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Great story so far Brookie. Looking forward to the next installment when you are able to post.

From an article with photos in today's Birmingham Mail: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/selly-oaks-lost-pubs-remembered-4696742

Hi David: There is quite a bit of info on Lichfield Workhouses on Peter Higginbotham's sites here: https://www.workhouses.org.uk/Lichfield/

Hi Jayell: Here's a bit of video of celebrities switching on the illuminations in Blackpool including Jayne Mansfield and also a link to the list of celebrities who have over the last ten decades or so have done the same...

Hi Viv: The person on the plaque could be William Walton Smith, founder of W.H. Smith. Looked him up on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W_H_Smith From what can be seen from the photo of the plaque the hair style looks about right for that era. Someone else might know for sure. Also...

Hi Terry: Just viewed your Erdington video on my computer. I have a 29" screen so it is very clear in full screen. Thanks for posting the link. I loved it and also your choice of music to go along with it. I grew up in Erdington post war and all those photos, many of which I have seen in books...

Can it be 60 years since the Queen's Coronation? What memories do you have of that day? I like this article from the Birmingham Mail along with some photos of celebrations in Brum. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/sixty-years-today-brum-party-4037636 I remember the day very well...

An interesting article in today's Birmingham Mail by Dr. Carl Chinn regarding Small Heath Park and other interesting history. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/carl-chinn-louisas-generous-parkland-4006428

Thanks for that Ell. A shared space these days with Greyhound Racing on Friday and Saturdays. I never went years ago to the Speedway but thousands did and my friends who went with their Dads and Mom's talked about it at school. They knew all the names of the best riders. I like the Wiki...

I like this article today from the Birmingham Mail all about the Speedway at Perry Barr, still running today, and about it's past popularity post war. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/birmingham-speedways-golden-age-perry-4013254

Dear Lyn, Sending condolences to you and your family on the loss of your dear Father. Lovely memories to hold on to.

Be nice if King Kong could leave Mr. Egan's garden in Penrith and make a holiday visit to Brum. Birmingham Mail article today: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/king-kong-statue-come-back-4008251

Haven't seen them all Ell. These two are excellent. The version we see now is different from the original but at least it is still an important piece in the Bull Ring. Bit more about the original base of the statue: https://www.victorianweb.org/sculpture/westmacottr/32.html Hi Astonian: I...

Thanks for the photo Phil. Didn't know about the base being different from the original one. Found this picture which describes the inclusion of the children, etc. It's a shame that the children weren't on the new base. https://www.rmg.co.uk/visit/exhibitions/nelson-display/gallery/?item=1080

Hi: Re the photos originally on the site of the Onion Fair. Several of the members who posted them no longer visit the site. There was a very large amount of photos of all kinds destroyed when the site was hacked. As sidwho says they are accounts of the Onion Fair on BHF. Nice photo Carolina...

Hi Astonian: Sorry I don't recall this statue although I have a copy of Robert Calvert's famous print online. Perhaps someone else might know about the statue.

You can listen to Carl Chinn's show from yesterday on the listen again link : https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p018hls8

The Forum had a long thread on Brum statues a few years ago: https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=3844

Hi DavidGrain: I liked this article from the Birmingham Post about Birmingham Artists. Raymond Mason's sculpture "A Tragedy In the North" is mentioned. Raymond Mason moved from Birmingham to Paris in the 1940's and the connection is his working class roots in Brum according to this article...

Thanks for that Big Gee....There is a slight link to Birmingham in that one of the dams...Nant-y_Gro in Wales that was used for testing Sir Barnes Wallis' experimental "bombs" was built by the Birmingham Corporation for the Elan Valley project. Other dams were built and the Nant-y-Gro dam was...