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I think odd pronunciation of places is due to colloquialism, and not a true pronunciation. I live in Wilnecote, Tamworth, the old locals used to call it Wincot, and some people used to say Tam'orth but I have only heard Birmingham people call it that. I have heard Smerrick before but I have...

Alan, that's both interesting and a little bit sad.

Seems to have sufficient chimneys at least Phil. I think you could very well be right.

Yes, it was optimistic, very much so. The only steam driven vehicles I know of that used the roads were the buses, how long they were around I have no idea. Sounds a bit dangerous to me as well.

There is another building next to a baptist church further along the road, which could have been the building in the picture, but none of the other buildings are in the right position. That said, my map from 1913 does not go right up to the Kings Head, so it may be further towards there. You...

Sorry for that, did not mean to get it wrong, no offence meant.

By the time this was writtten, the great Western, etc was up and running - both Snow Hill and New Street were built. An 'Improved system' that never got off the ground suggests that thie Mr William James might have been just a hopeful! Sounds very interesting though.

But it did not move by the time of the photo Carol, it was knocked down around 1958 as they started to build Rackhams in 1959 or thereabouts. It couldn't have been the Cobden in the photo. I have got a map which shows Hagley Road around 1913, but not all of it. There is no building that I can...

The Cobden Hotel was on the same site as Rackhams, but there could have been another with a similar name. Saint Augustines is not like that at all, and it's just off the Hagley Road in a small 'square'. Its got a large spire. I think an old map might be of use, not sure if I have one of the...

The Cobden Hotel was on the same site as Rackhams, but there could have been another with a similar name. Saint Augustines is not like that at all, and it's just off the Hagley Road in a small 'square'. Its got a large spire. I think an old map might be of use, not sure if I have one of the...

I say forrid, but surely, rather than being a Brummie thing, its just an 'old' expression? Seamstress was Semstress, yet no-one says that now, and I am sure there are more, but I can't think of any at this precise moment.

Yes Paul, I understand that fully. The nice thing is that although those songs are not regularly on the radio, you will still hear them from time to time and evoke those memories. Also, there is You Tube, so you can hear them when you want! Pure songs that will never die.

Paul, that song was written by Richard Tauber around about 1929 for himself. It was one of my mother's favourites, and we only discovered who sang it when my husband and I had a chat about songs at school, about a month ago. One I learned at the age of ten was 'You are my heart's delight'...

It may be that the money mentioned on the probate calender was to be distributed by William Smart, as they list executors, not recipients. In this instance they may be one and the same, but you will only know by purchasing the will, which last year increased in price to £10 which I think is...

Viv, I think you are very lucky being able to wear a cloche. I do have an imitation suede/fur thing that I wear when it's extremely cold, but I really would like to be able to purchase a hat, possibly a cloche, for the winter months. My problem is that my head is very small, and hats always...

I remember a cafe kind of thing at New Street Station, the walls were painted pale green (as everything seemed to be in those days) but I only remember tables and chairs and not 'booths'. I have heard recently that a widowed aunt of mine worked there, but no idea what date.

Are you saying Joan Collis is in Australia? She would not remember me, but she would remember Vicki Downing who was a good friend of mine and in my class at Elmfield. Vicki sadly died in 1967/8. I was only at Elmfield for two years and a bit, so I doubt anyone would remember me to be honest...

I don't think wearing a hat came from the desire to 'fit in' Mohawak. If you go back in history, everyone wore a hat, even indoors. Women had a cap in the house and something more elaborate for outside and I feel that over the years this just vanished from fashion, but slowly. My gran wore a...

I think it's easy to think of Albert Street as one way as it was really quite narrow. My bus used to stop at the toop of the hill too, but I do remember seeing cars parked outside some of the shops on the other side as this picture shows. There was one particular place, don't remember the...

What I find really interesting is the fact that they have reported in minute detail how it caught fire. I am guessing that most people would not know how it could happen exactly and so this newspaper has taken the trouble to explain. Fascinating really, the change in journalism styles.