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This is a photograph taken in 1947 showing my friends and I at a birthday party in our best clothes. For many of us these were our school clothes and play clothes! What was particularly nice in these days of hardship none of us cared what each wore. So different from today's children under...

Mikejee, Thank you so much for the time you have spent on my request, wonderfull. I can tell my sister now, we are both into the early life of my mother,, who through shear hard work, like so many people in those days, escaped from poverty to live a rounded life.

Mjkejee, I've just come across thread and realize you are the Birmingham road map man. I wonder if you could find me a map showing Victoria Place HallamSt Balsall Heath? I have recntly come across a telegram sent to my late mother from a friend wishing her a happy 21st bithday in 1928 and would...

Those liberty bodices!!!!!!!!!!! Such small buttons through undersize button holes, what a design from hell!! What was the thinking behind them I wonder. I remember during the war repairing my own shoes that had worn through the sole with some lorry inner tube I must have come across on an old...

Rob Scott. Yes that house is the one I photographed all those years ago, I lived opposite until 1963.

Having looked through many of those remarkable old street photos I thought I'd like to include this lovely picture of 21 Witherford Way Selly Oak taken c 1960. Some in the neighbourhood called it a "poppy cock", but I thought it a labour of love and a picture of joy. I realize this post isn't...

Hi Knight. I've just pulled out my final term's report from my bottom drawer and on looking at the date find that it was 18Dec 1953. There were only 22 pupils in the form . With this information it may indicate that the start of the 3rd year was Jan 1953. I remember we were being prepared...

A picture of four lab workers taken c1957. Apprentice Ian Campbell, lab tech Don Cullern, app John Riley and app David Kind. Metallurgical Lab Birmetals

A picture of Birmid apprentices at their acceptance of indentures at Dartmouth Road c1959

A photograph of the class during the last term at Bournville Junior school prior to leaving for senior school, often Raddle Barn Lane for boys and I don't know where for girls!!! Photo taken c 1947, Mr Lewis is headmaster. Strange thing is I remember all of the faces but only a very few names.

This is a photograph of the December Nativity enactment by Bournville Infants School in 1942 of which I played a very small part ie. shepherd.

I have come across this photograph taken on the start of a class trip I think to the air show at Farnborough in 1952. The lad on the left of the picture travelled in from Tamworth via train and bus. The one extreme right is Tony Brandon (a handsome fellow who flirted readily with the George...

I have taken another photograph of most of the metal work items I made whilst at HTS 1951/1953. I do not have the centre punch and my garden gate latch is in use. I believe a similar photograph was hacked away some months ago so I hope this will remain. I originally made my post on page 13...

Could some one please explain in simple terms how I can retreive the pictures spoken about in this thread (which I suppose applies to all thumb nails). Sadly being old and new to computers I've tried all means and had no luck. I am ashamed to say I've had my computer for a year now and can...

Earlier this week, whilst helping out at Pembroke Castle, I chanced to meet a "veteran" of Handsworth Technical School. As I, he was full of his time spent at this illustrious school and we spent much time reminiscing about our time spent there. I explained the use of the Forum which I hope he...

Birmidal Developments, adjacent to Birmetals, carried out many tests such as creep resistance and tensile testing on many of the alloys used in the nuclear industry. I believe they also developed best methods to adopt for sand casting of products used in the mass production of steel...

My father was initially in the AFS and became a full time Fireman during WWII. He was stationed at Weoley Castle in a station ,accessed by a rough track off the Weoley Castle Square. He was involved in areas such as Birmingham, Coventry. Liverpool, Exeter, Oxford and Plymouth. In Liverpool...

While attending Chance Technical College Smethwick, a few of us made a mildly explosive mixture of ?????? and iodine. This ,when dried out gave a report not dissimilar from the old type cap gun. We placed small particles of this wet substance into the wooden floor boards in front of the...

Although not quite Birmingham, moulding sand was reglarly transported by N.E.Evans lorries from Bromsgrove to foundries in the Black Country. This sand ,not surprisingly, was known in the trade as Bromgrove Red.

I've just come across this wonderful series of memories of the Lickey Hills. I would like to add that in the mid 40's I used to go ,with my friends from just outside Selly Oak ,during snow cover in the winter months on the tram with our sledges fitted in by the side of the driver. A long haul...