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Remember 1947, our street ,Tillingham St, Sparkbrook and many more were virtually cut off. The Co-op bread man and others left their horse and carts at the top of the street and used a kids toboggan to make delivers to the houses. When the roads were cleared the piles in the gutters seemed like...

Thought both those schools were boys only. Too posh for my area as they could afford uniforms and it looks like ivy on the walls.

Just had that glimpse in the back of my mind of going to see Santa at Lewis's around the end of the war or there abouts. To get to the grotto we had to go into a spaceship and sit on a hard wooden seat for a couple of minuets, we were then told we had flown to the North Pole. There was a bit of...

My Dad used to annoy me about presents. He used to say that it would be good if I told him what I wanted, rather than him get something I didn't want. An example of what I mean was when I wanted a particular set of cufflinks from Austen Reed. I told him that they had a green stone that matched a...

I guess better that Apple use the building rather than see it decline and then demolished to make way for one of modern rubbish they put up.

Hi morning star, welcome aboard. I was born and lived in Tillingham St from 1938 to 1961 when I came to Aust. Had a mate for many years named Gordon Whitehead who lived in Oldfield Rd his Dad was killed in WW2 and his mom was a bus clippy working out of Highgate Rd. Depot. Many happy memories of...

She had knickers, now that's Posh!!!

Just for a moment I thought we had a young man hanging from a lamp post on RHD side, then I saw the steps!

Think it's just a general police issue. Seem to remember one the same at Digbeth Police Station that you could see when the bus pulled up outside, especially from the upper deck. Mind you as a kid I thought it was The Gold Storage Co. not Cold storage because the sign was gilt painted!!

Hi Phil, Looks to me more like 19th C photo shop as both views are the same. Maybe clever use of some sort of overlay to turn day into night, a bit like the plastic sheet we put on the old black and white Tv sets to give a blue sky and a green band to the countryside. Just a thought Cheers Tim

Two men worked a large saw with a handle at each end ( about 4 to 6 foot long). One was in a pit and the other up above and they cut planks from the tree trunk that was laid over the hole of the pit. This was prior to the introduction of steam driven saws. Bloody hard work and worse for the poor...

Reminds me a bit like when I was at Stratford Rd Infant school and we used to have to buy doylies and paint them. As that was about 70 years ago I cant remember if it did any good with my stress problem.

MY Gawd, thanks for the memories. Remember they kept the box and other bits in that little cupboard under the luggage rack, under the staircase. Lord help you if you were in the way when the Connie needed access, like when they were changing crews at the terminus and they were running late.

Well done Tom, let the REAL JOURNEY begin!! Cheers Tim

Hi oldbrummy. What sort of date are you talking about, sounds like 1275, bit before my time! Cheers Tim

My raincoat was Petrol Blue with Royal Stewart Tartan lining, set off my Ox Blood crepe soled shoes summat smashing!!

Was telling the wife about this pic and fella in the doorway and said "Blimey that's me!" only kidding as I was fair haired. And we thought we were the answer to every girls dreams (not).

Yes it is Prince Rupert and the storey is that he gave the area it's name as this is where he camped when attacked Birmingham which was suppling arms to the Roundheads. I was taught this at school but it was not possible to fire on this camp from Cannon Hill (Park) as it was out of range of the...

Thought I would one day save up and by a Greaves. In 1954 I worked alongside a lady an she and her husband went everywhere on their Bantam, even to the I.O.M.to see Geoff Duke in the TT Races.

HI Nico, The tune was "The Sugar Plum Fairy" only remember two lines, "Help yourself to bread and Magic" After all you do deserve the best" Don't recall the gravy ad only the "Ah Bisto! ones. Whilst my father was a gentleman he did call Chamber Music, **** Pot Music, which I have always thought...