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  1. OtherHalf

    Cars in the postwar period

    Derek here is another kestrel from this link https://www.classiccar.co.nz/articles/percy2019s-progress-1937-riley-kestrel-sprite-174
  2. OtherHalf

    The old crown meet up

    some great photos and nice to see the old crown the way some of our members have shown it ..well worth a visit if you have never been good atmosphere and pleasant surroundings.. nice company as well:D
  3. OtherHalf

    St Leonards Frankley

    Robert it was marked as a "burial ground" rather than cemetery:)
  4. OtherHalf

    The old crown meet up

    Norma itwas a film starring Rex harrison it was also an opera by Stravinsky:) and any way it aint a rake its a beater and make up yer own mind about that item or what it used to beat :D
  5. OtherHalf

    St Leonards Frankley

    Robert I may be wrong but I believe that may have been the graves from ww1 of Hollymoor & Rubery hospital etc I had a friend who campaigned to have a memorial placed in the gardens as the powers that be tried to ignore or "forget " about the fact that for years on local maps etc it was marked...
  6. OtherHalf

    Our parents over the years.

    Coopbill( Peter click on this link https://forum.birminghamhistory.co.uk/showthread.php?t=24050&highlight=attach+picture:)
  7. OtherHalf

    My days as a driver

    just reading the post from Chainmaker reminded me again about the introduction of tachos and the outcry it caused I at that time worked on the Tyburn Rd the warehouse was full of these monsters lol ..some of which had been imported and set fire to (I think) at liverpool docks I had to unload...
  8. OtherHalf

    St Leonards Frankley

    Wendy your definately right lol:P
  9. OtherHalf

    The old crown meet up

    Nice link David .....Alf " Otherwise a Handsome lot the lads " I wouldnt stretch things THAT far :rolleyes::P
  10. OtherHalf

    St Leonards Frankley

    Yes Cazzxx1.. St leonards is a lovely old church with a lot of history it is the parish church of Frankley ... Robert... you can find out more on this link https://www.worcesterbmsgh.co.uk/Frankley.html we visited a little while back and found something unexpected for one of the members...
  11. OtherHalf

    The old crown meet up

    Nice pics Lynn and Wendy ..the Landlord was extremely helpful and courteous a big thank you to him:)
  12. OtherHalf

    The old crown meet up

    Just before any one asks :rolleyes:I was attached to the leg of that stool :D:D
  13. OtherHalf

    The old crown meet up

    Yes Lynn you ladies kept quiet about that if I had seen Maggie there I would have snapped the padlock :D:D:P
  14. OtherHalf

    More about Woolworths

    Good luck with Ebay ...again goes to reinforce what we have said about this forum.. people always willing to help ... with answers :)and also maybe? to keep what we think could be junk ..just goes to show :D
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