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School milk certainly put me off drinking it for years , at least until I was about 30yrs old. By then I had moved to the country side and took up working on surrounding farms. One day I remember being so thirsty I took a cup of milk from the bulk tank of that day's milking. It was absolutely...

During the last War 2 can remember finding what could have been a 4ft length of rubber conveyor belt in the local stream. This I used to resole my shoes and some of the family's. There was always the problem of the small tacks, used for fixing, poking through the inner sole. I'd return home, go...

Does anyone remember when this type of baby photo was the rage? Me 1937!!!

Astoness..... Those photographs of the Cofffin "factory" I found magnificant. How often do we get to see our heritage so clearly shown ? The picture of the hand fly press department seemed pretty intact. The floor there was a wonderful example of a well-trodden paving and I hope the...

Cliff2005.............. So far unable to send photos mentioned earlier but have sent you a private email via BHF (or I think I have!!!!!!!!!!!!) I must admit I'm a bit dull when it comes to computers

My mother would pass father's old coats ( and I mean old) for the coal man to wear under his heavy leather body protector. After one delivery she went into the road to give him another jacket when he said he had counted the empty bags on his lorry and was just about to bring the missing one to...

Cliff............... When I can get my head round how to send you the photos I will do ASAP. I no longer live in the house mentioned so I don't have the deeds.

Cliff2005 In 1968 I bought a cottage in Bromsgrove being 57 Licky Rock. The deeds stated that the building ,that in present time was a garage ,years earlier was in fact a nail house, I don't know what this building looks like now, but for your investgation perhaps to know that a nail house...

I had what I would call a tap on the out-stetched hand by a teacher who I now realize was too timid to bring down his 9inch cane on to anyones hand . To him I expect, even in 1944, this action was Draconian. On the otherhand at my junior school , one teacher celebrated his talents with a 2inch...

On a quick look through the Posts I haven't seen mention of a Balloon located at the Yatching Pool Bournville. I passed one there on my way to Bournville School.

Wasn't there a goverment Dept. called The British Tourist Authority supposed to promote, as its name implies, everything British? I imagine it would promote London, The Highands and would not even think of the Second City. If this quango still exists should the UK not be promoted by The...

nijinski....... In my post #5 on the Thread " Welcome to Birmingham" I have tried to give my point of view why Birmingham is sliding down the "rcognition" table and not in the fore of National debate. The posts in your Thread seem to echo what I am trying to get at (perhaps not very well)...

crego kid...I quite agree that Brummies ARE proud to be so called, as I am. I do think ,though, that Brummie is a "cute" replacement for asserting that one is from the second city of the UK. Perhaps some would feel more comfortable by saying fhey were from Brumwicham, a word I must admit I...

I am a Brummie through and through and when people from out of the area hear my accent and ask where |I come form I proudly say"Birmingham". I have read with delight the many sayings and anecdotes, in this Forum, typical of a Brummie. Sadly I have a problem with Brummies telling those who...

I seem to remember all sorts of aeroplane wings and fusilages being transported on 60ft traillers along the Bristol Rd at Selly Oak towards were we kids thought was Castlebromwich.

Here in Pembroke we have a very active society reconstructing a Spitfire, They even raise funds via their own charity shop.

Dring the 1950s-60s I had an Austin 8 Tourer, Reg No CEA222. One day I was in a typical weekend traffic jam descending into Bewdley when I drew up behind a car infront Reg 222CEA. Now what were the odds on that? A friend of mine, simply by chance ,had new car Reg COL 1C!!

Are we now in an era were most of the posted sayings and langage are becoming lost on our present young people? They nearly all have their own "Chav" language which I can't keep up with! When I use some of those delightful old sayings, here posted, I get a teenage look of complete disbelief and...

Mr. Wathes lived in Witherford Way and I remember at the end of WW2 he arranged for a lorry load of old wooden milk crates for us youngsters to construct a huge celebration bonfore in the middle of the road complete with an effigy of Hitler atop. His son, of about our age, was one of those very...

johnpress................. The only one I can think of is Wathes, Catell and Gurden, but perhaps others may have different answers. I believe Gurden became a conservative MP.