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You’ve done exactly the same because I now remember he did park his car down by the craft block. You’ve also reminded me that teacher, Colin Lee, would ride his moped down the footpath path from the bike sheds and go out via Lordswood Road, he had a dirty very off white mac I remember, as he...

Or the men, don’t forget the ATA had 1,152 pilots male pilots and only168 female pilots. However it’s very unlikely that ATA pilots would fly a large heavy bomber in formation as ATA pilots had very limited type experience on the aircraft they flew plus it would be against regulations.

It’s very unlikely that two Lancasters in close formation at low level would be test flying as with test flying the pilot needs a lot of heads in time to ensure all gauges and instruments are working correctly and that everything is within limits. With formation flying it’s essential that...

Lucas also had a company aircraft based at Birmingham airport from approximately 1978 to 1990

its true, you just never know who you are talking to on a forum, do you?

Yes I seem to have vaguely heard that before but surely that would seem to make many pubs very big buildings occupying a large area of land. Any examples of old Birmingham pubs with attached malthouses?

Thanks, I was being a clever dick, I know the answer, just wondering if anyone could put the connection together. clue below

I can remember Johnny living at The Bell at Tanworth in Arden where boxer Ted Hood was the publican. The idea was to keep away from the temptation in Birmingham while he trained for a big fight, possibly Billy Walker

Were Malthouses common in Birmingham? Was there a brewery nearby?

All the times I was in that Malt House and never had any idea of what it was, it did seem a dark place, long and elevated, you had to climb the wooden steps just past the entrance to get into it.

Amazing, at least my memory is not failing yet! Thank you

Johnny Prescott was brought up in the Erdington Cottage Homes

I have a very rare engine in my garage, a slightly modified M20 engine with Clifford BSA written on it

That picture with the Transit Van is outside what in the 1960s was Wards Transport, I believe Mr Ward owned the two buildings either side of the entrance and the yard. The left hand side building was occupied by a trade carpet warehouse called Mercado Carpets of Leeds who still trade in the...

Thank you

This would have most likely have been the 10 shilling flight in Don Everals Dragon Rapide

But what happed to Paynes? I remember one of the lads on The Pits Farm Estate having a Paynes delivery bicycle with a basket carrier on the front. I think the shop he worked at was at Wylde Green

Anyone know if a record shop possibly called The Record Shop, in or around Soho Road run by Kathleen and Peter Deeley ?

Keith, was your father Len Bracey?