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Here's a great pic. of the Bull Ring in 1959,showing the Royal George on the corner of Park Street,shortly before it was replaced by the current building.

Looking at the original Shoothill photo I wondered if it could be for Osbornes? I thought I could make out an "ORN".......If you look at the picture on Shoothill it can be magnified,the sign says "Ironmonger"..... Janice

Saltley Grammar School,form 5S,1958..I can remember everyone' name,but sadly have no idea where any of them are now ..

Only just spotted this thread.I recognize quite a few of the lads in the Saltley army cadets picture.It's from about 1956,I was in them at the time too,but I'm not in this picture,because I didn't earn a "stripe" !

Bought my first pair of "drainpipe" trousers from Brooks in 1956 !

This link has the picture you're looking for I think https://epapers.bham.ac.uk/520/

The Public House marked in red was originally called The Talbot when it opened in 1959,I worked there from shortly after it opened until 1964.It's now called the Bull Ring Tavern,not sure when they changed the name !

Here's Ted Heath's version of "Topsy" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PMxlqBUZlk

Is this it ?

Here's a little video of games we used to play :-https://youtu.be/K3UZEQIDdBg

You may well be right Phil,you've got the location spot on ! We used to go in most of the Chinese eating places in town back then,including the Kam Ling in Livery Street,so I'm probably getting them mixed up,many thanks..

I recall that there was a Kam Ling in Hurst Street,back in '59/60,I used to go there often,after an evening shift at "The Talbot",Digbeth,does anyone else remember it ?

Hi sheldontony,I guessed that she would marry Mat,she went out with him after me and I saw them around together for many years afterwards,he was a nice guy too,they were made for each other !

Great to see this picture of Gees shop,that takes me back,I went out with their daughter Lynne for a while,in 1959 !!

The cinema on the hill was the Kingston.....https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/36982

A wonderful piece of work Morturn,I've shared it on my Facebook page and on my Google+ channel too,the more people that see these wonderful images of Birmingham the better ! Great to see the Bull Ring Tavern,I worked there just after it opened as "The Talbot",back in 1960 !

Didn't know Hinchcliffe,but I like the idea of his car being "re-located",wish I'd thought of doing that ! My claim to notoriety is removing the fuses to the staff room and the male teachers toilets on my last day !

Aah,Biffer Bennett,was he still shouting "Single File" down the corridors in the 60's ?

This version of the Modernaires played rock 'n roll,they were not a jazz band.The lead singer,Mickey Bakewell was on a Midlands TV news programme,sometime last year,to listen to some tapes from the 60's of the band that had been discovered in someone's attic !

The Birmingham version of the Modernaires I knew in the late 50's early 60's were these :- https://www.brumbeat.net/modernai.htm