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This is the power generating house from the Beaufort Cinema

Thanks for sharing that one lyn, a super nostalgic look back at Christmas past. A lot of memory invoking images there of the things I remember as a kid. That giant illuminated S at the start and shop names long gone.

What you have there is a marriage of an electric lighting column, possibly a Group-B streetlight from the late 50’s - 60’s that been retrofitted with a Gaslamp top. The electrical cover at the base would have had the city coat of arms cast onto the surface. Here is a thread all about...

There is a Machin Road that runs between Sutton New Road and Summer Road, Erdington.

Witton Lakes had a dedicated model yacht club for this type of model. It was based in an old Nissan Hut adjacent to the café and park keeper’s hut

Me too but you had to watch out for that greasy middle bit from the cars and ride to one side.

The National School was opposite Woolworths and Barnabas Road.

We popped into Avoncroft Museum today to take a look at their Christmas Through Time event. I always pop into the prefab when they have events like this on. The lady who looks after the prefab is amazing. She lives and breathes the 1940s era and is extremely knowledgeable about the time and...

What crossed my mind with this is prior to 1914 divorce was rare. It was considered a scandal and only for the wealthy. There were a lot of legal restrictions requiring proof of adultery or violence to the truly desperate. So an alternative was to have your spouse committed to an asylum or other...

Just a thought. Did Butlins build the Tower Ballroom? It certainly had that look and feel of a Butlins holiday dance and entertainment center and Butlins was into entertainment still evolving ideas around it.

Hi and Welcome to Birmingham History Forum. BazzM has not been on the forum since May 22, 2021 so amy not respond to your message

Hi Gill and welcome to Birmingham History forum. I don’t have a direct answer to your questions but a few places and pointers to look at are: The Bill Dargue website tells you a little about Cat Hill, Warmley. I am also aware that the area around the Plants Brook valley was use for steel...

I suspect that may be Witton lakes.

Viv the bay windows are in the courtyard and are still there

My grandmother had some china cups and saucers where the saucers were quite deep. She said they were for drinking tea from