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Hi David. Managed to find the 1959 Camp Hill prize giving programme. School captain for chess for 1958/9 was R Challis. House Championships for chess in 58/59 were in the order Beaufort, Howard, Tudor, Seymour. The presentation of certificates was by Alderman Eric Mole who became Lord Mayor of...

Hi David. Can't help on Lee and Robertson. I must have left Camp Hill 5 years before them and I don't recall any very young players in the chess teams. Dave.

Howard House (Camp Hill) also won the house championship for chess in the 1959/60 season. Order slightly different at Howard, Seymour, Beaufort and Tudor. There were two chess teams of six for playing against other schools. I usually played in the second team but sometimes in the first. Matches...

Hi David, Just a couple of things for now and I will search for more info later. Howard House (Camp Hill) did win the championship for chess in 1961. The order was Howard, Beaufort, Seymour, Tudor. J.D. Mount, Derek, was the Captain. I thought he left school in 1961, the same time as me. He went...

Hi Dave, Glad to hear that you're interested in the chess history at King Edward's Camp Hill. I should point out that I left Camp Hill in 1961, some 62 years ago, so any memories would be very fuzzy. What years did you attend? You could put any general questions here and I could assess whether...

I had a wide choice of buses to get me from Camp Hill back to Hall Green. Apart from the 37 there was also the 32 to Sarehole Road or Hall Green Parade. The 29A could also take me to Sarehole Mill and then a short walk down Sarehole Road. A 31A would also go to the Stratford Road end of Sarehole...

Hope to visit Birmingham at least once in 2023. Nearest this year was Stratford-upon-Avon. A healthy and happy Christmas and New Year to you all from deepest Surrey. Dave.

First time I had heard of a manager's flat and boardroom at Moseley Baths. To me, the weekly visit to the baths for Camp Hill pupils was something to be endured rather than enjoyed. I didn't once leave the shallow end and only tentatively learned to swim several years after I left school. I kept...

The term "Brummagem" also had two meanings: 1) referring to Birmingham or the dialect of English spoken there and 2) Brummagem ware consisting of cheap and shoddy imitations particularly when referring to mass produced goods. I think the latter was more used in the nineteenth century. Dave.

Glad to hear that you are having a very enjoyable birthday. Best wishes. Dave.

The present road sign approaching the Stratford Road - Cole Bank Road junction indicates A34 to City Centre straight on: Kings Heath and Stirchley to the left on B4146: and Acocks Green and Yardley to the right on B4146 (A4040). These are far more local destinations compared to Walsall, Dudley...

Hope you have a great birthday Alberta.

Congratulations. A very atmospheric photograph.

Have a great day OldBrit. Hope you manage to do a cycle ride. Best wishes. Dave.

I would have thought that fountain pens would now be completely out of fashion but they can still be readily bought from the likes of Parker, Cross and Lamy. Birmingham -based Yard-o-Led also supply silver fountain pens for the high-end of the market.

Hi Jukebox. Very interesting to hear about Christine Gatty. As far as I can make out from Google, Christine and her husband were still living in the Macau/Hong Kong area until fairly recently

Very sensible Lyn. My wife and I were invited to a pub lunch in Worcestershire for a small reunion on Thursday 31st March. For various reasons we declined. Three other couples did attend. To date, all 3 men have tested positive. They are each in their early eighties. Hopefully, they will only...

I notice that in the thread title and several posts there is reference to Canon Hill Park. It should of course be Cannon Hill Park. I don't usually mention spelling mistakes but if there is to be some sort of celebration in 2023 for the park then it's best to get the spelling correct.

Edward Eighth pillar boxes are not all that common due to his very short reign (20th January to 11th December 1936). After doing a Google search it seems as if only two of these pillar boxes have survived in Birmingham. One is in Digbeth (first photo) and the other is in Clay Lane, Yardley...

Happy birthday Viv. Enjoy Florida and hope you can still get local oysters.