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We used to swim in that canal...not very healthy I suppose but in those days it didn't seem to matter. It was quite common to see a dead dog floating in there from time to time. Dave A

This looks familiar to me...could it have been the canal that ran across the Walsall Rd, north of Perry Barr and Perry Hall parks? Dave A

Yes it does..a great shot too! Dave A

So the Utube clip on post 120 is the same as one that I am unable to see? Dave A

Hope so Lyn... Dave A

Appreciate the info, however, I've just had my laptop completely rebuilt and limiting my downloads to a minimum. Had previous VPN problems so I'll just have to put up with it. Again, I appreciate your help...someone could post the video to FB I guess.. Dave A

Looks like October Lyn Dave A

Unfortunately Lyn, I cannot watch the film as it's not playable outside of the UK. Dave A

On an other note...this map must be post WW2 as you can see the bomb peck on Paddington St, with lavs in the middle of the yard and the brewhouses to the left. I lived just below them in the lower SW corner 4/52. The map brings back many memories to me...The button factory at the bottom of...

Gower St school at the top? Dave A

We would jump on the platform if the conductor was doing the tickets and jump off when he came back. We would do this on several buses until we got where we were going. When you've got NO MONEY, you had to improvise.... Dave A

I think Fattorini had the lock on badges back then. Dave A

Nice pictures...the first one is the main corridor through the school, where, as a first year student, you would "run the gauntlet" most days. Dave A

Had the great pleasure of seeing CHER last night in Toronto. She looks and sounds incredible...I haven't seen her live since she appeared on Ready Steady Go with Sonny Bono doing I GOT YOU BABE. She actually did this song with a simulated duet with Sonny, I got a real kick out of this. Dave A

I left Brum when I was 16 and moved to Sussex, where I lived for 10 years before emigrating to Canada. I've been here for 53 years. I consider my accent to a bit of a mix, but basically, it's mostly Brummie. I don't have a problem with most English speaking accents, however, Newfoundland, which...

Here is a poor quality photo of me & my mini, taken in Lime Grove at the side of Moseley School of Art in 1963. Moseley Rd Baths can be seen in the background. Dave A

Thanks for the input Lyn...I just wish that the quality of the photos were as good as what you post. Dave A

I remember a Sportsman pub on Summer Lane, is it the same one? Dave A

I used to love pickled onion vinegar on my chips, are we talking the same thing? Dave A