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Yes that's right William, it used to be where all those insurance buildings are etc, next to to 2 houses social club

missing diamonds in ya Turkey Edifi, is that a bit like having a sixpence in your mince pie :):)

Sorry I forgot to say the cinema opened on 7th March 1938 with Will Hay in "Oh, Mister Porter"

This is the former Beacon Cinema at the Scott Arms in Great Barr. Spent a lot of time here and the Clifton cinema down the road in the school holidays but had a soft spot for the beacon. This picture is the workmen finishing off the building before opening

Fantastic pictures thank you for sharing them

The costamonger was a real stick to the floor pub, you wouldn't stay in one spot to long otherwise you'd be there all night. But the music and atmosphere was brilliant,

My notable brummie of the day is Lyn.. Happy birthday Lyn :):):)

My hobby is restoring vintage bikes, my passion for bikes started at an early age, had my first one at 5. I started making up bikes from bits begged and borrowed from friends at school to "play " cycle speedway in the gully at the back of our house in Great Barr, my first "proper" bike was a...

:):):) that's brilliant, victory V's are pretty disgusting tho but get you going in the morning

Is that first picture bomb damage or demolition

What a magnificent set of pictures, the one with the milk float is great and shows the age of the shot perfectly

These are great pictures Lyn, you really do have to capture the image when you see it, it's not long before it's gone for another year Lest We Forget

Totally agree, the joy of Christmas has definitely changed now, kid's are just bombarded with toy adverts then on top of that the peer pressure of having the "cool" gift or toy and who's had the most. I loved the build up to Christmas, the first thing was early December getting your radio and TV...

Santa looks more like an extra from Aladdin on this photo, and the rest, the nurses from the carry on movies :)

Thanks to bunny man 77

I'd love to get into the time machine and spend a week in the eighties clubbing again

"I will say zis only once"

The funniest part of that fools and horses was when Rodney brings the police woman back to the flat, grandad is panicking by this point and says "Rodney's got a police record" and Del looks round and says "yes, walking on the moon" :):) classic

I love my British comedy and have virtually every box set made, but the two I just couldn't get into no matter how much I tried was last of the summer wine and fawlty towers, don't know why, it just didn't happen.

at the moment I'm binge watching seventies and eighties top of the pops on BBC iplayer and thinking OMG, where have the years gone!!!