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I was 26...I believe the pension requirements are based on the number of days you paid 'stamps'. On one of my many trips to the UK, I went to the local taxation office to check on my eligibility and they estimated my weekly income would be about 25 pounds. They did not indicate it would be a...

A problem for ex pats living in Canada is that if you are receiving a British pension, it is NOT indexed to the cost of living. I have a small pension of 25 quid a week that I have been receiving since I turned 65 in 2005. It still remains the same to this day...the weird thing is that if I...

I dont see any photos... Dave A

That song The Last Farewell meant a lot to me when I visited the UK in 1975. R.I.P. Roger Dave A

I always thought it referred to the First World War. Dave A

R.I.P. Dennis Dave A

I believed we were talking licence plate stickers. We use to refer to as tax disc that you displayed on your windshield. I am in Ontario, Canada Dave A

We don't pay this tax anymore...it's been free for 2 years now, benefit of election gift promise fulfilled. Dave A

Thanks Mike, I guess she moved.. Dave A

The Alders lived at #59. It states in the original post that Louisa Alder was living at #58 and died in 1949. Either the numbers are wrong because #58 was bombed out during the war, it became our peck. Maybe she moved somewhere else. Dave A

Just found this photo. I believe this is Paddington St. You can see Bellingers shop behind her. There was an Alder family that lived next door to the shop. Dave A

It's definitely at the Guildford St end. I had a photo taken at the other end that was excellent quality, showing many kids and parents on the street. Unfortunately I was unable to locate it. Dave A

I saw that Ivatt loco on the SVR Dave A

I just got a call from a fellow ex student at MSA , that is trying to arrange a 70th reunion at The Bull on Sept 30. He is not on line, so difficult to communicate with in terms of organizational value. I have offered to post it here and FB, as well as the MSA web site. Dave A

Indeed! I would be curious to know how many. Dave A

Look at all those people! Dave A

And I was still living there too, but I was 14... Dave A

When I saw that photo of Guildford St / Geach St, it looked very familiar except for the woodyard on the corner. But that is definitely Paddington St on the left, with the outdoor on the corner opposite the peck. Dave A

https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?attachments/bordesley-green-bordesley-green-rd-1956-jpg.98400/ Across from Thornley & Knight was a piece of land, it may have been a peck. I rode cycle speedway on the track that was on that land. I got into an accident during a race and cut my...

Excellent work Banjo! Looks just like Six Ways when I lived in Aston. Dave A