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Here are my pics,Mom,Dad & me date unknown, about 1950? Me & Sue in around 1968 Us again in 2007 Pete

A friend of mine, Stuart LLang worked there when they closed so he started a book shop in the Jewellery Quarter until his death, his wife Linda also worked there.

As he was the last WW1 Tommy is he to get a State funeral? There was talk about it in the past.

I remember as a child that the house was linked with the building next door and I think it was a nunnery

Took these pics today in Hollybank Rd looking towards the location of the Haunch Farm buildings that I remember from my youth! The Kings Heath Boys School is to the right and Haunch Lane to the left of the first pic.

Hi There. I have searched all my pics but none of Haunch Lane Farm, I used to play in the ruins around 1960 before they built the bungalows on the site. The building next door was called "The Haunch" Pete

When we got married we bought a Philips B&W Tv from Collis, it had a coin meter on the back and I fitted a small switch to it to override the meter when we were broke! years later we had a early stereo video from Sweeney which was great until the heads went and the "idiot" who repaired it...

Whenever I have a damaged pic I go to "rootschat.com", they have a complete section on picture restoration, you put the pic on the web and someone out there usually restores it within a short time. Pete

My Mother was born in Davos and her sister lived opposite the sanatorium. We knew the Kunzle family very well and used to visit when we went over on holidays, my uncle owned the Davoserhof hotel just up from the railway. Below are some pics from the Hotel brochure

My Mother was a friend of the Kunzel family and we used to visit them in Davos when we went over on holidays, sorry I cannot remember anymore about them but I was under 10 years old at the time, just remember the unusual name!

Hi Christy. Here are the pics I found on the Net. Hope they are not the ones you put on !

Hi Mollymo. Mrs Janet Pierce still lives in Bevington Rd, the daughter still lives with her, her name is Janet. The brother is called Billy, same as his dad, and left to live in Walsall.Whenever my wife goes through Aston she knocks on her door but no one answers! Good luck with your search! Pete

The First pic is my parents wedding on 8 Dec 1945 at Holy Cross Church. Billesley. The second one is my wedding on 7 Dec 1968 at Holy Cross Church. Billesley. Family name is Haylor.

Every time WM makes a change to it's schedule they mess up the best presenters and now we loose Les Ross who stated that he disliked the afternoon shows. Dont the management ever listen to their listeners or presenters.They made the most of Les coming to the station a few years ago, I've stopped...

Hi Wendy. Our old vicar left and the new one came from London so didn't know about the area so we thought that asking people to supply pics of their weddings at the church would give it some history, at the moment we have about 12 weddings spanning 1945-----2002 Pete

Hi Robert. Love your poem, sadly the area has gone downhill from then, we have problems with gangs of youths calling themselves the "B13" gang who fight the "B14" gang and spray graffiti everywhere. Even Holy Cross Church is not immune from them, i'm sure if you stood still they would spray...

Why not use the long time unemployed, who are fit enough, to clear the pathways and earn their money!

I had to have a union card and I remember going to the civic hall to listen to the speeches, when I went to work on the Bullring the first thing was to show your union card. My memory of the now "old" Bullring was the middle of it with the two esculators in place but the place in total silence.

I started with N G Bailey who had offices in Henley St B11 in 1962 at the Albany Hotel as an apprentice on 14 shillings per 40 hour week. Two shillings more than my old paper round !! I had mates who worked for City Electrical but the names escape me...

Does anyone remember the computer at the Gas headquarters in Solihull? When I was working there it was behind a set of two doors with an airlock and as said earlier, everyone wore white overalls.The technician showed us how he fault founded, he opened the rows of cabinets and on the end of each...