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Hi i remember when it first opened and they showed all the racey films.i used to borrow my dads gabadene mac to make me look older than i was

Hi yes it was a great show .also i had all of the fireworks that had crooked lables . I was the most popular kid in formans road in those days on bonfire night

Hi all a bit late but i have just read this thred.it takes me back to the late forties when both my gran and auntie did out work for wilders fireworks of greet. The job entailed rolling the labels on bangers and roman candle type fireworks.they did this on a table in front of an open coal...

Hi thanks for information.i was looking at slaters directory of birmingham 1863.it said it contained details of city centre bordsley , deritend, edgbastion,handsworth and islington.

Hi that was my first thought.i used to live in brum .great barr until i emigrated to burnham on sea 2006.

Hi all can anyone tell me where the district of islington was in birmingham in 1863 and what it is called today thanks

Hi maurice i willfind out about college arms.you were right about 1905.the houses in formans rd dad lived in built in 1907.bromyard,leominster,runnymead,and tetley were built at alatter date and were posher.closing now off to sisters xmas day in earlswood back boxing day.will be in touch re...

Hi maurice the scrapyard was owned by a family called jackson.the bridge was proberbly built up the same time as the one in formans rd to enable them to run the bus service further. In the early days formans rd was known as formans lane untill they built the bridge .up till then there was only...

Hi maurice my sister does not remember any of those names.she would just have started there as you left and 5 years gap was quite large then. I suppose the nearest i came to your house was the nights iwent to the b. B. At the church on stratford rd by the river cole . Do you remember the chimney...

Hi maurice ronnie harris not a relation. My sister janet went to college rd .also friends maureen bamford and jeanette thorn . Would you know them she started in 1946.

Hi maurice so it was you and your gang who nicked our newts.i used to go to greet school before formans rd and sometimes cut through the brickyard to warwick rd tosave the long trip down percy rd.which school did you go to and when?? Ken

Hi maurice ialso remember the fairs.sometimes doring the war they were held in large tents because of the lights. All park railings were removed for the war effort.you did not live far from me.i lived at 139 formans rd next to claytons fish shop oposite bromyard rd ken harris

Hi it may be a bit late answering your post.i have just found your picture of the tornado damage in formans road. The reason i was intersted is that the front door on the right of the shop ,isthe house were my father andhis family lived at no 109 .when dad married he moved into no139 were i...

Hi graham noticed you were into jazz.what sort? Who did you see were did you go .are you still into it? Ken

Hi bob sorry no photos just good memories could not afford a camera in those days ken

Hi graham do not remember the name. 107 would have been wards old shop ?? Ken

Hi graham with ref the tornado my dad lived at 109 next to wards shop when it struck. Did you know bill peach who lived right next the rec. He used to help run knowle fc who i played football for when i left school and went to fight for my country .national service 1954 ken

Hi all sparkhill lads and lassies thought i might take a walk up formans road as i remember it when i lived there from 1935 to1961 .starting at stratford road up to reddings lane. On the two corners were darrells and the doctors .my doctor was named terry.on the left hand side between darrells...

Hi all can anyone remember wnen birmingham parks had thier own x factor.in the late 1940s some of the city parks put up a large tent and held weekly talent shows.the winner was the one who received the loudest applause .no phone in to select the winner. I used to go to the one in sparkhill park...

Hi it may be a bit late but i have not long joined the forum. The name of the travel agents you want is james travel