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We Used To Call It The Rock And Role (dole)

GOT ANY GUM CHUM? how I remember that .I asked every American I saw, "sure son you got a big sister" came the usual reply.

Thank you Alberta.I should have mentioned that I already have the birth and marriage dates of John Adam Jones, what I was trying to establish was if there were any children from the marriage,I have tried looking up births from 1927-1934 ---- but with the surname of JONES!!!!!!!!!, does anyone...

I have since learned that John Adam Jones ,lived at 121, Reginald road Alum Rock in 1927-1930, and was back at Heneage Street in 1935,any help would be most appreciated

Hi Stave, go to page 6 of this thread there is a photo of the Apollo,sent in by John. I lived in Pype Hayes Road 1939/1955

Hi Astonian, sorry to hear of your recent hospitalization, hope your health continues to improve. Orphanage Road was at the top end of Holly Lane,after Grange Road, When you visited your Gran did you ever go to the Apollo cinema? it was only about 300yds down the Tyburn road past your Gran's...

last night we had chicken and rich with veg stirred fried with a Cantonese sauce GREAT:biggrin:

Hi Astonian, you are right , but I would call it the bottom of Holly Lane, the top end to me was Grange road/Orphanage Road maybe because we always walked up Holly lane from school,I do remember the bookies next to a café, and if I remember right just past there on the same side of the bookies...

I can't remember a café in Holly lane, although Astonian is probably right that Holly lane continued over the Tyburn road, then the café would have been jelfs, on the road down to fort dunlops.We used to walk along Holly lane from Paget Road school to go to Erdington swimming baths

Thank you Rod for looking up this up for me,but to be honest I would not recognize the name I just remember having a suit made by him, and thought maybe another member may have had one made by him. believe it or not mine was POWDER BLUE to go with the D.A. and the brothel creepers :cool:

I remember a great Tailor in A.B row he used to Tailor suits for Birmingham and villa players but unfortunately I can't remember his name, any ideas please?

Does anyone of you bar men remember zizmans? (I think that's the way to spell it) was it at the bottom of Hill street?

STOP YOUR GRISSLING OR I'LL GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO GRISSLE ABOUT!!!!! (don't know if thats the correct spelling)

Postied , what a great idea for getting funds for the site,and so generous of you to donate the print,is there a time limit on the auction when Will it end? I bid £15. p.s will you accept co-op stamps!!:redface:

p.s. they also ran an outside catering dept

Dav19390. yes you are correct there was a restaurant in ward end park it was run by the city of Birmingham restaurants dept as was the one in cannon hill park

Rupert.I think that was Bywaters,(but I could be mistaken)??? I used to go there nearly every Saturday, for my cottage pie and chips. and I'm sure you had to go up stairs to it. that was in 1945/6 Peter

when we lived in Pype Hayes Road our doctor was Dr Pilgrim, that was in 1930's, the surgery was on the corner of chester road and tyburn road opposite the Baggot pub

One my Mother always used was tell them I'm out!!!!!!! ,when the rent man called

And short trousers!!!!!!!!:D