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David, Alldays & Onions Ltd., merged with J C Peacock & Co Ltd., and moved to Weston super Mare, but this company was taken over later by the German Witt Group, located in Halifax, Yorkshire. There was a complete history of A&O published in 2002 by Landmark Publishing, ISBN 1 84306 047 7. PA739

Yes, the shop where you bought your ice cream cornets was Devoti's. The family also had a shop in the Bull Ring, opposite the Market Hall, if I remember correctly. PA739

Just after the war, the motor industry went into a depression, partly caused by the anticipated increase in sales never materialising, and partly because of a national strike of "moulders" which seriously affected the supply of castings to the motor industry, hence the reason why Dunlop were...

Dave, The name of this railway company was actually, Brown, Marshalls & Co. Ltd., Britannia Works, Arden Road, and the factory was taken over 1908/09 by the Wolseley Tool & Motor Car Co. Ltd. PA739

Yes, the shops at the ends of Cooksey Avenue were Mrs Curley's general store and Tommy Tyers greengrocers. Also remember the Brueton family and the Nash family. PA739

Originally, there were four shops at the top of Glovers Road, numbers 83, 85, 87 and 89, which lay back off the pavement, and I think it was either 83 or 89 which became a Chinese gift shop. All this side of Glovers Road, and the whole of Cooksey Road and Bolton Road, were demolished in the so...

Like I said in my June 11th post - this archaic form of public transport should be scrapped before millions of pounds are wasted building extensions. Likewise, the "rich-mans-train-set" HS2, still runs on archaic steel rails and Maglev would have been a far better proposition, at a fraction of...

The early history of this company, 1889 to 1902, is covered in great detail in a book "Herbert Austin - His Wolseley Years", in fact far more accurately than the Wolseley Company's account. PA739

Here in Birmingham, Wolseley Motors at its Adderley Park Works, made engines, radiators and transmission gear for Vickers airships, and also supplied engines for some Italian airships. The Company also did strip examination and testing of engines from Zeppelins brought down over Britain and...

The Rover gas turbine went to Leyland Trucks. PA739

I worked in one of the test hangers doing engine endurance testing, such as a 2000 rally car engine fitted with twin SU carbs and had to be run at 6,000 rpm for 100 hours. Also did a bit of testing the V8 engine which still had an American Carter carburettor on it, before the engine was...

Another picture of Wolseley women, this time at their PT lessons. PA739

The company was originally known as Thomas Smith & Sons (Saltley) Ltd., but changed its name to Thomas Smith & Sons of Saltley Ltd., when it moved to its new factory in Station Road, Coleshill. The first picture shows The Duke of Edinburgh signing the company's visitors book when he visited the...

The company was founded in 1848 and operated for many years from their works in Adderley Road, Saltley, but moved to Coleshill about 1958. It was a drop-forging company and apart from "Snail Brand" spanners made forgings for the motor industry, like crankshafts for Leyland Motors and con-rods...

Dunlop published a commemorative book in 1920, "The Development of a Great Industry - 1888 to 1920" It contains 62 pages of photographs showing their overseas plantations which employed 11,000 people and one of the plantations completed in 1918 covered 6,700 acres; their London Office, cotton...

There is an interesting book, "Birmingham's Electric Dustcarts", written by Roger de Boer in 1990. ISBN 0 905586-07-7. PA739

Birmingham City Council has no interest whatsoever in the industrial heritage of this city, and the word "industry" appears to be a dirty word!! PA739

This loss making, lumbering, archaic, obscenely expensive form of transport should be scrapped altogether. PA739

How would you fancy this ambulance service?? PA739

George Field & Co., Digbeth, manufactured a wide range of nautical fittings, such as berth grips, storm rail brackets, toilet fittings, etc.. PA739