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It always looked like deserted building site. Hey Vivienne, did you ever notice the other....err....mistake? Alpha Tower? If you look at the base surrounding, you will see it was the Original shape of the tower itself, except it was never put into that surrounding; I was told about it when I...

Must be just you and I that know about it. One of the Stranger Than Fiction stories of Birmingham. I did walk around it, so know it is/was ? there. Thanks for the confirmation. Gerry.

Back in 1970, when I was driving Midland ReD out of Sutton into City, the route took us into Station Street Bus Station...however....cast your mind back to the road underpass that ran round the Town Hall, on the right, between the Hall of Memory and the Town hall, there was an underground Bus...

As an ex-driver from Sutton Garage, in the seventies, I went along on Sunday, and had a really great day out for £12. A lovely long ride on a BMMO bus as well. Oh, and I met a fellow voice man, Alan Deddicote the voice of Strictly/The Lottery and WWTBA Millionaire. Thanks Wythall.

Yes, I remember the photograph, but in black & white. This is what MY Birmingham looked like, and I loved it back then. Thanks.

Hi, as a youngster of about 10 or 11 I used to spend a lot of time mooching around the city centre, back in those days, you could, without fear. I vividly remember the polished brass sign on an entrance to an office block just of Cathedral Square, maybe Bennettes Hill: "PARAMOUNT Films inc", and...

Question: Where was CANNINGS factory, was it in or close to Bolton Road?

TS/Vernon: John Henry from Great Barr was our instructor.

Hi, I was a friend of Martin's back in the racing days, is he still out at Tardebigge?

I was there too, with the SWISH sponsored 1.litre Anglia special saloon racing car. Martin was an innovator, and was so badly treated by those in authority. Lovely man.

The Bull Ring in 1948 photograph, makes me smile. I am 84, and look at the scene, busy, busy, buses and people and still everyone just got where they wanted to go, safely. Now, it HAS to be Pedestrianization everywhere......how did we all survive I wonder? I have to add, I loved it like that.

A forbidding looking Gothic building. Imagine the poor souls that had to go into that place.

My how things change. Thank you.

Ladies...THANK YOU SO MUCH for all your hard work, which I do hope has been interesting at least. My Grandad was a character, of this there is no doubt, but seeing where he came from via your investigations, it is hardly surprising. I now have a much better understanding of not only Jack Hill...

Hi Lyn, Good afternoon, well, its pouring down here, hope its not too bad at your end. Thanks for the information on Bertha, as I said before, what a life she had. Thanks also for the 1939 information, and there is Violet (chick) who in later life ran a general store in Ward End I believe...but...

Thanks Ladies. G

Thank you Ladies. Excellent investigation, something beyond me I'm afraid. G x

Wow! You got me, and that is Nan, Mom & Dad. Sadly Dad went ( along with thousands of others) off to war. Now....I'm not sure how long after this, but "Chick" ( Violet came to live with us while the war was on, joined later by Hilda for a while, and then if my memory serves me right..Irene...

YES ! My mistake, it WAS 1976. Sorry...old age memory.

Hi Lyn, just googled Wainwright Street, Aston, and it is all factory units. I imagine back in Bertha's day it was more like this. Thanks. G x