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Directly opposite the Dolphin pub.

I had many a good pint in there in the early 60s

Good memories just as I remember, us all looking for stuff so we could get a goldfish.

Where in Acocks Green was this ?

Hi the area at the side of Arthur terrace was owned by a family called Gopsil ( don't know the spelling) In the 40s and early 50s they had a number of horse and carts they would leave in the morning and return at night, what they did through the day I don't know. The horse and carts disappeared...

Was Married in St Mary's Church 1966

On the right was Arthur terrace on the left was Redhill terrace 1to 15 both side. The houses at the end were the back off house on the Cov road

The clay pit was the thing when I was a kid me and the gang would go through the fence every chance we got and every time we got caught our parents went mad. Did you ever see them blasting the clay it was a fantastic sight we loved it, when they blasted the whole house would shake we spent a...

Hi Michael, I lived in Arthur Terrace I knew the Parkers Jimmy was a couple of years older than me can't remember the rest of the family but there was quite a few. I can't remember the Sargant's but I am older than you. Can you remember the clay pit before it was filled in? I was told that when...

Hi I lived in Arthur RD off Redhill RD from 1946 till 1957 I new the cottages well I used the shop Youngs regulary in the winter fetching paraffin for our heaters. I did a paper round for the shop on the corner of Deakins RD and the Cov RD which included Gladys, flora, Geraldine Katherine and...

Lovely Picture.

Hi regular visitor in the forties and fifties dad and me on a Sunday morning. A tram ride from town a very beautiful part of the Midlands I havent been for years but will. Go and have a look very soon now.

My first experience of busses where Trolley busses. We lived in Hay Mills and we used the Trolley busses on the cov road. When the diesel busses came along the noise they made frightened the life out of me. In comparison they were loud and uncomfortable. When I told my Son in law about Trolley...

The girls came today I asked the question and they said that they love it when I call them Bab and always have.

I have never thought about this till I saw this post. I have called my daughters Bab since they were born, they are both in there fifties now and I still call them Bab. I don't know how they feel about this but they are coming to visit today so I will ask them.