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some of the events leading up to D Day YouTube - D-Day, June 6th 1944

if you look at this link it does mention "the British Oak ":) https://billdargue.jimdo.com/placenames-gazetteer-a-to-y/places-s/stirchley/

Bernard we did try them a few years back but the kids used em for go karts :)

It certainly looks that way but why the scaffolding round it if its being knocked down ? and it is not because of the traffic it could be pulled down from the other side ? with little trouble surely? the building is unsafe and I will be sorry to see it go ..but like lots of other buildings too...

The Corks at Kings Heath is a social club and as such is run as a business the origins of how it started out or where from in the beginning ..I think have changed over the years as it now run by "commitee" with self interest at heart at least from the little I know about it :) some members will...

nice one Maggs and good condition still a few about :)and is it still fun to drive ;) Graham still looks good and with Notek mist lights ;)remember if you need the spares and your chap can't supply :rolleyes::D Bill top speed aint everything as long as its fun getting there :D

My 1952 MG TD Actually it is a replica. A VW Beetle chasis and engine and a Fiber Fab body. Lots of fun to drive though:)... I bet it is great fun to drive .. :D. nice looking replica ...but what about the sound ? ..:) you cant get the feel of the original or the sound ? beetles just . handle...

OM they were prone for it ..I made a good living from welding a few over the years :) had a couple myself :D

Cheers Alf he appeared in a few films as a thug type ..here is his boxing record https://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=13114&cat=boxer cant find picture of him still looking :)got one what do you think does he look like the chap in wendys pic

a bit more on wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acme_Whistles

Wendy it would be great if someone recognises somebody from the pictures the gentleman I was reffering to is not Terry Downes (too Early ) however he certainly looks like him :)

Suze got them off youtube vid just type in erdington old pictures and there are a few there

not quite what you need but did find reference for a "leah taylors milliners shop from 1914

interesting pictures ...Wendy there is a gentleman first row second picture looks a lot like a boxer from a later time and I cant for the life of me remember his name ...Oh well it may come to me thanks:) got it TERRY DOWNES ?

Nice picture Len here is a bit off wiki H. J. Mulliner & Co. is a well-known British coachbuilder. The Mulliner family can trace their coachbuilding history back to 1760, building coaches for the Royal Mail in Northampton. Mulliner now is the personal commissioning department for Bentley...

cheers Jim

nice pic ..Postie the book may have been 1890 but the picture says 1375 so I presume it is a painting ??? from that time ??

is this the roundhouse from another side?

a couple more the Grand Hotel and the Gpo building

couldn t bring meself to look lol but a link to old grounds here https://www.oldgrounds.co.uk/