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  1. farmerdave

    Stepping down as moderator

    Hi Viv. I have been away for a few days so sorry for the late response. Thank you for all the interesting new threads that you have introduced. Yes, spend more well-earned time with your family and hope we will still see plenty of postings from you. All the best.
  2. farmerdave

    King Edwards Grammar School Camp Hill

    Thanks Graham. It fills in a gap of those teachers who didn't teach me. I was taught French by Mr. Phelps and then Mr Swindon. Did you go to Camp Hill yourself? Oh, and a warm welcome to the Forum.
  3. farmerdave

    RIP MAURICE (sospiri)

    Very sad news. He was a person I felt I knew, even though we had never met. RIP Maurice.
  4. farmerdave

    Your oldest domestic tool

    I was once told this joke by a vicar in Ireland. "Why does the bride always wear white? Answer, "because all domestic appliances are white". It is, of course, not an explanation that I personally hold
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    THINKING OF SOSPIRI (maurice)

    Thinking of you Maurice. We both knew the River Cole and the Springfield Cinema near Knowle Road. Happy days. Get better soon. Dave.
  6. farmerdave

    Valentine day

    Bit late for Valentine's Day but have just been alerted to an article that appeared in The Times on February 5th called "20 Romantic Walks with a Pub Lunch". It covers the UK and one of the walks featured is Joy's Wood, Moseley, Birmingham". The article explains that "this enchanting wood was...
  7. farmerdave

    Steam Sheds

    Presumably there were steam sheds at Tyseley. Any photos?
  8. farmerdave

    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    Familiar to me as well. Yellow van leaving Sarehole Road where I grew up. The lower numbers of Sarehole Road, where the van is turning into the Stratford Road, were the oldest and consisted mainly of undetached houses up to approximately number 110. Sarehole Road continued up to the Robin Hood...
  9. farmerdave

    Brummie comedians and comedy character actors

    Julie Walters, born in 1950 at St. Chad's Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham.
  10. farmerdave

    James Upton Printers, Great Charles Street, Birmingham.

    Further info on Upton, printers, mentioned as the place of work in 1921 census for my 14-year old relative.
  11. farmerdave

    1921 Census.

    Further info on Upton, printers, mentioned as the place of work in 1921 census for my 14-year old relative.
  12. farmerdave

    1921 Census.

    Probably one of the main differences between the census of 1911 and that of 1921 is that the head of household has now a higher chance of being a woman due to her husband being killed in WW1. That certainly applies to my family with grandmother, a widow aged 35, with four children aged between...
  13. farmerdave

    James Upton Printers, Great Charles Street, Birmingham.

    Probably one of the main differences between the census of 1911 and that of 1921 is that the head of household has now a higher chance of being a woman due to her husband being killed in WW1. That certainly applies to my family with grandmother, a widow aged 35, with four children aged between...
  14. farmerdave

    HAPPY NEW YEAR 2022

    A Happy and Healthy New Year to everyone on the Forum.
  15. farmerdave

    Christmas greetings 2021

    Happy Christmas everyone and to a year with less anxiety and restrictions compared to 2020-2021. Very much hoping to visit Birmingham again fairly soon. Best wishes. Dave.
  16. farmerdave

    Covid testing process (lateral flow tests)

    My wife and I have carried out lateral flow tests a few times this month. This is usually prior to meeting up with small groups of people for a Christmas lunch. Trying to avoid eating too much turkey but going for a fish dish, as the main, if available. At present, we have three full kits...
  17. farmerdave

    Rubber Works Aston

    "curing" is another name for cross-linking of polymer chains. Synthetic rubber. for example, could have repeat monomeric units of styrene, butadiene and perhaps methacrylic acid to form long polymeric chains. Cross-linking, or curing, of these single chains enables a strong network of polymers...
  18. farmerdave

    It's Lyn's (Astoness) Birthday

    Hope you have a very happy birthday, Lyn
  19. farmerdave

    Charles Winn (valves) Ltd

    Godfrey Winn was born on 15th October 1906 in Kings Norton and attended King Edward's School. I assume this is the High School and not one of the Grammar Schools.
  20. farmerdave

    Girling Brakes - Tyseley

    Photograph of Girling, Tyseley taken in 1988. Many small buildings in front of Girling, including The Tollman Group (right with blue and white sign). Any information on this company?
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