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I quite liked compo rations, especially the "Cheese Possessed" :encouragement:

I can't remember if we have had a mention of that tinned bacon we got during the war, it came from America I believe, and was completely encased in lard inside the tin. It fried lovely.

Slightly off topic here, but the adverts at the side of my Explorer page are for houses for sale in Formans Rd and Solihull Rd. Big Brother is watching us. :blue:

Mining was a dirty dangerous job, its not a career choice I would have made, but if you are born and raised in a mining community, there is not a lot else going for you. God bless them. Barrie.

That shop looks remarkably like the one that stood at the corner of Solihull Rd and Formans Rd. In the late 1970's I lived in Percy Rd, and we bought our green grocery from the Sikh man who owned the shop at the time, but of course, all those shops tended to look the same. Barrie.

I believe that this constable was the man who owned the tobacconists shop near the Lozells Cinema. Barrie

I also had my dads army greatcoat on me bed, it was really warm. As an aside, the greatcoat I was given when I joined up, was the first overcoat I had ever had. Barrie.

I was to afraid to get on a Midland Red Viv, they always looked so posh, and I didn't think they would let a little scruff like me ride on their buses. :sorrow: Barrie.

There was a bookie in Wilton St, just around the corner from Gower St. I used to take my Grans bets there, there was a gate across the entry at the side of the house, and you passed the bet and money through a small gap in the gate. Barrie.

Me too. I don't remember Beefex Cubes nor Vitality Biscuits.

The Capt Kettle Sauce in the picture posted by Stitcher jogged my memory. When my uncles had their junk shop in Berners St, I found a large collection of magazines, they were really large, think they were called "Pearsons Magazine" or something like that, and there was a serial story in each...

Thank you for your help, it is much appreciated. Barrie

I'm asking for help on this as I'm finding it a little hard to concentrate just lately. On the 1901 census Miriam Martin is shown at court 1 house 5 Gt Russell st aged 57 from Cambs. This lady is no relation to me, but my Gt Gran was a lodger at her house (Sarah Oldfield) Miriams husband...

Paul, that reminds me of my old dad, he received a notification to claim his war medals, he threw it on the fire saying " All the army ever gave me was bad knees and malaria" Barrie.

That brings back memories. There used to be a place in I think Wilton Street, they hired out handcarts and basket carriages. On a Saturday I had to go and get either of those, load it up with tat, and steer it all the way from Berners St to the Rag Market, my uncles went on the bus, then...

I remember that oh so well Ken. He had this sturdy leather satchell thingy to carry all the pennies in. Barrie

As the poet John Milton wrote; They also serve who only stand and wait. Barrie.

Re: Information required Charles and Jenny Robinson are on the electoral rolls pre 1945 in Poplar Grove, Sutherland Street Barrie.

At least we always had something to read Reg. Barrie

Excellent. Thank you. Barrie