Recent content by Pedro42

Does anyone recollect Betty Bromley, who was at this school in the early 1930's please? Peter

Bridie's cafe on the Coventry Road, opposite Small Heath Park, had a number of the Bally Bingo machines. You are right, they were addictive. I (mis)spent much of my teenage years and limited finances on those machines! Happier days meant going home with a pocket full of tanners.

This has probably been posted before but it's a good insight into Birmingham's boat people. You will need to download the .pdf file Peter

A different 1960's video. Real Birmingham nostalgia!! Peter

I don't know if this video of Birmingham in the 1960's has been shown before, but I found it fascinating! Peter

Perhaps Butlers on Grange Road was a target too? I recall that there were bomb 'pecks' on the corners of Eversley Road and Bertram road? Peter

This image was caught on my trail camera last night. It's directly under my kitchem window!! Peter

I can't answer your question I'm sorry, but I've taken the liberty to clean up your photo. I hope that you don't mind

Thanks Dinger- That's exactly how I remembered it. I'm amazed that it has lasted so long!! We lived in the newly built council houses in Bickington Road, so it was only a short walk to the "annexe". Peter

Was there an old chapel in a shed-like building on Jiggins Lane? It was between Modbury Avenue and the Cock Inn. I'm pretty sure that it was linked to the old church of St Michael's. I remember going to Sunday school there in the mid 1950's. Peter

To all the wonderful Mothers on the Forum.... Happy Mothers's Day

The blue tits are busy preparing their nest in the nest box

When I was a newspaper boy in the 60's I used to deliver two sports papers on Saturday nights. One was the "Argus" and the other was the "Blue Mail" otherwise know as the "Sports Final". Would this be relevent? Pete

Small Heath - Coventry Road - Watts Road junction Co-op Chemists. On the third photo, dated 1968, the main store is just visible further up the road to the left. These are probably some of the pictures lost from an earlier post...

Tough one this, but here's my attempt