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There’s a lot to be said for the Brummie sense of humour :) PhilC

Thanks Lyn. "G" is not on line at the moment, he's knocking on a bit and may be taking a nap :)

What would we do without you Lyn. Thanks.

Hello Lyn. Please advise regarding the following. I attempted a private conversation with greart yesterday and received the following message. You may not start a conversation with the following recipients: greart. Probably my fault but I’m into so many things at the moment I can’t see the wood...

Looking forward to it G.

Hi G. Fantastic story. Makes us who we are and gives us the memories. PhilC.

I was at Cockshut Hill School 1963-1967 and could have wrote the above word for word. Happy days. I'm not too clever with History due to the fact that we had Mr Williams (wilf) (Gold finger) for that period and he was always sending me down to jobs news agents for fags.

Hi G. Did your Dad ever tell you about George Turlan. George was a big lad 25-30 stone, he worked in bay 1. One day at the end of shift, all the lads went upstairs for a shower, as always george was last up there. All the other lads had showered and dresses and all went home/pub. Unfortunately...

Hi G. That’s great regarding the phone if you are okay with it. If you can give the number out tomorrow, I will ring you as soon as pos. I have just spoken to Tommy regarding his and Reggie’s work mates and you have jogged his memory. Tommy remembers the names that you wrote. Albert Checkleys...

Hi G. You are a star. I think tomorrow I will create a new email address and post it on here. If you e-mail me, only identifying the exact time you send it to me. Then post me on here that you have sent it and the time you wrote on the e-mail. I will then get back to you from my e-mail address...

Hello G. Please let me know of any costs regarding your father’s FMC saw. I can assure you that it will be appreciated and to a good home. I have had a look at the YouTube advert of FMC and downloaded it. I will make a DVD of it for Tommy. In a few year’s time when his memory’s not so good, he...

Does any one have a photograph of the first/old Chestnuts pub Garretts Green Sheldon 1950-early 60s. This was more or less a wooden shed, bar and lounge with an outdoor in the middle. I believe this same type building was also at the Radleys before they built the Cabin. The Chestnuts was...

Hello Lyn (one of my earlier advisers. Thanks.). Hope you are well. Yes, I think an amazing story, Tommy's over the moon with it all. His wife tells us that he has to take a nap due to all the excitement. Can you advise other sites to me where I may find the meat/slaughter market building. I am...

Sorry G but that's part of the loving process. I do think that Reggie's saw would be a wonderful gift for Tommy. I was going to say that it is also a wonderful keepsake for yourself but Reggie and Tommy were good buddies for quite a long time and shared the same memories.

Hello G. I have just spoken to Tommy and I must say that what started out as trying to gather some history of part of Tommy’s life has escalated into a wonderful chapter of memorabilia for him. Tommy worked with Reggie along with Roy in bay 18 for 10 years. Reggie was known by all the Smith...

Hello Greart. My brother in-law worked there from 1959 to 1969 when during a union dispute, all slaughtermen were dismissed. It was then re-opened as Abattoir Servises Ltd. My brother in-law's name is Tommy Smith and family members also worked there all with the surname of Smith, Jimmy, George...

Thanks Mikejee, great pic thank you very much, I'm getting there, just trying to dot the i's and cross the t's.

Hello all. I would just like to thank everyone for his or her help with the history of the Market Hall that I prepared for my brother in-law. Although on going, I have completed the book consisting of over 100 A4 pages. The book covers the whole history and area of the Market Hall, including...

Thanks for that Lyn. I'm putting this project together regarding the Market Hall for my wife's brother. My wife has become very interested today and will be joining later in the week. I think her first contact on here will be Thomas street. PhilC.

Thanks again Astoness, just discovered that there's a back and front to the Market Hall. I must pay attention. PhilC. P.S. Sounds you might be from Aston. My wife lived in Thomas Street as a very young girl.