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  1. Alf

    Wiggett, Sweet Shop By The Hippodrome

    Shortie one of our members George Wheeler use to speak of his Grand parents owning a couple of Sweet Shops in High Street Aston one was on the Hippodrome side I remember near Bracebridge Street and before Philips Street perhaps Mike can help us not sure if their name was Wheeler. I knew the shop...
  2. Alf

    Interesting New Websites

    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000047/mediaindex Here you are Den I have a soft spot fo her to coin a phase:D
  3. Alf

    New TV memories site

    Well I tried the site today and enjoyed what I saw and there was some good old Rock on there for a start and plenty of 1930 & 40s music:cool: Yes and they played Dame Vera a few times
  4. Alf

    Interesting New Websites

    No worry Den its always useful to see the sites again for the new members.
  5. Alf

    Lovers Lane Aston

    It was along side the Aston station see if you can make anything out from this you might have to click on the satellite https://www.yell.com/map/b6.html?sem=g&cam=g_t&refcd=GO480T104453244s&tsacr=GO5307189298
  6. Alf

    3rd September 1939

    Greed & Power Liz:(
  7. Alf

    My wonderful bedroom

    I suppose that's why you don't know there is any football in Blues. mossy So that's two mistakes you have made in your life Ha Ha Beamer don't read these pages
  8. Alf

    My wonderful bedroom

    There you are mareeeeeeeece https://www.astonoldeds.co.uk/rugby/
  9. Alf

    3rd September 1939

    I was with my Sister of 14 months and were getting ready for Sunday dinner, I can't remember the speech but I think about how my Mom & Dad must have felt.
  10. Alf

    Interesting New Websites

    Dennis they have been posted before but I'm sure our newer members will find them interesting I've still got mine in my Favorites:)
  11. Alf

    The Number 39

    Will this help Chris https://forum.birminghamhistory.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=14232&d=1211797930 The above is part of a great piece of work by one of our members Peter Walker here it is in full https://forum.birminghamhistory.co.uk/showthread.php?t=13584
  12. Alf

    My wonderful bedroom

    Hello marie long time no hear, have you been in bed
  13. Alf

    Birmingham Cinemas

    Someone asking about the film 'Where The Boys Are' can find his post but if he is looking in here it is https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054469/
  14. Alf

    My Friend Jack

    He's lovely Jack our Star is a bit like that now. She only wants to walk once a day lately.:(
  15. Alf

    Who remembers these ?

    Well they carried could carry Furniture Clothes Kitchen stuff all things like that liz
  16. Alf

    Who remembers these ?

    Harrods had the same thing as those for years and they will sell you a Elephant if you want one liz
  17. Alf

    Who remembers these ?

    I do, use to see them lots of times when I went to town in the 1960s?there were a few of them I seem to remember they used to park them at the side of Grays at night behind some high gates
  18. Alf

    Brummie Holidays & Days out on Old Postcard .....

    ragga we have this here https://forum.birminghamhistory.co.uk/showthread.php?t=15552&highlight=Butlins & here https://www.butlinsmemories.com/pwllheli/postcards/index.htm
  19. Alf

    who remembers fireball xl5

    I posted this before on the Forum it should still be there https://www.downthelane.net/growing-up-50s-60s/tv-1950s.php
  20. Alf

    Was Grandad really a Boxer? (Ernest Albert Cale 1892-1947)

    Mossy are you awake yet I've just posted that see post #2:) It was posted an hour ago
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