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Hi Startsave; but to be honest what i recall part of the old ladywood road which really aint in excistance any more and what was left she would never remember any think any way before you had taken any photos , Sorry about calling you as i did just as you see above its a distraction from my...

Hi smartsave what have ou been looking at because the old ladywood road changed from what it used to be, Its completely changed and brought forward widely and how long ago did you done your research ? , May be our friend whom specialises in the old maps of birmingham namely mike whom is a...

Hi Alan many thanks for bringing that information to be honest i never looked at the date of her thread When i was scrolling down the threads , yes you would have been correct Alan , yes we both had things to share and it would have openend another window for us all on the forum i knew...

Hi Dorothy i used to use the mint often in those days along wit the trainors and the gangs you may have recalled and the little cafe out side the clock was a great little breakfast and sandwiches ii beleive in later years that little cafe closed down shame it was a little cosy one as you say can...

well i for one will not continue to add any miseries to myself i was a kid on the block in those years and i know that was springhill so for these guys whom say diffent i will awaint in antisebastion to see whom will convince me different So i will await on the side lines to see what comes out...

when that bus number eight was coming up from hockly it would stop at warstone lane in the fiftys next stop was short of camden stree e the bulpitts so it was giving the employees to work but afew years later they disposed that stop which then made it that if you never got off there your next...

well if thats the case it was on the highgate road just before stoney lane when awaiting for that eight like most of the time especialy the eight the sign would state terminating at stoneylane highgate this was a dammed regular thing with the 8 around six oclock and last thing of the night and...

well where are all these astonites to comment because HP had one along with Ansells and Herculies and buttons limited lower portland street everyday of the week through the forties telling the workers down tools break time we had it constanly all day long start to finish at lunch time and...

well i have to say pete being on this site is very mind boggling did you previuosly say a picture of a out side victorian loo or what hald odf them dont know where they live if you asked Astonian;;;

Hi bob Ihave got a photo of one i will try and load it tonight if thats okay by our moderators Astonian, ;;;;;;

I phil i have to keep on as i know that his springhill i lived on the door step of the place everyday of the week 7 days aweek even got my books from there and the news agents is where we got our fags on the way down to school He was the only bloke whom would serve us the the for litte dominos...

that bus stop you seeing was the 82/83 bus stop and to say its just pulled off is a wim cos as i say it was on its way to rosemary street and it came down monument road from the ivy bush and turned left thats why the bus looks so close to the pavent and for the distance passing the bus stop and...

the previuos photograpgh before my thread states there is another pub with in the picture but i am hasnt to say its not emediately starting from the beginning where you see two people standing out side the shops ; Well that was a second hand shop and walk back but you cannot see it was two more...

that building you see is the new rimi cafe it was not a pub never was but what i can tell you originaly that cafe was on the other side of the road right on the very corner of hingestion street and and along side of it was the mint pub which was very full and full of fights what you see was...

If you asked me they are trying to imulate new york but there again i say, we are slowly becoming amercicanised in more ways and one and people cannot see it thats my opinuin right or wrong they have distroyed our city of heritage

Hi Gingerjohn did they take away the horse trough that as its historic as those houses was i remember them as a kid I Lived in kingedwards road just up from springhill and the dance all the dance palli I was wondering why they are gonna build a high expence hotel but bearing mind the high...

Surely thats got to be in the city centre ?,

yes the still waters are still running through the city years ago on the on site of our history forum we discussed this and from far back down the lichfield road to cuckoo bridge and over to nechells park road there was a pub which was owned by the westley arms hotel acocks green owner and in...

Thank you phil Astonian;;;

Hi Phil, Many thanks for the down loading the photographs to us all they are of brillient quailitity they certainly bring back Memories to me the shop you see just up from the pub was the newsagents i have just been talkng about The lad there was playing in...