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Hope Gran got the coke to ignite, usually coke supplied for commercial use takes forever to ignite with wood and paper as it it is blast fed in commercial boilers.

THE TUDOR CINEMA, Located in Haunch Lane Yardley Wood area in the south of Birmingham. The Tudor Cinema Theatre was opened on 30th March 1929. It was designed by architect Harold Seymour Scott, and was built by W.T. Whittall & Sons Ltd. The exterior of the building was in a Jacobean style, while...

When I was working there in around 1959 the "A" block lifts gates were lattice not quite the same a "B" block but never the less Lattice / Trellis as you put it, I believe they were modernised and enclosed at a later date.

I was one of the team who trained the store staff at the Birmingham Co-Op in High Street Birmingham

I don't remember a Police Station the FIRESTATION in the big house

I think the Aston Expressway runs through it

sorry Kevin I don't have any other pics or information as Dad and Sid both died a number of years ago, try the Birmingham reference library more out of hope than anger lol.

It was called "THE OAK RESTAURANT" when I worked there in the 60s / 70s

THE RIALTO CINEMA Stratford Road and Greenbank Avenue. The Rialto Cinema was opened on 3rd October 1927 with Constance Talmadge in “Breakfast at Sunrise” and Marcella Albani in “Circus Life”. It was owned by the Springfield Picture Playhouse Ltd. Seating was provided in stalls and circle...

THE ODEON KINGSTANDING Located in Kingstanding, a district near Sutton Coldfield to the north of Birmingham, the Odeon stands on a prominent site at the intersection of several roads. The Odeon opened on 22nd July 1935 with Gary Cooper in "Lives of a Bengal Lancer". The exterior of the building...

THE VILLA CROSS PICTURE HOUSE THE VILLA CROSS PICTURE HOUSE

THE ODEON PERRY BARR. First Pic is the original frontage Second Pic after modernisation Pic Three the foyer

THE GRAND CINEMA Manager Mr Frank Cozens Stadium type theatre (No suspended Balcony)

Had a Request from new member John Shaw Hi John, it seems that a lot of the pics on the site have gone for a duck, I think someone hacked into the site or something like that. However hopefully here is the Anthony Road Coronation Pic Hi a few more names to add myself John Shaw Middle Row second...

yes it was, I used to go there with my Grandad to see Disneys Cinderella and for the Saturday Matinees, the other side of the shop on the left was a semi covered queuing area where we all waited for 2pm opening. I had to behave myself because my Mother knew the head Usherette

I can spot a young Alf May and Albert Rogers but that is about all.

Hi Julia, I only knew a few of the names personally, for instance I worked for Charlie Aston, and Mr Stanford, I used to go to the Grand kids matinee when Frank Cozens was Manager, the other names were filled in for me by Mr Clarke who owned the Victoria Playhouse Group of Cinemas and he was...

thanks for the info I have installed it to give it a try

it seems o.k Mohawk the only thing that I can see that needs tweeking is that you cannot get a new tab to open with the page that you want at the moment