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Don't we think we should warn the lady she's left house without a skirt? I'd get arrested if I went out like that. The Middle Eastern man (?) looks a bit perplexed too....

Very much so Devonjim. I'm a film collector and archivist for 50 years now and Omar Sharif WAS a star AND damn good actor. Not like the celebrities we get nowadays, or even then even. He will be much missed worldwide. Richie.

Photo on Number 108 is even more of a stunner. As we say, the well-dressed man at the family(?) home waiting for a taxi. Not a bus as there's a bus stop on the pavement right outside there. Or maybe he's apprehensive about going out for the day hence the door not closed yet. Then there's the...

I notice too, the then modern window ads in the veg shop for Birds Eye and Pepsi. Its as if the owners were determined were determined to persevere into the next decade, regardless of what was happening. My late dad in Wolverhampton had a chemist shop in exactly the same circumstances(1962)...

Mohawk. that is so true. I'm of a similar age spectrum where we owned up to our mishaps

What a name in transport history. The best in my opinion. RIP Mr. Allan.

A new set of New Street demolition photos have appeared today on the www.mirrorpix.com website. Easiest way in is by typing in 'Birmingham' in the home page searchbox. Perhaps someone can get a more direct link for us? I personally think photo number 4 (with the British Oxygen truck on the...

A recent feature on the racecourse here too (the railway station anyway) https://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/bromford_bridge_racecorse/index.shtml

Mohawk wins it. George V it is. Getty has the photo filed under 'George V-Epsom Derby-1920' https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/king-george-v-in-a-horse-drawn-carriage-at-the-epsom-derby-news-photo/2635543

There is a video of Cato Street. Dunno if its any use to anyone https://www.macearchive.org/Archive/Title/midland-montage-24071958-cato-street-in-birmingham/MediaEntry/36052.html

Since one of the carriage passengers is Edward King of England, then any foot traveller is classed as small change anyway

I don't think I'm going too far off-track, but in all certainty "Funf" was a comedy character assassination on Lord Haw-Haw; by sheer chance whose story was told on BBC Radio 4 earlier this week https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05wxx6x

As a memory test (educational) can we start up a new thread tracking down adverts in images posted? Here's the one on the corner of Wretham Road. Not so sure if situating this design at this location is a good idea in likely causing collisions at road junctions...

You mean the apparition appearing in the vertical corrugated plastic? The image looks like a certain Ms.Mona Lisa to me. Mona was quite a popular name for working-class women during that period.

Maybe I'm miles behind on this one, but the National Archives does have on-line resources regarding the spread of WW2 damage for each major city in England and Wales. https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/research-guides/maps-bomb-census-survey.htm As far as mapping is concerned there...

Fantastic stuff, Lyn. Confirms to us what a wonderful West Midlands we had (once upon a time). And thankyou for the time and effort scanning them. The Boots photo early on (corner of Colmore Row and Bull Street) confirms what a tragedy replaced it with the concrete carbuncle of Her Majesty's...

Prince Monolulu appears here https://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/collection/photography/dailyheraldarchive/collectionitem.aspx?id=1983-5236/A2583 here https://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/collection/photography/dailyheraldarchive/collectionitem.aspx?id=1983-5236/G01295 and here...

Extensive feature on the racecourse railway station here, maps and everything https://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/bromford_bridge_racecorse/index.shtml

Of course to ensure the shape of the hat and prevent from squashing one can try this technique when travelling https://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/collection/photography/dailyheraldarchive/collectionitem.aspx?id=1983-5236/8774

It looks terrible Eddie. Hopefully Ell has got a stray image blended on the negative. I'm getting very depressed about how the structure will turn out now.