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Could be a Britannia class, there may be a nameplate on the blinker.

In those days you could only get salted or dry roasted. Now there's a whole range to choose from. It's a bit like boiled ham. Back then you could get a quarter of boiled ham. Today there are so many different types it is mind boggling. Think I'll stick to good old corned beef.

Thanks Maurice. I have looked at your link and I will place a small order to try them out. The Asian and English supermarkets I have looked in only sell the large packets - 500g - which is a bit much for a snack. Pubs and clubs used to sell them off a card, the packs being the size of a bag of...

I have tried the supermarket stuff and it isn't the same, all tastes boring. The packs I mean are only about 30g. They are hot and spicy and go down well with a pint or two.

During the 80's, I used to work at East Birmingham Hospital and regularly at their social club, where they sold packets of bombay mix, a bar snack sold from a card. Does anyone remember these, and are they still being sold?

Thanks for that photo. Do you know if the wooden pub and the present pub are on the same site?

The pub demolished in the 60's was a wooden construction, similar to other pubs in the area like The Meadway, The Cabin, The Chestnut Tree and The Iron Horse.

Re:- The plaques that everyone is looking for. The first plaque to be removed was on the left hand gate post. This was framed and boxed and presented to one of the consultant gynaecologists who retired in the late seventies. It may have been Mr. Noble. The other plaque was removed and is located...