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Not exactly Summer Lane but the bit of Brearley St.betweeen there and Newtown Row. The photo.is my granny Beard climbing the greasy pole,there was a £1 note pinned to the top, and my granny won it,what a woman she was...our family's only claim to fame.The occasion was the jubilee of King George...

Peter, There was a furniture shop,on Park Rd.near to Clifton Rd.,I used to go there to pay a weekly instalment for something we had on the "knock".(£ down... and a change of address). The only other shop I remember there,for certain,was the Horsemeat butcher.

The woodwork teacher at U.T.S.always used to tell us, behave, or my little fox terrier will bite you. His little fox terrier was a big stick which he used with wild abandon,and a very strong right arm.

Missed your answer Phil,I was wrong anyway.But It is easily recognisable,it was very distinct with it's green and cream tiles,a real old gin palace on the inside.

The name is The Sun Inn,because it say's so on the side fanlight,so a guess is it's on the corner of Bristol St..and Sun St.

When blacking our gate as a lad,I was always told..."use a bit of elbow grease".

John, The flat handcart,is part of my earliest memory.In recent years I told my dad about,going up Portland St.sat on a flat cart that was carrying our bits of furniture,he said I was too young to remember it, even though I told him who was pushing it.So,I then asked why was it it was...

They look like the three wheeled carriages,that were used a lot,although,these seem to be made of wood,the ones I remember were basket. We used to hire them from Parliment St in Aston. And that is a great photo.Mike.

Thanks for that Mike.As an ex U.T.S.boy (1941-1951),I found this write up a fair description,although they failed to mention George Canning who became lord mayor of Birmingham,and his younger brother who played for Aston Villa. Other omissions were,Ken Williams (not the swimmer),who should have...

Fashion was often copied from the royals ,the jacket is a norfolk jacket made popular by George V.( THE SAILOR KING),now add the very distinctive collar (sailor style) and it would point to 1910,when George V came to the throne. Humph,What year was your dad born? that might be another clue...

The photo.appears to be cropped Humph.Is the photographer's studio named on it,if so, it may be dated from when the studio was in business. Failing that,the lads attire seems to be Edwardian,so what you thought,would be close.1906-08.

All aid from the U.S.to Britain ended the day the war ended,so that America could send aid to Germany. We, apparently only had a stockpile of food for ten days,so our foreign secretary,had to go too America and beg. We only finished of our war loans to The U.S.A.about 3 years ago,the only...

The lance corporal on the left appears to have the Artillery badge in his cap.

Re: "British Resturants" Chris, I didn't know they were still around in the 70s.The last one I remember was Northfield c1951...chips peas and gravy was sixpence.:) The one we used in Tower Rd.Aston was very basic,used to go there with a basin and collect your own.:rolleyes:

My first car...it came with a severe case of impetigo..

Peter, After further study of your photo,as the arms of the lampost are in line with the tramlines ,it must have been taken on the flat bit of Park Rd.between Clifton Rd and Albert Rd.My perch on that day would put me less than a hundred yards out of shot.

Sorry Peter,I have my sensible head on now.I didn't realise this was a personel photo.if this is your parents photo.and given their address,it must have been taken where you say,Park Rd.What's puzzling me now is,I was sure the princesses where with them,perhaps they were in a following car,I'm...

Pedrocut,where's your photo.?.The king and queen visited Birmingham 12th.Dec 1940 to see bomb damage,and again 7th.Nov 1945,that must have been the time I saw them,up Park Rd,I remember we walked there from school ( U.T.S.), also the princesses were with them.

I remember them driving up Park Rd.from Aston Cross during the war.I climbed up Ansells high wall,the corner of Park Rd.and Portland St.so as to have a good view.It could be they were going to have a look at Queens Rd.which was flattened by a parachute bomb.

Webley Scott was in Whithall St.across the road from the general hospital.Between Whithall and Weaman St.it was a hive of tiny workshops,mostley making guns,some of which were sold in three shops along Steelhouse Lane.