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Chris, Having passed through from Steelhouse Lane,to the court (a long time ago),I do remember the size of the cells,but not the route taken,and I was not appreciative of the historical surroundings.My mind was racing with what lies I would tell the magistrate,to make sure I was bailed...

I boxed Johnny Mann in Stratford on Avon,when we were lads...I came a poor second.

Keith, Found this little snippet,am now looking for photo's. Reubens Dave(Birmingham) total bouts 5 - active 1930s Reubens Joe(Birmingham) total bouts 18 - active 1930s

Hiya Barrie, Not too sure but I think,my time in Catterick was spent in,Gallowgate,Mons and Le Cateu lines ,oh, and a short time as a guest of the Provost Marshall.:rolleyes: And they were all dillapitated wooden huts,very cold in winter.:( Do you think the Recruting...

Jules, It wasn't a very big place,something like a travel agency,I should think. There was a front office where your initial interview was held,at a desk in full view of any passers by.There were other rooms at the back,for a medical,and upstairs was where you went for your travel...

I joined up in James Watt St.1954.:(

Our street party...Clifton Rd.Aston.:)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Campbell,_9th_Duke_of_Argyll I fail too see his connection to Newtown row....:rolleyes:

Well, I would have called you dimples...:)

Very grand Victorian exterior,but they don't show the tiny little dungeons beneath,which they used too call cells.:( Not big enough for a dog kennel.:rolleyes:

Sparks, It couldn't be the same landlord,but this is a story worth re-telling. during the war when there was a raid on the gaffer of "The Wellhead" used to go along Franchise St.at great risk to himself, gather together all the old folk and escort them to the safety of his pub...

The houses the "back of" the street No.:)

Just been having a mooch in my dad's old diary from 1929,one entry is... The showing of the first talking film at the Astoria cinema Aston,was Monday 15th.July 1929,and my dad just told me it kept breaking down.:rolleyes: Oh,the film showing was "In Old Arizona"

Shortie, It is probably about your upbringing,do you want to be a fighter or a victim.Right or wrong,it's clear what I think,I taught my children don't allow anyone to intimidate you.

Where "the sun doesn't shine" springs to mind...

Shortie, Thinking about it you are probably right,a teacher we had at school was extremely sarcastic,I suppose being a thicko,it would have gone over my head.However,we had one 14 yearold lad who commited suicide,and at the time the whispers were that this awful teacher was...

Jean, I have never been bullied anywhere bab,wouldn't stand for it. Further to my unpolitical correctness method,I would never allow anyone else to be bullied in my presence either,especially girls or women,cannot abide these abusers.

It's easy for me to say,but, I never allowed myself to be bullied,however, it must have been very difficult for girls.If you work on the assumtion that all bullies are cowards,standing up to them is simpler.Treating a bully,as they did Flashman in "Tom Browns Schooldays" is, in my opinion the...

Viv, This link is a little snippet of the Wellhead Brewery,it was in Wellhead Lane,Perry Barr. I believe the Wellhead pub is still there on the corner of Wellhead lane and Franchise St...

Try this link for more info....I think I have it right.:rolleyes: https://www.1914-1918.net/cre.htm