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I remember reading that St Marys Ward was, at the turn of the century, considered to be the worst slums in Birmingham. Only the authors opinion of course. I do know that my mother was born there in 1912, but tbh I have no idea whereabouts it was. Does anybody know, was it a ward as in electoral...

Funny how there always seem sto be a familiar face that you just cant place as well.

I'm not sure, but I dont think that Renault dealership was there in the 80s, so its probably a bit later than that.

Can you still get YoYo's ? Not the ones with string, the chocolate biscuits a bit like round Penguins - No not the black and white birds, the chocolate biscuits a bit like rectangular YoYo's. If you get my drift. :loyal:

Theres a cast iron gents outside the Cannon pub . Corner of Edward Rd, and - I think - Court Rd. Could be wrong, but I seem to remember one under one of the railway bridges in Park Rd, Digbeth as well. Havent used one since I was a kid, but I remember one by the Kingston cinema, and one in...

Remember the ads on the back pages of the American D.C Comics ? Stuff like X Ray Specs, A thing to maked flames come out of your cars exhaust pipe, Daisy air rifles, and re useable 'working' hand grenades. I used to think the states must be so cool if you could get all that stuff there. Of...

Yep, a snake belt from Henrys, and Jet jeans and at 9 years old you were the business. Specially if you had baseball boots as well. Theyre still around, only theyre called converse now and cost a fortune.

Greenway St, kids used to wander back then. there was another next to the wool shop near the corner of Arsenak St as well. If you lived in Little Green La, you'd find that book interesting. Autobiography of a girl who grew up living there in the 50s and early 60s. lot of mentions of local...

There was a sweet shop facing Millward Street in the 50s/60s although whether it would have been the same premises is anybodys guess. Somewhere on this forum I've seen a photograph of Millward Street facing Little Green Lane, with the shop visible, although I dont have any idea what the number...

I used to do some work at the NRPB at Harwell occasionally. In one of their display cabinets they had a Radioactive Corset from the 1930s. Apparently they were good for you !

No particular reason, just a gut feeling its the Scott Arms. Dunno why.

Just decorating the stairs, got me thinking. Who had one wall of a room painted Tangerine, Polystyrene ceiling tiles, and how about brick patterned wallpaper around the chimney breast ? All the rage in the 70s from what I remember. How about a round brass wall mirror a bit like a ships wheel...

Nylon sheets, Nylon underwear - nuff said about that. If you dont remember it you'd never understand why it sold. Bri-Nylon shirts. Double 2 etc. Too flimsy and sweaty. Coloured pencils that changed colour half way, so you sharpened both ends, then poked yer eye out using them. There used to be...

No the one i was thinking of was next to the Tile Cottage, opposite the top of Greenway St, in the early 1950s. It had iirc one of those vaccum tube set ups where your money went up a pipe in a capsule, and your change came back with your reciept. The Old Gate was more or less opposite Green...

Matter of interest, was Co Op No.2 Branch next door to the Tile Cottage ?

Two more.

The Coronet was on the corner of Watt Rd, and I think Coronet Motors was opposite, plus they had a showroom on the cormner of Whitmore Rd. When the Coronet was demolished, a large multi storey car showroom was built on the corner - Bristol St Motors Cardrome I think. From what I remembert the...

Yeah, your right. there would be at least one cafe if it was Coventry Rd as well. Obviously mis labelled, sorry to get your hopes up. I have literally dozens of photos of Coventry Rd, mostly between the Park and Cattell Rd and of various eras, I'll have another look when I get time later...

Here Then ? Period is not right, but this is as near as I have, Whitmore Rd is just visible on the far right.

Think its about here, sure someone will let me know if I'm wrong.