to get better anytime soon.:fatigue::fatigue::fatigue::fatigue:

Don't think it was totally rebuilt but the frontage seems different but that may be down to my memory.