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steam trains Gosh those pictures evoked some lovely memories, Going on holiday to Margate, arriving at the station was half the holiday, crowds of people waiting for trains to different destinations. My mum put the suitcase and me into a carriage and jumped off again to get herself a cuppa...

british Restaurant I used to visit the one in Northfield, It was next to the cinema, on Bristol road South, my Mum worked, so during school holidays i was given a shilling and told to have my dinner there. I did cheat sometimes, had bread and jam and went to the pictures instead, musicals...

I never made it to the onion fair,although i did know of it. I did get taken to the Stratford upon Avon Mop fair, no idea why it was so named but it was great fun. ???

old photos lovely old photos, mariew, On the postcard, it mentions buying some land for the Council House, £33,000 seems an awful lot of money for the year 1853. I wonder how many back to backs that would have bought.

orange juice I remember the welfare orange juice, it was yummy, my sister used National dried milk for her daughter,( daughter is now 58) goodness where does time go. I went to nursery school at two and half,(1941-42) while my Mum had to work, we were given the dreaded cod liver oil there, if...

Still trying to find any relatives of Ada and John Baldwin. They were living at 10 Cope St. ladywood in 1920s, according to the electoral rolls they lived there until the 40s. regards Williams

electric plug I can remember doing the ironing for my Mum with one of these two-way plugs, it also stopped the iron flex from dragging across a newly ironed bit of a shirt.

Caldicott family Hi Thestudy2, The 1881 census has your Caldicot family living in Northfield, but Hubert road is actually between Selly park and Bournbrook, a much more up market area. It probably was a very rural area in 1881

knickers :DThose stockings look very much like Norah Battys.

old sayings Did anyone get told, "if you keep looking in that mirror, the devil will appear on your shoulder," When titivating my self up before going out with a boyfriend.:)

outer circle You just do'nt argue with a six wheel 16 ton low loader, do you!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why can't i see the photos that Postied posted, there is'nt anything to click on, or am i being thick. ???

summer lane I love seeing these old photos, The lad's large shoes, MarieW look suspiciously like Clogs to me.

halfpenny sponsership I would be interested in the name of the lady in the middle of the second photo, she looks very much like a Miss Aslin, my old head teacher at Tinkers Farm School

Halloween I think your way of celebrating sounds much more civilized Sakura. The little ones have an adult to accompany them, it's some of the bigger KIDS who get cheeky, im always worried i shall end up with an eggy mess on my door

G K N There was a factory at Stirchley, near Kings Norton. Like Jude i did some partime work there, i was given the task of sorting and packing S hooks, like the butchers hooks, gosh was that rough on the hands!!!!!!!!!:Aah:

baby's birth I thought that was very funny. My big sister had her first daughter at my Mums house, she made so much noise screaming and shouting it put me off childbirth, well i was only ten.:Aah:

sixties shopping I remember a boyfriend doing something similar, Moma P, also at Burtons. He got the tailor to Slim down the trousers to 16" bottoms, and had round lapels with a velvet finish on the jacket, that suit was dark green. His mate Pete had one exactly the same but Cherry red. I...

piccalilli To save you time John, try Marks and Sparks Piccalilli, it's yummy yummy:P

old sayings My Mum, " do'nt come running to me if you break a leg." when i ignored her warning about climbing over our garden fence.