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Many thanks Bill

Brilliant pictures (as ever) Ragga....thanks for sharing

Hi radleys..this should stir the memories further... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0akdHSw-8c Rob

It was June 7th 1983...a very humid overcast day I seem to remember, an awesome sight.

Fantastic photo's Lyn, thanks for your time in posting these wonderful pictures for us all to enjoy.

Hi Viv, It was indeed the Pot of Beer certainly into the mid 1990's, many a Friday night pint in there !

Hi Ragga, information from my Father-in-Law who grew up in Percy Road as follows: Offices on the left hand side are part of Serck Radiator company, gap between houses on right hand side, where the Wall's sign is, is the start of Colebrook Road. The van behind the bus is a Hawley's Bakery van...

Re: #55 I think it may be Stainless Steel Products B'ham Ltd Rob.

I walk past Tony most days and I've just looked now and I'm convinced the positioning of the memorial has moved slightly, I think he was in a more central position previously ! Rob.

Hi Mike, the two D7's were photographed at the Hassop Road terminus at the Beeches Estate.

Right, hope you don't mind me posting a few more Midland Red photo's

My memories of the Midland Red Bull Ring bus station as a 5 year old in the late 1960's was the entrance off Edgbaston Street where there was an ice cream stall that sold the most delicious whippy ice cream next to an instant photo booth. I was about 9 years old when I realised that whippy ice...

Well here's my first attempt at uploading a photo, featuring a 160 but at the City end of the route.

Good luck Lyn

Hi Dek, just reading through this thread and notice you mention J.Saville Gordons. The building was next to the Professional Music Store but was demolished in 1989 when Lawley Street was widened to dual carriageway. The company next to the music store was GS Bloor a plastics firm and then...

I remember the Tonibell ice cream van that came around Alum Rock in the 1970's, I won a Blue Peter annual in a colouring competition once by handing in some leaflet to 'Uncle Steve' !! I seem to remember the Tonibell vans being blue and then at some stage changing to pink...I'm sure I'm not...

Hi Phil In the late 1970's the 55 turned left at the bottom of Burney Lane into Stechford Lane then immediately right into Stechford Road, turned right into Hodge Hill Road, then down to turn left into Buckland End, turning right into the Heathway and then left into Shard End Crescent. At this...

Thanks for these wonderful photo's Phil, this is a real walk down memory lane for me, so close to home ! Rob

Wonderful photo of Ludlow Road, Alum Rock. I lived in the newsagents shop which is on the corner of Alderson Road (the first corner shop following the photo from right to left). I lived there from 1965 to 1988. Looking 'down' the road towards Alum Rock Road you can see the stench pole on the...

Fantastic set of Photo's Phil, thanks for sharing.