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Rod, Thankyou for your reply to my ??? I had looked on several maps on the web but couldn't find it, so I assumed it had gone. Have a nice day, Wally.

Can someone tell me if Williams St in Lozells still exists or demolished. My Wife was born there. Thankyou. Have a nice day, Wally.

What you call the Pimple I knew as the allotments. My wifes house was almost opposite the gate on Finchley Rd. We lived there for a while after we were married. Later I bought an old Singer car and I would open the gates to the allotments and drive it up there and park it...

The Mound Aston, when I lived in Kingstanding back in 1938 to 1953 the Mound as it is now called was a lot different. It had a 6ft high fence around it about 20ft square, and inside there were more trees than in your picture. Also on the side facing the Kingstanding road there was a trench...

Memories My Son was born there on Dec 23. 1949. At the time my Wife was 21yrs old and I was 22. We were married in 1948. I can remember I used to wave to her as I went by on the 29 bus going to work. She would sit in the window and wait for me to go by. Happy times, Happy Memories...

Yes Beryl, I remember those cinemas. Back in 1942-43-44. my girlfriend, now my wife, worked at the Odeon as an usherette along with her sister who was the icecream girl. Long, long, time ago. Have a nice day, Wally.

Dennis, Thanks for confirming that for me. Wally.

What was the name of the pool closest to Banners Gate. I remember there was a tunnel under the road where the water flowed through to a stream on the other side. I used to take off my shoes and get into the stream and walk through the tunnel and come out on the pool side. I remember along the...

Dennis, Yes I seem to recall the Kirby's lived right up in the grove at the top of Esher Rd but I didn't know any of them. I remember the Moores, and the Fishers. Have a nice day, Wally.

Dolly, I would like to see a pic. of the Parson & Clerk Pub and a Pic of 2. Esher Rd which is up Cooksey Lane in Kingstanding.   I lived most of my childhood there,before coming to the States. I have enjoyed looking at the Pub Pic's very much, some of them brought back some nice memories...

Does anyone remember this one, "I don't think he's dry behind the ears" referring to someone who seemed a bit dense. :) :) :) :2funny: Have a nice day, Wally.

Thanks for the picture Aston, it brings back a lot of childhood memories of swimming in  Sutton Park. :) :) :) O0 O0 O0 Have a nice day, Wally.

Pom, Thankyou, you have helped more than I expected. Have a nice day, Wally.

Pom, That definetly looks like her, the date would make her 18 when she married, I have no way of knowing for sure but she did marry Geo. Lee. so thats a big positive. I will talk to my sister in England to see if it jogs her memory. Pom, I really appreciate the effort you have put into this...

I have since found out that my Grandmothers maiden name was Loveridge, and I'm told it is connected to Romany Gypsies and that she was 17 when she married Granpa. who was 32. Have a nice day, Wally.

Cromwell,  Thankyou for that information, it maybe relevant as I remember in there living room there was a very large picture on the wall of a man in a red uniform, head and shoulders,it had a stiff colar around the neck and quite a lot of medals on the chest. The man had grey hair,and a very...

Pom, I don't know what her mothers name was. I know they had five daughters,Phylis,Ida,Daphne,Kate and Jesse and at least one son, Lawrence. My Mothers name was Jesse May and I think she was born on Dec, 11th 1905.                             Thankyou...

Can someone tell me how to research my mothers family. Her father was George Lee but I don't know what her mothers name was. I know they lived in Kingsbury Rd, Edington. Thankyou. Have a nice day, Wally.

Does anyone remember this Ditty we used to sing when we were kids:- Oh you can't put your muck in our dustbin our dustbin our dustbin, No you can't put your muck in our dustbin, our dustbins full. :D :D :D :D Have a nice day, Wally.

I can remember when I was a little kid, living in Vauxhall, my Mom would send me up to the corner bakery for a Milk Loaf and a quarter pound of Pork Drippin and it had all the dark jelly on the bottom. She would cut me a thick crusty slice of the bread and spread it thick with that drippin...