Recent content by Wacky

Yes you are quite right i had forgotten about that, we lived at 141 Little Green lane and before that in the early 70's, i the ex butchers shop just before the corner of Millward street, and that was a big bomb site for years,

Hi there, this information may be significant to your uncles story:- my grandfather was attached to the Fire Service during the 2WW, one of the worst bombing raids in Small Heath was when bombs hit the BSA, but also the Library/Swimming baths was badly hit in a raid, and given that the...

My father Johnny Smith worked at Wimbushes from early sixties to early 70's on the casual night shift most of the time, we lived on green lane just below the wood yard and Tucker Wrights book makers, i remember having to run across the road in the middle of the night when i was about 4 years...

Yes was good friends with Tommy and new all his family - and vaguely remember the name Pardoe from the Monica

Hi Kevkonk, Are you the Kev that bought my moms house in Heather Road - Paul Manders.

My husband and i used the Monica in the 70's, did our courting there, married and lived din Starbank Road, We left Birmingham over 25 years ago, we are in Birmingham this weekend for my husbands 68th Birthday who is originally from Heather Road, We were so very disappointed to see the Monica...

i was at Cherrywood at the same time as yourself - 68-72 - There was also Miss Cheeney (needlework) Mr and Mrs Jones (english) Mr Gwinnett was my form teacher he was a really great and laid back teacher, I met him many years later managing a community project. - Mrs Cheeney was also very...

Earnest Arther appears to have been born in Railway Terrace Aston in 1905 - have found a entry from Birth so will send for his birth certificate, have looked into Innis family to see if any "out of wedlock" births but have drawn a blank, its bit of a conundrum - Wolsley street Bordesley and...

1911 censu listed are Pricilla and samuel Inman and children - Fredrick, William, Henry, Lily and my grandfather as adopted child of 4. years, again in 1939 it would appear my grandfather is still living there with his own family. any information appreciated many thanks

I remember the tilt hammer as a child in the mid sixties, my uncle Pete McEvoy used to drink in there, he used to take my nan Ruby in there and sometimes we would go with them, we loved it he would pass a beer jug round ( getting a few coppers for the kids)he used to say, we used to buy...

Mmm not sure about that - i was 13 years old//////

i was there from 68 to 71 - All the Teachers you listed were still there and Morgan was still introducing Silvester in his unique fashion - i went from the security and happiness of St Benedict's to the horror of being caned by Morgan on my first day for talking in class, my father died and 3...

there between 1968 -1972 paul manders - anyone out there????

Does anyone remember one Teacher (edit to remove name) and how sadistic he was with his pump and cane, i remember an instant when he marked a child with a cane and that child's mother came storming into the class and gave him what for.... happy day in the life of a frightened child.