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I have lots of photos of my father and his pals in Palestine and Egypt between 1946 and 1947. Most have writing with info on the backs. Some are of his pal`s funeral after he was killed when his jeep was blown up. He was always sad that he could only remember his name was Steve and that his...

My friend Mary was a catholic girl and wanted to be a nurse so she was " volunteered " to go along to St Gerards on a Sunday and help out. She wouldn`t go on her own so I went with her a few times. We were on a ward with a big veranda and all the patients were boys. From what I recall they all...

Hi Astoness. Love all the photos that you share. Any chance you can repost any that you have of the old fire brigade, I can`t seem to open them. Maybe it`s just me or ??? Thanks

#4 You are so right. I love putting people and places together, that`s what I love about this wonderful site. I`ve just found this thread and like Josie my 2nd Great Grandparents were married at St Phillips but in 1837. At the time of their marriage they lived in Wharfe Street. Further...

What a fantastic work of art . I am in absolute awe of your skill and patience. Congratulations on a wonderful antique of the future. Thank you for sharing it with us.

Re Canadians at Marston Green Hospital. A friend of mines father was with the Canadians at MGH during the war. His father had told him of the maple leave plaques either side of the gates at the entrance and that some of them had scratched their names on them. When we looked very closely we found...

#3140 Thank you Phil. I realize it`s Eden Place. That`s the man I remember. Does anyone know what his badge is? I didn`t know that they had to be licensed.

Re: the peaky blinders The Peaky Blinders. Just looked on tv planner. It looks as though it starts this Thursday 12th September 2013. BBC2 9pm. 1st of 6 episodes. Thanks for info on Peaky Blinders - all new to me. Should be interesting !

# 3125 I think you have just answered a question for me. If I am remembering correctly is this photo taken between the Museum and Art Gallery? I have been trying to think of the name of a passage that I used to walk through in the early 60s on my way to catch the bus to the ice rink in Summer...

#22 Thank you Jennyann. My husband found your link interesting. Love the picture of the money box. I had a green box when I was little, think it was a Birmingham Municipal Bank. Nan had the key and I opened it when we went on holiday.

A valuable lesson I learnt early on in my research was don`t be blinkered on how your name is spelt on records. As a family my cousins and our respective parents were comparing our trees only to realize that we spelt our Gt / Grandparents name slightly different and yet we were raised together...

#2 When I first met my husband he was a coppersmith and worked at Peerson, Page and Dewsbury, I think it was in Witton - This was late 60s early 70s. They would make copper canopies for over the fire places of all shapes and sizes. These were individually commissioned and were planished (...

My Mom worked at Kunzles on the packing line. She walked from Kingshurst everyday and in the holidays we walked with her and then walked back home. Oh those wonderful pink marshmallows - all funny shapes but enormous. MMM !

#113 confident shops on right are opposite the flats on the left. The road is Tile Cross Road looking towards the White Hart, behind the camera you`re looking towards the 14 bus terminus ( or did) I worked at Leslies sweet shop on Saturdays and Sunday mornings around 1963. Mr Carey ran the...

I remember looking out of the upstairs classroom at Kingshurst High and watching the bulldozers start to clear the wonderful bluebell woods. The woods would have a protection order these days The boys school was still being being built. Do you remember Miss Lees who taught "Hygiene" and gave...

Oh what an amazing video . Smells and smiles.

Thank you Berniew, 50 years on from your photo of Oldknow Road in 1920 more memories! My auntie Muriel lived on the left here at 235. My cousin lived a little bit further down. This view is looking towards the Coventry Road from what we called the Top. In my mind I am standing on the Coventry...

I lived not far from here in the 50`s at the Coventry Road end of Oldknow Road. I remember the hooter at knocking off time. Mom always called it the "bull". Was that at the B.S.A. or Rootes ?

Great photo as usual it`s jogged another memory. I was on a bus - maybe the 58 or 60 coming from Small Heath - in the mid fifties aged about 9. We were on the top deck right at the front !! All of Deritend had come to a stop just before the Bull Ring. Everyone was shouting and pointing. There...

What an amazing thread this is. Some amazing photos so thanks to everyone