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Frothblower, that is a building in a different part of Kidderminster an not part of the Kidderminster Royal Infirmary. The hospital in question, the Royal Infirmary is on Mill Street and I think is still there.

I knew I had seen the building somewhere, the angle of the photo's were a bit off putting, they must have been taken from a road on a higher level than the road passing the hospital. When I was about 10 to 12 years old we often parked by the high wall on the main road eating fish & chips from a...

I think it might be Kidderminster Royal Infirmary.

Thanks everyone for putting me right on the blue colour. I was only about 4 or 5 years of age when these particular buses were phased out but I still remember them has magnificent. The sound of the engine when they were pulling away was a joy to hear. A few months ago I was walking in Edgbaston...

I am sure I remember black and cream buses Eric or was it a very dark shade of blue? Maybe my eyesight has gone along with my memory.

Bob, the bus colours are different due to certain routes now having a colour splash around the destination boards on the front to easily identify certain bus services from a distance. Blue on the 35 service, yellow on the 11 services and other colours for various other services. Buses also have...

Vivienne, the picture you have in post #5 is Serpentine Road in Harborne not Selly Oak. Edit. Moved this post to this thread.

This one is at the junction of Court Oak Road and Wolverhampton Road West, Quinton, 25th February 1963.

I think Tube Investments (TI) had offices to the right of picture in post #2332. It was the large building now occupied by the Marriott hotel. I'm not sure if TI occupied the building at the time of the photo, I know they were there late 70's to early 80's if memory serves me correct. Also...

The photo above is Hagley Road at the junction of Five ways island, Auchinleck House seen in the right of the picture.

OldMohawk, if you ignore the distractions it looks like Harborne Road Edgbaston just before the junction of Highfield Road. Birmingham Chamber of Commerce was sited near to the junction as well as many large houses that were converted to office use.

I wonder if this information may help the find location of Churchill's visit in the picture in post 115, it refers to Mr. Churchill's visit to Birmingham on Friday 26th September 1941 on this link: https://brianwilliams.org.uk/diary/1941.html I'm sure Churchill visited Birmingham on other...

I seem to remember the ATCO works were in Tilton Road off Garrison Lane, I paid many a visit there with my dad to get spares for is lawnmower.

Interesting, if anyone like me was wondering how they work take a look at this link. https://99percentinvisible.org/article/paternoster-lifts-cyclic-chain-elevators-no-buttons-doors-stops/

I am a bit late noticing and replying to this thread Willey but I certainly do remember Mr Bradbury, he delivered coal to my granddad Joe Harris after he retired from the coal trade himself. I always remember when Mr. Bradbury delivered coal to my granddad, if I was about at the time Mr...

On the subject of Meccano magazines I came across this website https://www.meccanoindex.co.uk/ There is loads of information regarding the magazine and also you can view and download past issues of the magazine from 1916 to 1981. Here is a direct link to the magazines themselves...

I think it may be for the new Google maps for ants.:smug:

Here is a photo of our television taken early in the 70's. We never got to see much television, mostly we had a view of dad's backside when he kept adjusting that aerial on the top! It must of been taken around Easter time, there is a couple of Easter eggs on the top, not much chance of them...

Here is a link to a little quiz to see how Black Country you are..... https://www.gotoquiz.com/how_black_country_am_yow_1

Here is a poster informing of closure of the line and a couple of pictures of the line in it's heyday. The railway also served Chad Valley toy's next to the railway station in Harborne. There is also loads of information and pictures about the station and line on this link...