Recent content by maddy

Hi, my dad wrked for my seller in the 60s his name was reg skew.

Hi, I seem to recall my brother going to the billiard room near Hawkins and the post office just below handsworth market

Hi the ice cream van verrachias were garaged ihn baker street, up the road from were I lived.

Hi, I attended union row church and belonged to the girls life brigade in the 1950s/1960s.

Oh so many memories, I lived in baker street untill 1965. Usto play around all the streets you mention I seem to know the name David sparrow. Keep reminicsing.

hi,. My mom usto go to the hairdressers you mentioned two sisters ran it. We lived in Baker street just round the corner I also remember the shops on the opposite side of the road. I seem to recall the name David sparrow. I went to Grove lane school untill 1961 so most of my friends lived in...

Does anybody remember vanns ladies and gents hairdressing shop, villa road handsworth.

Hi. I to went to the plaza in handsworth in the 60s, saw many,many groups, unfotunatly the night the Beatles were on my friend and I had gone down stairs for a drink and put some more lippy on and missed them a big regret. We started going Monday nights then when older went Saturday nights...

hi,Jean.Its great to see the memories that people have of ansells.we usti fo to the club when I was a child in the 60s, my dads best friend and wife usto run the club then Mr and Mrs Hanson, had many good nights. Mom and dad also went there with the old age pensioners club, they would be...

hiLyn, just reading your memories of handsworth, I went to grove lane school untill 1961 ,then went to handswrth wood girls school. I lived in Baker street. Lovely reading all these memories of handworth, it was a great place to live happy memories.

hi,Iwas there in 67/68 doing my city and guilds in hairdressing, I remember them very well, so frightening at first, good times.

Hi Len, my dads name was Reg Skew , he ended up working at the Talbot a part of ansella untill he retired, it would be lovely to know whether you knew him, he told me many stories of his time with ansells and the pubs he use to deliver too, thanks for replying.

Thanks ray, I think that photo is of a baker street near lozells. Good photo brings memories of the old ford Anglia cars. Thanks again its nice to hear from like minded people.

Thanks, I can just about remember that building, we lived there then, I hope somebody has more pictures. Happy memories of Baker Street. Thanks again.

I went to grove lane school, infants and junior untill 1960 then to handsworth wood girls school, any friends around.