Recent content by paul stacey

I was on Christmas leave from the army 1964, and worked at the circus, which was there then for 2 weeks.

I Totally agree Lyn, absolute vandalism, beautiful hostelry!!!

Hard to think that the trams stretched, from that man right through to my generation, early 1950's. I remember them still so well!!!!

My old stomping ground, would be nice to know, where exactly it was, on the Bristol Road!!

went there often!!

I remember the "triangle", in Gooch Street, from a very long time ago!!

What a great story, and photo, from a more simple time, when expectations were limited to the real world, where people really cared!!

As I remember it, I loved old Northfield. Worked there as a boy, Army Cadets were there, went swimming there, and drank there when older, and used the old cinema!!

somewhere in my memory s a dim recollection that there was a small pub, or bar down that Bradford Passage !!??

One of my enduring memories, aged about 8, is walking down Temple Row, after meeting my Uncle Joe, and Aunty Ivy, off the train at Snow Hill. It was an Autumn day, and there were mass's of starlings, blackening the sky, swirling and diving in formation, captivating for a young un!!

As a lad , I met through my dad , Ex Royal Warwicks, South Staffs, and Worc's men, all I believe served in the far East, there seemed to be many midlands Regt's there!!

I believe most small companies, from the gun quarter,surrounded the Barral testing, proofhouse, though don't know where that was!!

Well done. See it all now. thanks!!

Great piece of history, sadly cannot read it.

Thinking on the theme of, #263, though not in Birmingham, my wife's grandfather was carter, started at 13 as a plough boy, he spoke often that he started each day at 3 30am, spent an hour grooming and dressing his 2 plough horses, preparing the plough , and regularly walked 12, 15, miles a day...