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smog I worked in Dudley street in 1954, my first winter there we had a real pea-souper. the day had been misty from the start and about 3pm my boss came into the warehouse and suggested anyone who had more than a mile to get home had better leave as the fog had descended and was getting thicker...

cadburys To my way of thinking , i wish we could go back to Sundays like that.

cadbury While i was at school in early 50s we were taken around Cadburys to see if we would like to work there when we left school. The visit was the highlight of our day, and a chance to skive off school work. We were allowed to eat some choccies on the walk round and we were given a bag of...

childrens sayings The family were discussing the then, recent moon landing, 1969. My brother was trying to explain, how the moons gravity helped with the Craft landing, my son, who at the time was 7, piped up( i know what gravity is) i said no you do'nt, but he insisted. When asked to explain...

Fascinating Rod, I visited a Mill in Ottery St Mary Devon, it was a working mill, they sold the flour that was milled there. When i got home after the holiday, i was going to make some bread but the flour was full of little mites, i'm afraid it ended up in the bin. Jackie

I was wondering what to do with the half of a stale loaf, now i know. Comfort food, yummy:P

That's interesting, Astonion, my Grandparents were on the electoral rolls until 1940, i did'nt realise the houses were still back to back. The address given was no10, i assume they lived at the front house. their name was Baldwin. Jackie

H S F My niece was sent to the Malvern Wells to convalesce after having a hole in the heart operation at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in the early sixties. We went to visit her there, what beautiful grounds surrounded the house. Jackie

ladywood Thankyou Billc, It was interesting to see the street where my Grandparents used to live, I'm not sure how long they lived there, but it must have been an improvement to some of the back to backs they had lived in, 1901 and before. Regards Jackie

Hi, I have just found out my Grandparents lived in Cope street Rotton park Ladywood, in the 1930s. Does anyone have any photos or info about the area then. The house was number 10. Regards Jackie

coal The last time i paid for some coal, the price was 5 shillings a bag (1 cwt) I think it was sometime in 1957-60, i had married and left home, it was the first time i knew how much it cost. Jackie

Thanks Mike for all that information, i visited the house in 1999, my sister was living at that time in Lapworth and she took us to visit. It is a lovely place and more interesting now i know more about it's history. There is another house near to where i live, it's called Levens Hall. The...

blitz That photo of the postman emptying the postbox, the only thing standing amongst all the carnage, the same thing happened in Manchester when the IRA bomb went off a few years ago, the buildings were a mess but the postbox was unscathed. The photos are very graphic, I was lucky my Mum and...

vj day Exactly my feelings Sylviasayers. i remember the day well, but again no photos. Jackie

frankley beeches estate Wow that bit of news is a shocker, My brother and his family lived at no 6 topland grove from the the fifties until they emigrated in 1966, My brother is no longer alive but his three boys and their families still live in and around Perth W A. It used to be a lovely...

Gas warfare That was a very descriptive article Beryl M, My father was in a gas attack during WW1, he was eventually taken prisoner and shipped off to Germany. I do'nt think he recovered properly, he could only do light work after his discharge. he died in 1940 aged 44.

worst jobs The worst job i ever did was at G K N at Stirchley, i did'nt last very long, about a month i think. My job was packing S hooks, rather like Butchers hooks, i'm not sure if that was what they were used for. It was murder on your hands, they were tipped onto your bench all tangled up...

I love your photo Wendy, I bet your Mum was a bit of a tomboy on the quiet.

I had a Teddy bear That was in much worse condition than "Tiger Tim", he went everywhere with me, including Jeromes photographers, to have my photo taken, the photographer tried everything to make leave Ted out of the picture but apparently i was having none of it. That Teddy went everywhere...

This thread has been created from numerous posts and images scattered throughout the markets threads about the history of the Bull Ring between 1930 and 1950. Am i right in thinking there used to be a man in the Bull ring about 1940s-50s who used to do a Houdini type of act with chains. I...