Recent content by MikeHughes

I actually have a copy of that picture somewhere. It shows us all in front of the coach with Mr Anderson on the right. One of these days, I will search it out and post it here. Give my regards to Alphonso when you see him - I remember him for wearing a Crombie coat and a Trilby hat. I also...

What service did you use to search for that information, was it Ancestry or Find My Past or something else?

They may well have done then. We used to walk to school every day from Lozells St via Wills St and then Church St. I remember the "pea-soupers" - do you? Used to wind my mom up by stepping just out of sight in the fog. She wasn't impressed :) We used to go to the Villa Cross every Saturday...

The view is from what was the juniors' play area. The wall to the right is the church and the entrance to the right next to the window was the entrance to the infants' school. There was another entrance to the left of the picture (out of shot) which was to/from the juniors' half of the school. I...

We lived at number 21 Lozells St between 1957 and 1968. I was only 11 years old when we left so my memory is quite sketchy, to be honest. The people who lived at number 23 when we were there were only known to me as Uncle Arthur and Aunty Blanche. Not sure if these are the people in question and...

No, it was Moseley Rd Art & Grammar School - opposite Balsall Heath Swimming Baths (Moseley Rd Baths)

Yes, sorry, I have only just joined the forum and was awaiting your reply before going any further. I can now see that there are a few more pics (I have at least one somewhere, I will try and find it and post it) I know the school is still there but I'm disappointed to learn that it's now...

Do you mean of St Silas School or just in general?

Hi, Just wondering if you still have the pics of the school as they are not showing up anymore. I attended the school from 1962 to 1968.