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Well I don't like to speculate because some of the families of the fatality and the injured may just wish to get closure. But as I have said we were told it was due to wet sacks and swarf being put in the furnace. I vaguely remember the inspectors being around in the immediate aftermath but I...

Interesting that the report cites 'mystery oil leak' as the cause. That is not what we were told by the guys that actually worked in the Refinery and were there that night. But who knows I guess.

I have never seen those photos or that report again, that is some stunning piece of research, thank you. It was an awful time working there for quite a while after and obviously incredibly traumatic for the families of those directly affected. Our laboratory was literally about 40 yards or so...

Annie, I'm not sure if by now you have finished your book. But if not I am happy to give you any information I have. I used to work in the laboratory there from about 1972-1981. Somewhere I have a copy of a works magazine the Christmas edition but I can't remember what year and a few photos of...

In respect of the accident that happened at B'ham Battery in the late 1970s, at that time I was working in the laboratory there. I am not sure what the 'official' verdict was but as far as we were made aware by the guys working on the Refinery the accident was caused by damp sacks and wet swarf...

Hi there Stuart, I worked with your dad in the lab at B'ham Battery from about 1972/3 to 1981 when I got made redundant. There were four of us on shifts Mornings/Afternoons/Nights & a Day Shift. There was Les Bevan, Bill Bevan, me (Malcolm Robinson) and your dad. We had a few guys on sample...

Yes, I'm sure you are right. Cherrywood Road certainly rings a bell. Although it was well established in Gressel Lane when I joined.

I found the photos of the school and the science lab (must be the chem lab at the far end of the science corridor because of the fume cupboards). However due to my ineptitude with my ancient scanner and a difficult book to hold in place the photos a bit crooked, sorry. Don't know what year this...

Maybe if we can spot just one person we know on the '67 photo, by calculating the co-efficient of linear expansion of the tangent of the hypotenuse, then multiplying that by potassium iodide, if we know the square roots of our own heights, we could using log tables, determine the latitude and...

Does anyone else have a copy of the 1967 photo? I seem to remember I have got a book about the area which has a couple of pictures of the school, in the 60s and I'm sure one shot inside the old chemistry lab. I will try and find the book, then scan them in and post them.

Kern, I knew Roger (Sid) from junior school. He used to live at 1, Este Road. He had an elder brother Paul, two years above us. As for the 1967 photo, I'm with you! Apart from a few teachers I haven't got a clue. I can't honestly remember if my parents actually bought a copy I certainly...

I just found this list of notable Central escapees. I know quite a few and they have missed a few too but anyway. Does anyone remember Joe Biddulph a couple maybe three years ahead of us but a really nice bloke who hated giving lines and detentions whatever the provocation Notable former pupils...

Just remembered a couple more names from my year, Paul Strong, Jeffrey Jones, Gail Juxon & David Stokes.

I tried chopping it into four sections, like you had scanned the 1970 photo, and then tried opening the sections in my photo editor and zooming in. But I found the same as you the resolution wasn't good enough. You just got a bigger blurred face. Malcolm

Just thought we used to call Roger Turner 'Sid' for some reason too. And another quickie can you remember 'Spud' Taylor's first name? I can only remember him as 'Spud'.

Kern, If you get back over here you must let us know. In just a few days quite a few of us have made contact with each other. It seems we are well dispersed. You and Ian Elton are abroad, I'm down in Portsmouth, Martin Smith is in Aldridge and I believe Derek Naylor is in Birmingham somewhere...

Kern, I remember you as one of the bigger lads, like Paul. I ranked among the shall we say the less tall and well built lads, hence my dislike of school sport, especially rugby. Being to urged to launch myself into people like you, Paul, Bernie Wright, Phil Ravenscroft etc, running at full pelt...

Morning too Kern! We have been rallying the troops over the past few days. I have been in touch with Paul, Martin Smith, Ian Elton and am trying to reach Derek Naylor. If you want to keep in touch please let me know. It's amazing a load of 65+ year olds can remember their own names yet alone...

Just remembered it was Andrew McClintock not Malcolm and I thought of another old boy Botterill, I also missed off Stephan Czajkowski. Ian (Elton) if you are around today I set up a 'conversation' with you and left my contact details there. Malcolm Robinson

Did he live in Hollyfaste Road about the third or fourth house up? I knew the family but John was a bit older than me I think. Did you live nearby? Malcolm