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Nice to read your comments. My transport was always a MINI van. Plain with no signs on, and could use it for personal transport when not at work.

Better than that, I can remember going into the back garden and watched as flames shot out of the top of the chimney when we had a chimney fire. Luckily it was brought under control by Dad and older brothers so all was OK. But, yes, I watched every time we had the flue swept.

Talking of routemasters, if anyone is in the area local to Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire next July 18th/19th 2015, you may like to call in to visit Woodhall Spa' 1940's weekend where we have a routemaster taking people for rides. I know that the routemaster was not a wartime bus, but it's the only...

WE still have and use an old wooden ironing board bought at the Erdington High Street branch of Woolworths in 1962/3. Not bad service .

Re: Dunlops Tyre Company Hi Sylvia, Sounds like you are talking about my Dad, he did more or less the same.

Dave, is that hall going to be saved?

My Mother worked in the canteen at Hercules during the war, needless to say, we were fed quite well with what she brought home after her shift. We all know that food scraps should have gone to feed the pigs, but those in the know used to call at the gate house on the way home and leave some for...

Hi Astonian, you must realise that the house I lived in was towards the top of Gravelly Hill, and was a large three floors Victorian terrace, with access to the roof via the attic window. We could see right across to the city centre quite easily. Stood there for ages watching it burn.

I was thinking that as I was posting before, but wasn't sure. Although I did see the Halfords fire from the attic window of the house I was living in at the time on Gravelly Hill, Erdington.

Don't forget the boxing of the sleeves also.

Those are Green Godess fire tenders, therefore 1950's onwards.

Great picture Mo, why not try tracking some of your old mates down. I did that after being out for 50 years, finally found the two mates who I went through the whole of my N/S. Been in touch, and have met them both, since then.

That was tick-tocking when I was in.

Oldmohawk, your last post reminded me of an incident during Basic training. As a squad we were marching along a concrete roadway which had a slight dip in it. As it had been raining there must have been about two inches of water in the dip. As we approached this pool of water, at least half of...

Nice little film, but did you spot the wally?:stupid:

Lovely set of photo's there Terry. The shot of BURTONS tailors took me right back to the early 1970's, when my wife and I used to look after the snack bar in the snooker club on the first floor. Happy days.

They are even tastier with melted cheese on.

Never had any trouble "Spotting" on New Street myself at those times. Maybe I was just lucky. Used to go into town on the number 2 tram from Salford Bridge and spend the day between New Street and Snow Hill, jam buttie sarnies and a bottle of pop, heaven. Good times.

And not many foriegn vehicles about.

My Father,11568 Sgt, Frederick Albert Darby, 8th Bat. Royal Warwickshire Regiment fought at Gallipoli, then went to Russia to fight for the White Russians, then returned to the Western Front. He survived the Great War, and lived a full and happy life after, he died in 1968. He often spoke of the...