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Hi Di, I have just discovered that my ancestors lived in CT 1 House 3 Inge Street in late Victorian times and also 52, Back Inge Street. Do you happen to know how far away this might have been from the National Trust Back to Backs? best wishes Dave

Barbara I don't know what they charge but why don't you phone this company, it's local to you https://www.palmlabs.co.uk/ There must be lots of old negatives that would be interesting to see

thanks Ian, that would be appreciated. I live in Paignton now but often travel back 'home' to pursue family history enquiries and just take in the air! I actually grew up in Northfield Institute on Church Road, quite an interesting place in it own right. best wishes Dave

Does anyone remember buying shoes in the 1950s? I remember going with my dad to the shoe shop in Northfield (not Huins Shoes, the other one near Woolies) where for a while at least there was an X Ray box that I was told to poke both feet into. When I stretched to look into a what the butler...

did anyone see this? I've just read this thread and as I grew up in Northfield in the 50s would be interested in seeing some of these films. Does anyone know if they plan to show them again? Dave

Ladylinda I went to college in the 70s in Birmingham with a Steve Phipps, loved golf (unlike me who sticks to footie), not one of yours?? Dave

thanks for the info but since I posted the original question about a year ago I have had a bit of a breakthrough on finding living Woodwards using Faceboook of all things. I was lucky enough to meet up with Gary Woodward and his uncle Peter Woodward, it was great to hear about that side of the...

nice photos, I remember dad buying me a proper tweed jacket with leather buttons from Fosters, smart but not exactly disco material! The picture of Parsons is at the top of Church Road opposite the Bell, right where the horrible Grosvenor Shopping Centre is now. I remember the baths too, that...

I was only there (Greet) as an Apprentice for a couple of years from 1970 and seemed to spend most of my time getting my fingers bandaged at the little first aid room down by the main gate (I liked the nurse!). I remember the heads of the Apprentice shop were Doug Smith and Mr Grantham (Don I...

Hi Icarus (this is Phil - i'm on Daves computer at the moment), my younger brothers George and David Carr were there late 40s and early 50s. My sister Margaret was also there. I had the cane many a time from Newstead and North, I was of course entirely innocent!! As regards the woodwork...

Hi Nick Phils my dad and on hols at the moment, but since I am told that I spent my first 18 months living at 150 Cattell Road thought it would be ok to chip in. We lived with my g-grandmother Ellen Lacey who had been there since about 1908, it sold a range of household things like paraffin and...

Hi Catkin Thats interesting, I did wonder about the French Connection? It just leaves me a gap of about 700 years.......... Dave

Hi Alf fair point, although i'm not quite so young as my youthful photo might suggest! Is it just me or does memory improve with age? My dad is in his early 80s and whenever we talk about the family history he comes out with another new gold nugget of information. Dave

Hi Nick thanks for the photo of Cattell Road, it's the first one i've seen of the period we're talking about and is really appreciated, more stuff for my family history! all the best Dave :)

Hi Nick thanks for that memory, where would we be without chips! I'll pass it on to my dad. I do have a photo of Nelly Lacey as a teenager with a group of local girls in something called the St Andrews VGC Pierettes. A bit before your time I know but just in case you recognise any of the...

Hi Nick apparently I lived there for my first 18 months from 1953 but I don't remember it.... although i'm still a Blues supporter so something must have stuck! My dad and mom (Phil and Frances Carr) lived with Ellen for a few years, in fact my Great Grandadd, Jim Carr lived with his...

Hi Jacqueline sorry I don't have details of Thomas, but I do have quite a few Laceys in my family tree in that area. For example Albert b 1971, Francis b1862, Minnie b1892, George b1898, Nellie b1901, Herbert b1973, Ada b1869, Frederick b1867, William b1861 and Charles b1879. Do you have...

Hi not Sheldon but I do have a grandmother Elsie Carr (nee Lacey) in Small Heath and Bordesley Green East, her mother was Ellen Lacey (nee Martin) who ran a small Greengrocers on Cattell Rd. Any connection? Dave

thanks for your comments, it's nice to share these memories and I really enjoyed writing about them. Best wishes Dave

what a great thread, well here's my threepence worth! I grew up in 1950's Northfield, where dad was the school caretaker at the big victorian building that was the Northfield Institute on Church Road (Tel Priory 3638 - it's funny what you remember). The house we lived in was actually part of...