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tThis reminds me of growing up in Aston when the pigs were being taken to Richardsons for slaughter. One of the pigs escaped whilst being unloaded and running up Newtown Row towards town with the slaughtermen chasing him, unfortunately he was caught and met his fate

iReally sad to learn this, he was an expert on silver items and was always a pleasure to watch. I guess he was quite young in his 40s perhaps?

imy dad's sister Emily Wallace married a Kirby think his name was Tim. He had a brother but I don't recall his name. I never met them as my dad was ashamed of their criminal background. My eldest sister remembers going to see them in Kingstanding as a child in the 1930's and said there were...

hI agree Brummy lad it was at the bottom of Park Lane next to the Billiard Hall near Aston Cros

Sorry I can't remember the name at the moment, if it comes to me I will post it.

Most impressive beautiful words and artwork.

Mochaval is Sylvia Heatherley a relative? She went to Burlington Street School and then Aston Commercial, as I did.

Richard my best friend had all her teeth out when she was 18 too, it did not stop her going out dancing etc., whilst waiting for her false teeth to be ready. I am 85 and going through the process of having a full set of false teeth -another 3 weeks. Perhaps I'm vain but dread being seen...

A replica of King Kong approved by the creator's family has been made and will be in King Kong Park in the Jewellery Quarter for the next few months.

I remember taking my son and his friend to Dudley Zoo when they were about 4 years old. I remember going up on the chair lift or something similar we walked round but when it came to us coming down Lynne wouldn't get on. So I had to walk down with her and leave Michael at the top saying stay...

Thank you so much for replying so quickly - I will take another look - may have to go to Spec Savers!!!

Janice are the erolls supposed to be address numbers? I am down but not at No.57 where Iived until 1967.

The photo was taken outside Aston Parish Church, I have almost the same view on my wedding photos. I think posters have been misled over the name of the garage.

Am I alone in finding it extremely irritating to have dancers performing in front of the guest singers?

My ex husband was a wire drawer, he worked at A & E. Godrich is Aston just off the Lichfield Road in the mid to late 1950s, the name of the road it was situated in escapes me after all this time.

I went to a talk some years ago, and the speaker said Charles Dickens wrote Bleak House based on this case. I don't know how true that is.

Vivienne you ask if anyone remembers the bridal department at Greys. Well I do, I bought my wedding dress a crinoline with a hooped underskirt which Greys lent to me. It was white lace and a really lovely dress. While I was on honeymoon my mother took the underskirt back together with slices...

I had new one the other day from BT Openreach (I thought they had been superseded may be wrong) I was told my internet was running slow and a technician was dealing with it, they asked me to check the progress! I said how and they said by mobile phone, when I said I didn't have one, I was...

My very first visit to the cinema was to the Gaumont to see Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, I was only about 5 and my friend's mother took us after us after one of the many visits to the General Hospital for the deep cut to her head from the table shelter in their living room. I can remember...

My eldest sister loved dancing and met her husband at the Lion Hall in Aston during the war.