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I had a friend in those days who could interpret engineering drawings into artists impressions with perspective views. No doubt a talent made obsolete by technology!

That car park was really tight, in early 1960's I had a 1930's Wolseley NF and I always had to back up a couple of times to get around each of the turns.

Piccadilly Cinema, Sparkhill.

Opposite Ash Tree Rd.

Very familiar, bus coming towards us is in John Bright St. The road to the left of "Newnes" is Suffolk St. The photographer would have been in what is now Holloway Circus,

I realise that it is probably a result of the soaring cost of gas and electricity but has anyone else noticed the smell of wood/coalfire smoke, not sure which, around housing estates these days. Is it legal? It almost certainly not "green"

I feel I may have said this before. We are fortunate to have a excellent bus timetable and I have a senior's bus pass so why wouldn't I use the bus BUT buses can't be relied on to show up, shortage of drivers, aborted journeys because of traffic hold-ups so you can finish up late or in this...

Lengthy thread about Wilmot Breeden on the forum. "Paint Works" was Permaglaze. "FruitDrink & Mineral Water" was Corona! both in James Rd

I am old enough to remember both, in 47 I was at infants school, our classroom was separate from the main school which was a bonus as it had a coke burner so coats could be dried by piling on the fireguard, schools didn't close as most, including teachers lived locally and we could and did walk...

I never went to Kings Hall Market but it was on Corporation St. opposite to The Old Square. Knocked down to build Inner Ring Rd. so would have been early 1960's Found this picture on Facebook.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11481731/The-street-grew-Lee-Child-68-shares-memories-Underwood-Road-Birmingham.html Thought this was an interesting read.

Even I, for whom a bus was a means of getting from A to B noticed the whine of the AEC's on the 1A route from Acock's Green to Edgbaston.

How clever you folk are! I never could solve cryptic clues. Find them obscure even with the answer revealed.

Remember the block of shops, in fact had my first ever bike from the shop now called "Hawam". A Phillips 24" wheel bike, I had to have the pedals made square so that I could reach, would have been around 1946. So as far as I can recall the shops were individual even then.

Only another guess Humber Pullman?

A long way from Brum, Dulverton, Exmoor. A GPO Bench Mark?

Seems an appropriate drink for a local girl!