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  1. RRJ

    Birmingham Cinemas

    Thanks for posting this Pete. My father was a Cinema projectionist (his occupation on my birth cert 1956) although I don't know which Cinema in Birmingham. The website gives a good insight into the job itself.
  2. RRJ

    Aston Lower Grounds

    Researching my GG Grandfather I came across this piece. The image is similar although not exact as Viv's image at post #42 above. Interesting that the text written post 1908 refers to Aston lower grounds as Aston cross.
  3. RRJ

    Few Old Bikes

    Thanks for the tidy up Lloyd, very kind.
  4. RRJ

    Few Old Bikes

    One of my schoolmates had a Claud Butler, the rest of us used to drool over it. Closest I ever got to something decent was a second hand Dawes.
  5. RRJ

    Few Old Bikes

    As a kid in the sixties, most of my bikes were made up from various other bike parts. Seeing those choppers reminded me of the handlebars we liked to use, 'Apehangers' or 'Cowhorns'
  6. RRJ

    Few Old Bikes

    A Rover Path racer bicycle (1908) in the British motor Heritage centre . Raced by the man driving the sidecar motorcycle in post #44 above.
  7. RRJ

    Happy birthday gingerjohn

    Happy Birthday John!!!
  8. RRJ

    Garrison Lane

    I'd always believed this photo of me and my sister on a window sill was taken in Aston. I now think it's Garrison Lane.
  9. RRJ

    Garrison Lane

    Many thanks for this MWS .
  10. RRJ

    Garrison Lane

    I recently discovered my parents had lived at 'back 4 317' Garrison Lane from around 1956 to 1960. I would have been a baby/toddler at the time so have little to no memories of it. Can anyone point in the direction of where in Garrison lane the house was located? Thanks.
  11. RRJ

    TONY BUTLER

  12. RRJ

    Happy birthday michaelwicks54 !

    Happy Birthday Michael!!!
  13. RRJ

    Bread and Dripping

    I don't remember having dripping sandwiches as a kid. I do remember plenty of brown sauce sandwiches though. That said, this thread has enticed me to order a 250g tub of Black Country beef dripping to give it whirl. My wife say's it's best on toast.
  14. RRJ

    Horse Drawn Trams

    I know we like to complain about the amount of advertising on the internet these days. Looks like it was no different in days gone by.
  15. RRJ

    Abbreviations - Army Records

    Is it printed or hand written? If written could easily be misread from a scrawling hand. Struggled with a few military records myself in the past.
  16. RRJ

    Happy birthday RRJ

    Thank you all for the birthday wishes. I had a great day!
  17. RRJ

    Petrol pumps & filling stations of the past

    Thank you Viv.
  18. RRJ

    Petrol pumps & filling stations of the past

    Having said I didn't have images of his garages, Lady P has posted an image of his garage at 44 Sutton Rd. Just the Tyburn Rd garage to find now. Many thanks @Lady Penelope
  19. RRJ

    Johnson's Garages Sutton Road & Tyburn Road

    Having said I didn't have images of his garages, Lady P has posted an image of his garage at 44 Sutton Rd. Just the Tyburn Rd garage to find now. Many thanks @Lady Penelope
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