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  1. Alf

    Empire Day

    We are still doing it Rupert giving money abroad when we are struggling over here
  2. Alf

    Items that have faded away

    Ernie have look here and goggle it, they still repair them https://www.google.co.uk/images?q=cossor+radios&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=4xoaTfjVJoqJhQfzt5C4Dg&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=2&ved=0CDQQsAQwAQ&biw=1360&bih=597
  3. Alf

    Anyone know location ???

    Chesil Beach Weymouth Its quite Steep in places near the houses just before the start of the road up to Portland. There is a lot of photos to look at:)
  4. Alf

    Help With This Photo Please

    This is a photo of my Cousin Thomas Born Aston 1920 just after joining The Black Watch and volunteering for The Chindits and sadly being wounded in Burma and passing away in June 1944 in India 10 Days later. help please
  5. Alf

    College Arms College Road Kingstanding

    Astonite Lovely room at the side of the Pub had many a night in there, happy days
  6. Alf

    Comics Of The 1920s And 30s

    Yes Eric Film Fun was a British comic book that ran from (issues dates) 17 January 1920 to 15 September 1962, when it merged with Buster, a total of 2225 issues. There were also annuals in the forties and fifties. It had been renamed Film Fun and Thrills in 1959. As the title suggests, the...
  7. Alf

    Who,s this

    I was biting my tongue when you said Minehead Dek:D:D By the way that was a very good friend of mine Barry and it was taken around 1962 on a Bank Holiday around the West Country with the wives.
  8. Alf

    Who,s this

    Is he a footballer from Liverpool Derek I know you support them
  9. Alf

    Moor Street Station

    Nice photos never mind the smoke guibert enough diesel has been pumped out over the years.:(
  10. Alf

    Steel toy maker

    Here you are Ernie your first job:) https://www.lostcrafts.com/Tin-Toys/Make-Toy-Car.html
  11. Alf

    Rationing

    Don't know how Moms managed Bless them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationing_in_the_United_Kingdom#Food_rations
  12. Alf

    Rationing

    OB Totally agree as I was around at that time as well. I stopped watching the programme after the third one.:)
  13. Alf

    Thomas Green - Cordwainer - Shoe Maker

    Jean Notem (Not Employed) or Self employed:) https://west-penwith.org.uk/fctools/doc/d2cweb.html
  14. Alf

    The Pheasant Pub Summer Lane

    Max have a look at this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_house#Beer_Houses_and_the_1830_Beer_Act Its been on the Forum before Peter Walker posted on this thread https://forum.birminghamhistory.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3001
  15. Alf

    Perry Barr - Perry Church - Little Perry

    The Tennis Court was on the right hand side before Church Lane and the Park the Church Tavern was on the left the other end of Church Lane before the Aldridge Road:)
  16. Alf

    The Pheasant Pub Summer Lane

    Pete It was there in 1871 but no details Summer Lane Barrel Birmingham House Britannia Bull's Head Cross Guns Fox Tavern Geach Arms...
  17. Alf

    Photos You Didn't Realise You Had Taken

    Ray just found out why I didn't remember just spoke to my Son and he took it when he was sunbathing with his brother pictured tells me he lay on his stomach
  18. Alf

    Photos You Didn't Realise You Had Taken

    Its not Jeans Robin its a Ladybird on the blade of grass
  19. Alf

    Photos You Didn't Realise You Had Taken

    right 2nd time Dek man of the jungle
  20. Alf

    Photos You Didn't Realise You Had Taken

    OMH its our Dog Star
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