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Wow sorry for the delay, but yes I lived in Darley Avenue , I didn’t realise that there was a third generation of Dr Chitnis ,

My big sister Rita Baller was at long meadow about the same time as you

Anybody know where the slang word BOB came from ,as in a shilling, gone are the days when I went for a bob fish and a tanners worth of chips

Same doctor as we had way back to the 1940’s both father and son were great doctors ,thanks for sharing and reminding me

Spent many happy hours in the Beaufort as a child on Saturday morning then later in my teenage years ,such a shame that building was demolished

Sorted my photo at last lol, every days a school day

I remember seeing the Queen drive past on her way to Shard End, I stood by the roadside in Bucklands End with my flag must have been mid 50’s, when I was in my late teens and worked at the council house in brum if anybody of any clout was visiting we were given extended lunch breaks so as not to...

Is he the Esso Blee Dooler ?

Thank you, took me a while but got there in the end.lol thanks again David

Where is the “ go to page “ function .please

It sure did but well worth the climb

Not sure now,but maybe the cards went through a sorting machine first,then the cards were stacked and printed on the tabulator with reams of paper printed with all divvi numbers and amounts, perhaps there is another member that worked these machines, must be a few as there were about 60 of us...

This is a bit of a long shot, but going back to 29th June 2006 a guest member ( Rob) added a photo of Girls in the co- op Ofice punching out the cards, is there anyway I can now many years later get to see this photo? #25 I was one of those girls thanks in advance

The carbon copy books went to the punch card room ,the numbers punched onto cards then moved onto a tabulator, all the info was then sorted into you particular number, once a year( I think ,) then your divi, was added to you co-op number for you to withdraw money from your book , my mums...

My mums was 50908 mine a very much later one, I was one of many that punched away those numbers in the co-op office, we all hated butchery department books as the smell of meat was always on those books

I carnt see any girls in this photo, I must have been a propa tomboy ,reminder of roughy knees lol

Donny was a word I always used but not heard it for donkeys years, My dad used to say Mussy for face is that another Brummie saying I wonder ?

Just spent a while googling Newport Road, funny how over the years you remember names well but carnt think where they are,also the 28 bus route if I remember rightly,my aunt lived close to the Bagot ( think that was what it was called ,) oops pubs again lol as to pies, think my tastebuds have...