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When you say by the people for the people do you mean for some people.The last time I walked round the park it had locked gates and I happened to to be working on a house that backed on to it, all the houses had gates at the end of their gardens which allowed them to use the park.

I know the area you mean Jacquinjohn We went there on our bike from Brom one day we set out 4 of us with one tin of beans to camp out we were back the next day starving one mouthfull of cold beans didn,t go down very well lol

Vivienne I thinks these photos are taken from the Heneage St - Willis St area the one I can put an exact position is of South Tower with Loxton St School on the left and the Swan pub this would be taken from Willis St with Francis St and Bloomsbury St demolished.

Poppy seeds can lay dormant in the ground for years and years.

The garage was Hawleys there is now an apartment block on there named "Hawleys Court"

Tommy has a heart problem but is getting on ok He now lives in Water Orton.

The more I look at this photo The more I,m sure I was wrong its not Rocky Lane at all. Its the Bottom of Long Acre There,s a van coming out of Cuckoo Rd and 2 Pylons in the background going to Nechells Power Station.Dek

Yes Eric. Rocky Lane it is I think this later became Tube Investments (TI) but as soon as Bazz sees this he,ll confirm it Dek

The foul smell of the Skin and Hide factory on New Canal St you could smell it on a hot day in Duddeston.

There is one it is not a full on one though it shows it looking up the Street . Dek

Hi Dave this Photo has always bothered me it must be looking towards Rocky Lane behind the trees are what I think are the Cooling Towers Of Nechells Power Station and the Building in the right corner would be Newton Oils on Thimble Mill Lane (I think ) not sure its the same chimney though it...

Your right Phil there was another section of the factory alongside the Viaduct Pub

I,m an electrician and worked on many Elvin jobs but one that sticks in my memory is Garth House Edgbaston Park Rd for B,ham Uni. the year 1976 it was the summer that we all remember we stood in amazement looking at this garden shed completely covered with ladybirds turning it red. I cannot...

This is Kyrle Hall as i remember it in the late 50s it had a flat roof where we played football.

Notice only one set of Tram lines a one way system around Nechells at that time from The Green up Thimble Mill Lane down Long Acre along Cuckoo Rd and up Nechells Park Rd back to The Green.

Long Acre

Long Acre

The Prince of Wales Long Acre

The canal still runs along the side of Holt St Gosta Green. Dartmouth St also runs adjacent the canal, at that time there were large Glass kilns in that area. I,m not an expert but lime I believe used in the making of glass there my have been a local wharf in that area solely for this purpose.Dek

Re: st vincents vauxhall grove I came after you John I left in 1958 Miss Goldrick was still there. There is a school photo of Miss Goldricks class that I have seen around the time you were there maybe your on it if I can find it i,ll post it on here. Dek