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Hello Graham, One of the names you mentioned, Pat Sheasby, is a friend of mine, if it is the same Pat, she went on to Nansen Girls Secondary school, and we have been friends ever since. Regards Trebor

I lived in Howe Street when I was a little girl, I was there until I was about five, I can't remember the number, except that it was off the main road in a courtyard, something back of something!!!!! also there was a murder when I was there, I can remember a few details about it, it happened in...

I used to use a conditioner called Tame, it came in a sachet, I think it was the only one around at that time. Trebor

Thanks Macca, I had another look on Google Street Maps, I had it in my mind that the church was nearer the corner, I see now that it isn't. It has been about 40 odd years since I was there. Regards Trebor

Chris, I think you will find it was Wisemans Fancy Drapers on the corner of Parkfield Road, if you go into search, someone has posted the relevant Kelly's directories pages for all the shops in Alum Rock Road. I used the New Google Street website to have a look at Alum Rock Road, what was...

I'm sure I can remember a Jonny Wilson's grocery shop on the corner of Curzon Street and Lawley Street, when I was a little girl my grandparents Dave and Nellie Millichamp lived on Curzon Street, I used to go there for them, I can remember sugar in blue bags and loose tea and broken biscuits...

My friend's sister used to work there in the 60's her name was Peggy Allaway. Rita

I don't know if this link will work https://www.pasttimes.com/scat/storelocator but there are hundreds of these stores, we have one here in Stratford upon Avon. Regards Rita

In the paper today it says that the company that owns Past Times has bought Whittards. Rita

I think the name of the garage in Washwood Heath Road was called Potters. Rita

Hello Wendy, I'm sorry I can't remember the boy's names, it was a long time ago, my sons are 45 and 43, so Sylvia's sons will be about the same ages. Regards Rita

Hello Wendy, My husband and I remember Sylvia, she lived further up the road from my husband, she married Christopher Parton and they had two little boys, unfortunately Chris died with MS at age 28, we don't know what happened to her afterwards. Regards Rita

Hello, My husband Robert Jenkins was born in George Arthur Road in 1943 and I lived in Reginald Road, one of the shops we remember near Reg Sale was Marklows newsagents, and opposite, on the corner of George Arthur Rd was Bagley's corner store, we are still friends with Ernie Bagley who lived...

Hello, if you type in Loveday Street into search at the top of the page, quite a lot of information about Loveday Street will come up. Regards Rita

Hello MaggieUK, If you put Uncle Holly into search at the top of the page you will find information about Uncle Holly, there are quite a few of us who remember him, you are not alone in remembering him. Regards Rita

My grandma also was never without hers, it would have seemed odd to have seen her without it, she used to buy them from Hawkins which was opposite the General Hospital, Hawkins later became a wine bar. Rita

Hello Wendy, My husband Robert Jenkins was born at 24 George Arthur Road in 1943, but he left there when we were married in 1963. We still know a few people who were there after he left, I will see if any of them know the name you are looking for. Regards Rita

I think that shop was just above Edmund Road and before Ellesmere Road opposite a furniture shop called Hardy's. I think that Mannies was next door to Hardy's. Regards Rita

Re: Cherrywood Road, Saltley ? Thanks Winston for the photos, I can't begin to imagine what is in those black bags, and that tree definitely wasn't there when we left all those years ago, that was out first house and we bought three more after that, but we were very proud of our first little...

Re: Cherrywood Road, Saltley ? Astonian, we left Cherrywood Road in 1966, the only reason I know about the name change of the pub is, I was visiting someone in Heartlands last year and decided to have a drive down Cherrywood Road just to have a look around, and that is when I noticed the name...