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My dad & I saw many epic movies there from The Guns Of Navarone to Lawrence Of Arabia. I will always remember those huge curtains from floor to ceiling

Yes, sadly it was the Tavern In The Town that was one of the two pubs that was attacked by the IRA on that cold November evening. I remember being on the number 55 bus with my then girlfriend Irene as we headed into the city centre. I remember visiting a couple of my workmates from the CO-OP...

Hello Astonian, I also remember the good old days in Ladywood in the 50s and 60s. I was born and brought up in Cope Street in that era. It was great growing up there. You had no bathroom or inside loo, in fact you had to go down an entry to a block of 6 toilets, that you shared with other...

Hello Colin, I certainly don't remember dressing you in a Dalek suit. If I did, were you paid by the hour ( LOL ) Its a shame you hadn't got a photo of it. That would have been something to show your grandkids.

Talking of Rhyl, do you remember when my mother booked a private taxi for the day & the 3 of us went to Rhyl. It was more travelling then spending time there.I used to like Mac's Ladywood website. Hope you sort out your building.Anyway enjoy the rest of your holiday & have a safe journey home

Hi Devonjim, you are right it was Station Street & not Stephenson Street I got my S's mixed up

Well Well, glad to hear you are still going strong. I think the last time we bumped into oneanother was when you were with your good wife one Sunday having a meal at a pub by Rubery flyover which sadly no longer exists I was with my my mother & 2 daughters at the time. Like me you are probably...

Cinemas in & around Ladywood were The Edgbaston, The Crown, The Lyric & The Grove. The ones in Birmingham City Centre were The West End, The Forum in New Street, The Odeon again New Street ( which is still going strong ) The Scala on Smallbrook Queensway ( which you had to go downstairs to )...

I remember the old Edgbaston picture on Monument Road Ladywood by the Ivy Bush pub. Every Saturday morning there used to be kids films on. You had a luminous badge with Minors on Happy days

Hello Colin, your surname wouldn't be Mytton by any chance

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What happened to Harold after he left Shakespeare Road. If I remember correctly Harold always used to look smart, wearing a shirt,tie & sleeveless jumper. He was a very friendly chap & I had many a conversation with him. He could be very funny as well

Hello Sheila As I reported recently, I moved to 85 Shakespeare Road in March of 1965 & I got to know Harold really well. My mother ran the newsagents shop 2 doors up from the hardware shop that Hard ran ( I was 13 at the time ) I remember Harold used to have relatives pay him a visit every so...