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Re: Cherrywood Road, Saltley ? Hi Icarus,there was a shop on the corner of the entrance to Colmore depot in the 60s owned by Mrs Binns , used to get our "fags" there when i was an apprentice mechanic , as mikeflan mentioned we knew it as 292. I think the Gypsies tent must be the only pub in the...

Many thanks , will give it a try Ogri

I'm in the process of trying to find what appears to be an unmarked grave at Lodge hill but it doesn't look as though I will be able to get there in person for some time , i would appreciate any help or advice any one has. many thanks Ogri

Hi stevegbr any idea when the picture was taken as I don't remember the pavement like that in the 70s . Ogri

Many thanks ,that's helped a lot , great photo.

I'm trying to find the name of the pub that used to be on the corner of Bishop gate street & William st about 60 years ago, would be were Shepherds gardens are now, there was a shop on the other corner owned by my mother in law & have been looking for pictures of the area.

Back inthe 70s we lived on the Wood & I worked shifts & occasionally called in The Local on Auckland drive ...there seemed to quite a lot regular faces what ever time I called in, as a young lad I wondered how so many could drink & smoke more than I could afford & I was working a lot of silly...

Hi Bronson Sorry to hear about your health problems. ... makes me wonder about the earlier post about the pollution from the Lucas factory next to formans Rd school. 1964 you would remember the teachers. ... Martin . Head....Leese . Deputy. ...Cork . Art....Parry-Jones.sport after that I'm...

Hi David, Not used find my past but will have a look when time allows,many thanks. Ogri

Hi David, His name was Reginald Eric Smith,i only have his address in 1928 as 59 Allens road,Soho,it looks as if he was adopted so the name Lucas may come up but he always used Smith. Off to check out some of the links that have been suggested. Many thanks Ogri

Hi David, My Grandfather was in the RFC & when i was a lot younger i remember Photographs of him when he was an observer on the airships,all photographs were lost after his death & i have not been able to find out anything more about him,if you find a website with any information please let me...

Hi, only know of Wattis's from Garrison street Birmingham(around 1919-20 on), , Ben (last address Cannock) ,Harry,Bill, & Jack (last address Acocks green) parents were Ben & Edith but i know some are scattered about Birmingham. Ogri

Lived in the prefabs in Greet opposite the greet inn for 20 years, they were made of asbestos sheets,when i think about scraping the walls to decorate & drilling to fit things think im lucky to be here to day,i have fond memories of the ice patterns on the inside of the metal framed windows...

Thanks Phil,the picture is how i remember it in the 50's early 60's,i left the area in the early 70's & only passed through about 25 years ago so it is a bit of a shock to google down the Warwick road & see the changes. Ogri

any body remember the Greet cinema,by the Watsonian factory down from the Greet inn & the prefabs,i used to live in them. Ogri

I can remember my dad taking me on "the last tram"but don't know where or when,i would be about 4 & dad liked to do that sort of thing hoping we would remember,good old dad. Ogri

Only got to the DZ about twice ,if we went to town we ususlly started at Alex's,by the Albany if i remember rightly,most of the time we spent around Acock's green area,Stratford road,Cov road or there abouts,still bike when i get the chance but not so often since i retired as it came with the...