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I remember having a Compendium of Games off Father Christmas. I also bought one for my son when he was a youngster.

It seems I should have gone to Specsavers then. Although I did have a good look for Tony.

Mikejee thank you for the map showing Chapel Street again, it is so nice to be able to place where your ancestors lived. Dennis in 1954/55 I worked at Boulton & Paul in Windmill Street, I only have vague memories but I'm pretty sure it was a very short street maybe a cul-de-sac. It was a...

Ell it was definitely missing from its usual spot on the corner of Old Square and the back end of the old Lewis' building.

Thanks to Dennis and Mikejee for posting the maps showing Chapel Street. On the 1881 my g. grandparents Henry and Rosehannah Daley were living there in a lodging house with some of their younger children including my grandmother - I don't know the size of the house but 23 people are listed as...

Hi Nico, must say I enjoy your many interesting posts. In answer to your query mom used to write her name and a number in Indian ink which didn't run into the material. If my memory is correct the Co-op also used little pink labels with the number written on and these were pinned on the article...

I went into town earlier this week and it seems that the Tony Hancock statue is missing from the site outside the old Lewis' building. Anyone know where it has gone?

I read in the Birmingham Mail that the Brown Lion run by the Two Towers brewery has closed down. The owners of the brewery have parted company and surrendered the lease back to owners a large brewery - name escapes me at the moment. The Forum had a meet there when it opened didn't they? The...

The laundry man has also disappeared, my mom used to have the Co-op Laundry, they collected the dirty washing and delivered it washed and pressed the next week. This was mainly for bed linen, towels, and my dad's underwear. My dad hated wet washing drying around the house, and he gave mom...

I met Mike and his wife Maureen on a number of Forum meets, as everyone has posted he was a lovely genuine man and despite his ill health did so much for the Forum. You are sadly missed Mike.

It was certainly was 15th February 1971. I was working at Delta Metals at the time, and we had large laminated posters made with the weights shown in Imperial and the new weights alongside them, these were rolled up into cardboard containers (like large innards of toilet rolls), everyone in the...

Mossg thank you for posting the photos on the 1881 census my great grandparents and family Richard & Elizabeth Birch were living at 65 Gt. Hampton Street, he was a fishmonger, and most of his daughters went on to run fish & chip shops, I think it must be where the Vegetarian Restaurant is shown...

Thanks for Phil and Ellbrown for showing me where Solihull Station is, I will be spending Christmas with my son this year and will probably travel by train, and think Birmingham International is more convenient to get to than going into town either New Street or Moor Street where I think...

I see Solihull station has been mentioned a few times on this thread, I can't place a railway station in Solihull, should it be Birmingham International?

Eric, I think it was Jimmy Hanley, but could be wrong it was such a long time ago.

My mother also had these, I embroidered quite a few for her years ago, and I still have about 3 tablecloths I did for myself. Macassar was a hair oil and used to leave marks on chairs so antimacassars came into being.

One of my sisters who is 10 years older than me was evacauated to Worksop, Nottinghamshire, when she first went she was taken in at the "big house" but were looked after by the staff and slept in the servants quarters. After a while the family said they needed the space for relatives. My...

In the early 60s we had a three piece suite from Dudleys on the Soho Road, it was dark grey with silver grey seats, if I remember correctly Dudleys was a family owned firm.

Another trip along a street I remember quite well, when I got married in 1957 we lived in rooms in Lloyd Street just off Golden Hillock Road, and I worked at the BSA Armoury Road, went to all the cinemas along the Coventry Road, including the Apollo which our trip hasn't reached yet. I also...

Oh Phil I have really enjoyed this "walk back in time" seeing so many familiar sights from my early years. Thank you so much.