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My parents lived on Hagley Road, for a while in 64, and when on leave would drink in the Ivy Bush pub, and I thought that the building was still there, but cannot be sure, I came back in 2003 when my dear Mom passed away, and stayed at the Thistle Hotel, and I think that was built on the old...

What wonderful tapes, many thanks for posting, brings back such happy , remembrances, and feeling of being young again, simply great !!!

Yes, Trumpy71, I agree they were ahead of their time, the boy racers would't touch them. As I have mentioned before on this thread, I used to look down from the bridge on the Bristol Road Selly Oak, and look at the lines of Ariel, Leaders , and Arrows all parked in th the Ariel works there on my...

Beauty and speed on wheels, loved em all!!

great picture , spent a lot of time there as a school kid!!

Brilliant video, really nostalgic bought a host of memories long forgotten and hidden, thank you so much for posting!!

That's great Stokkie!!

Yes, time moves on, but our childhood memories are still precious, my memories date from the mid late 50's!!

I member it, went fishing by bike from Bartley Green to Droitwich canal?? I remember in summer it was packed!!

Yes, we had this delivery in the 50's, Wacadon Milk, Scribbans's Bakers by horse, great picture!!

I remember old Ladywood, with a great deal of affection, loved walking there as a kid, and had friends there!!

# 210, " just pop into the yard and saddle up your new nag". Wow, what a size!!

my earlier quote should read "Wacaden Milk", spell cheque must have altered it!!

I think I have referred to this before , but our Cadence Milk horse had a straw hat for summer, and a sort of balaclava with ear holes in winter, mid fifty's Bartley Green>

Hi Tojo, yes he was a good GP, I believe a desert rat too, like most of his generation, they used their surgerys, for minor operations, when my young sister was very ill he came out in the middle of the night with a mac over his pajama´s to treat her. These stalwarts of the NHS are long gone...

Memory, is a funny thing in age, things come and go, can´t quite remember, the dates but about mid fifty´s, place Bartley Green, mom and dad were talking about a friends of mine sister, in Hasbury Road. The Dr, was called early morning, and became so worried about the child, that he operated for...

Yes, you are quite welcome Rupert!!!

I remember as alad in Birmingham, that there were so many hospitals, inc the Children's, dentist Hospt, General etc , never a problem with ambulances, our local Doctors did minor surgery, 2 weeks ago my wife had a stroke 17 hours in A/E/???

really glad about that drank there when on leave in the 60´s very vibrant place!!

very sad thread, so many of my watering holes now gone, together with the laughter, and comradery!!