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Just noticed some txts on Lewis's in the late 50s early 60s my grandad Alfred "Bade" Ainsworth used to work the lifts there I always marvelled at how he stopped it right on the button!! If I timed my visit to coincide with his break I used to get a cup of tea and a cake in the canteen! It all...

Hi remember the place very well played there a couple of times myself in 67 and my mate had his reception there happy days

Too right they were bullies I remember them having shortened canes which they used to carry down the inside of their trousers, I think their main problem was when it changed to a mixed school they just didn't know how to control them so they took it out on the boys instead

Hi I was in miss smiths class I remember Clive my Bessie mate was Ian withers and Ian "Ben" Cartwright so if anybody remembers me (Brian Shaw) I would be pleased to hear from you

1958 - 1962 Richard I was supposed to stay another year but mom took me out of school to get a job

What a coincidence Ray Coxon my music teacher from William Murdoch school lived round the corner in Wye Cliffe Road

Yep Radnor Road same building as one of your other forum members Richard Dye, I've also spent more than a few hours standing outside the Villa Cross pub playing with any other kids whilst mom and dad had a cheeky bitter inside!!

Sorry I still can't get the hang of how to post these things, just been reading about and looking at some fabulous photos of the Villa cross picture house, me my brother and sister used to go there every Saturday morning 6d in and 6d to spend!!

Yes I worked in the spares dept in the late 60's, I can't remember any names now unfortunately, but I do remember it was a nice place to work, as I was in a group at the time we tried to style ourselves as 'the move' lookalikes, management did a lot of tut touting so I left

Hi my nan Jessie Ainsworth worked there in the 50,s early sixties but don't know when she left or what dept she was in

Just noticed some old chats about Elkingtons, my aunty Beryl started there before the war, if I remember correctly she told me her office was just above the main entrance. The company moved to Goscote nr Walsall I think during the war, it later merged with two other companies and became British...

Cheers ta, it took all day to dry out they only had a small coal fire (which I had to make up!!) then I had to stand in a bus queue, they had started running again and then stand on the rear platform because the bus was full and standing! Charles Dickens would have had a field day working there!!

In the winter of 63 I started at Procter partners insurance. My mom said I had to leave school and get a job, interviewed on the Thursday left school on the Friday started work on the Monday! At that time they were in Gt Hampton Row before moving to purpose built premises on the Soho Road. The...

Deffo not 70s haircuts look more like 50s as some of those lads look like they are in their early 20s or late teens, comments would be made down the local disco!

Once again many thanks

Wow, many thanks, not having the wherewithal to find out these things you have been really helpful Ive learnt more about my family in the last 60 mins than I have in the last 60 years! Grateful thanks

Thank you that was really interesting yes my nan did live in Witton Lodge Road Frank Sydney was dad Eric Sydneys uncle. Thank you also for the additional information regarding my forbears something I never knew, my younger brother Colin would also send his appreciation

Hi I know this is an old post but I was intrigued, my nan was a Nellie Shaw she had a brother Frank who was an engine driver at Aston goods shed I think they lived somewhere near the parish church, she later married Billy Harris and moved to Perry Common

After school on Thursdays and Fridays and all day Saturday I would cycle up the Soho Road to the junction with island road to Wrensons where I was a proper del boy! Boxes piled so high in the basket it was safer to push it! I remember a Saturday in the winter of 60/61 started to snow quite heavy...

Great picture by the way