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Thanks for the swift response Phil.

Would someone please be able to advise when McLaren House or The McLaren Building as I think it was formerly known in Dale End was built ? I believe it was the early 1970's. Thank you Rob.

4. Wythall Transport Museum Rob.

AON letters issued February 1960 onwards - useful site link below, hope it helps. https://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/registrations/on.htm Regards Rob.

Thank you Mike, excellent scans, very interesting.

Hello Everyone. Lovely to read the old memories of Alum Rock, I grew up in Ludlow Road from 1965 and lived there until 1988. My Mom & Dad had the newsagents on the corner of Ludlow Rd & Alderson Rd (Scott's). I went to Shaw Hill School and remember the shops along Alum Rock vividly. Jim Fitters...

Hello Is this the garage outside the old Saltley gasworks by Saltley Viaduct per chance ? Rob

Hi Val. I will be visiting the cemetery this coming weekend, I'll have a look to see what info I can find for you. Rob.

"You Can't Stay Here !!"

Hi Everyone. There was a cracking 1950's film with Arthur Askey and Thora Hird called "The Love Match" which I have on DVD which had a lot of railway shots in it. Rob.

Hi Everyone. Fascinating to read all these memories, I'll throw a couple in the hat for you...Hawtins, Alum Rock Road, opposite the Capitol cinema. They were trading up until the early 1980's and then the shop lay empty for years. I remember Mr Hwatin always stamped the paper sleeve's of the...

Hi Goffy. Thank you too for the kind comments, and yes he did smoke a pipe, in between the Capstan full strength if I remember !!! Rob.

Hi Mike. Many thanks for the response and for the kind comments about my father. I have spoken to my Sister regarding the Cuban misile crisis and, as she was a teenager at that time, she remembers my Dad's concerns. It really is lovely to communicate with someone who worked with my father...

Hi Mike. Nice to see your response to my earlier post, yes indeed, my father did in fact have a nice win on the pools in September 1964 and the following year (when I was 2 years old) he left the trade and he and my mother bought a newsagents shop in Alum Rock where they lived and worked until...

Hello. Fantastic reading all the old memories and looking at the photo's. My late father, John Scott, worked at Turners from 1940-1965. I would love to hear from anyone who remembered him or if he features in any photo's. Regards Rob.

Hi Mike.....ah yes...the chippy on the corner of Maitland Rd and Anthony Rd I recall, my brother had a part time job 'eyeing' the spuds with it's last owners, Mr and Mrs Collinson I think in the early to mid 1970's. I'm sure you must also remember Ludloes shop on the corner of Ludlow Rd and Alum...

Cracking photo Mike, exactly as I remember "The Gate" area in Saltley in the late 60's and early 70's. Do you remember the newspaper seller who stood near the corner outside the Tilt Hammer pub ? I grew up in the late 60's in Ludlow Road, Alum Rock....mom and dad had the newsagents shop on the...