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  1. Alf

    Birmingham Cinemas

    With respect it was simply called BRISTOL not THE Bristol when it opened in 1937 It Opened with Luckiest Girl In The World starring Jane Wyatt and Land Without Music starring Richard Tauber. The theme of the Cinema was Nautical with Golden Bristol Ships in low relief on either side of the Arch...
  2. Alf

    Birmingham buses

    David have a look here https://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/registrations/od.htm Now if you want to make sure of anything look it up on Google I do:boohoo::dft005:
  3. Alf

    where on birchfield road ??

    just caught up with the thread Its been on the Forum before
  4. Alf

    Valspar paints

    Sill alive and well https://www.valsparpaint.com/en/explore-colors/color-selector/index.html
  5. Alf

    New Villa Anthem

    I've just seen it David I'm lost for words. You bring on the rain comes to mind Try this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXYRkp2HZto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOH_mioL3TU
  6. Alf

    Football Question (1)

    Here you are https://www.blurtit.com/q219195.html
  7. Alf

    Tyburn Road Bus Works

    It was a special place for me, got married in 1958 while working there and had some of my happiest working days there. So many nice people from Ernie who changed wheels on the Buses don't know where he got the strength from, the man who changed the guard rails on each side of the Bus and was mad...
  8. Alf

    Children's Radio Programmes

    Its all done before folks on the BHF 2008 its in the search box https://forum.birminghamhistory.co.uk/showthread.php?t=13772&highlight=.whirligig https://forum.birminghamhistory.co.uk/search.php?searchid=1254448
  9. Alf

    addmission to Aston Hall

    When are councils going to start getting rid of all the extra staff they are suppose to , it look like the public are being conned again. Our council leader has just spent £12,000 on photos of herself and she's on £245,000 a year.
  10. Alf

    My Sad Loss

    Phil (OM) my thoughts are with you at this sad time
  11. Alf

    Coming Up for Air

    Hi Mike nice to see you both:)
  12. Alf

    Definition of “Brummie”, “Astonian” etc

    Been talking about this for a long while now https://forum.birminghamhistory.co.uk/showthread.php?t=21218&highlight=Piklets+crumpets https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crumpet Many years ago a seller in the Bullring walked around selling Pikelets on a small spike and thats where the story came...
  13. Alf

    Definition of “Brummie”, “Astonian” etc

    Getting warmer fatfingers but I think the answers lie here and even before. Small point but I have wondered for months what your real given name was. https://uk.ask.com/wiki/History_of_Birmingham We don't need a indenity we are:)
  14. Alf

    Taylors Crisps

    Shortie https://www.ctwo.org.uk/media/24676/mackies%20pdf%20final%2040909.pdf
  15. Alf

    Uncle Wal in the Bren Carrier

    Have a look at these Doug https://www.fightingiron.com/FO-IronMaidenBrenGunCarrier.htm https://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-armour/allied/bren_carrier.htm https://www.wwii-photos-maps.com/panzer/British%20Tanks/slides/British%20Bren%20Gun%20Carrier.html...
  16. Alf

    Uncle Wal in the Bren Carrier

    Hope this helps David https://www.laits.utexas.edu/cairo/history/modern/modern.html
  17. Alf

    Mike Hailwood Memorial Run & Pictures

    What's happened to all the Photos on this thread. A couple of fairly new members have asked me.:(
  18. Alf

    Steel toy maker

    Shortie here you are https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy
  19. Alf

    Thunder and Lightening !

    My Mom made us open all the doors in case a Thunder bolt entered the house.
  20. Alf

    The War in Burma

    Yes David get sending he will want to see them:)
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