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Hope your right about Witherspoons.

This is from the other end of the street, where I lived, but you might recognise a few faces; https://lives.bgfl.org/carlchinn/display_item.cfm?mr=&res=y&rt=&media=&area=&phys=&hum=&k1=greenway&k2=&k3=&k4=&k5=&k6=&k7=&k8=&id=393&rtn=sr

Here it is, pictures been in photoshop just a bit tho I reckon ! https://www.flickr.com/photos/engrmhk/3021680168/

The Brown Derby ?

Re: tilton road girls school Took some working out, but heres how I did it. from the reply box.....go advanced....manage attachments (under the black bar)...add files (top right hand corner)... browse and select files in the box that pops up. double click on the file you want then follow the...

Just found this... Here; https://www.brumbeat.net/redcaps.htm "The Plaza Ballroom in Handsworth was owned by Redcaps' manager Mary Regan (or "Ma Regan" as she was affectionately known). She also owned The Old Hill Plaza, The Ritz in Kings Heath, and The Brum Cavern Club in Small Heath...

I'm sre it was in Hurst St till at least 1974, opposite Mathews Radio shop...

Not in Hurst St now though, its in one of the streets off Bristol St, Bromsgrove St maybe. Same bloke as before, still helpful, but seems like mostly Jazz Vynil these days. I took my daughter there last year when she was after an obscure album by a band she heard in the states, he found it for...

Duuno why, and dont take it as gospel, but something is telling me its an assistant nanny.

Re: tilton road girls school I tink that one was available at one time as a pster or a framed print, either from the evening mail or from the BCFC shop, cant remember which.

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Re: tilton road girls school The corner shop in the picture then ? Opposite side of Tilton Rd was what we called a bombuilding round there. I always though bombuilding was what play areas were called when I was little, loads of em around there then, there was another one just behind the...

Me dance in a cage..love it ! I'm 5'13" and 16 stone.... lol

Re: tilton road girls school Hows this...pretty much as I remember it, but it would have been a 53 bus, not a tram in my day of course. Where was the chip shop ? Cant for the life of me remember that. I remember Twiggies though, and Gilligans Cafe.

In the late 70s there was a club on the right, in one of the roads opposite the Cedars. Had a big cage with a girl dancing in it I think. Pretty sure it was in a railway arch though, not a cellar.

Dunno about that one, but there was a Brum Cavern in Wordsorth Rd which later became the garryowen. Watchin bands go in and out, talking to em, and listeneing round by the side doors ( I was way too young to get in ) is what started me wanting to play myself. Seemed like they used to have 5...

It was around 1965 or 66, I was only about 12 or 13, so I dont remember it well, although I do remember hearing about it at the time, Was Barmy Barry a ginger haired tall kid from Little Green La, or was that a different Barmy Barry ? Watched the film once to see if I recognised any of the...

Always thought Custard Hse Farm was owned by Bob Monkhous's Grandfather. The one who founded Bird and Monkhouse custard .

Kellys Directories for around that year probably a good start. I think theres a full set in the Central Library in Brum. Or someone on here can usually help.

I reckon Stocktons, Humphries, Barbers, Laundry, then a womens hairdressers calledsomething like Rene' of Paris, or something like that ! I think the sweets/Grocers was what I called Browns. I got a pic of some kids playing outside Humpries/Stocktons. looks 1950s, not sure who they are or if...