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Hi Mike, You would not remember me as I was only at Bradleys from August 1964 to 1967.I do remember the barreling shop though, Les Smith and I used to creep in there and throw fireworks into the barrels. By the way, the barrels were filled with sawdust in those days so it probably was not the...

Hello, My grandfather ,Alfred Edward Morton is listed by you. He lived at 2 Russell square in angelina street and was killed on April 9th 1917. Is he one oif the "fighting Mortons" ? I don't know anything about his parents. Thanks, Charlie

Hello, There was a factory owned by Normansells on the corner of Windmill street and Ernest Street and overlooked Exeter Place. It was a very old building, built in Victorian times and they made stampings and also items made of decorative brass, like those huge platters, fake antique pistols...

Hi, I worked at John Bradleys from 1964 to 1967 and learned to run bolt headers and threaders there. There were probably 200 people working there and there were maybe 3 or 4 floors with a lift connecting them. The manager was Mr Clark and his assistant was Wilf Wheat.I remeber some opf the guys...

Hi Peter, No problem with the name mix up, I get called Mike all the time (LOL). Trevor is in Canada working in Toronto, he had his own company for a while selling Nakashimada machinery etc and that is how I met him. Now he is managing a small fastener company. If I hear from him I will tell him...

Hello, I had an uncle who worked at the Serck through the 50'and 60's. His name was George Birch and he lived on Tyndale road, Tysley, anyone remember him?

I worked in the fastener/Bolts/screws and nuts business my whole life and finally retired as General Manager of a fastener company in Canda. I started out aged 15 at John Bradley on Holloway head, worked at Thomas Eaves in Ernest street, Ephraim Phillips in Balsall Heath, Haddon and Stokes and...

:smile2: Hi judy, I was scrolling through posts on the site and found an article written in a NFS/AFS magazine called the "Squirt". It was about a fire rescue by William Mosedale and he won the George Cross for rescuing firemen trapped in the bombed out fire station on the corner of Grantham...

Hi, I worked at LH Newtons in the late 1960's. I t was indeed bombed during the war and the equipment was moved to Tamworth where they picked up a lot of local people to work in the factory. At the end of the war the damaged factory in Nechells was rebuilt and the equipment moved back to Brum...

Hello Judy, thanks for responding to my queery and your offer to try to help. I have looked at the photgraph that you posted and do not see my dad on there unfortunately.I hope that you are successful in finding someone in your group who can help with information. regards, Charlie

Hey Sparkhill Boy, I was one also, born in Dolphin road, I went to Percy Road school until we moved when I was 8. My dad was in the AFS and then in the NFS during the war, told us many stories when we were kids including the bombing of the BSA and the Birmingham mint, he was at both of those...