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Sure someone must have posted about the News Theatre,but cannot find any information about it.Once a week when taken into Town in the 50s my Mom would take me to The News Theatre.It showed cartoons and shorts like the three Stooges,Somewhere in town centre and bit scruffy even then.Loved seeing...

Would anyone know if could get reproductions of old Hippodrome posters?

Grumbleweeds still going and now double act.Freddie Starr back on tour after his health problems. Dont know if La Dolce Vita still going. Also liked going to the Alexandra. saw few pantos there.I really wish had visited the Birmingham Rep. Started careers of some well known actors including...

Johnny Cash,Roy Oberson,Laural and Hardy,Larry Grayson,Des Oconnor in Cinderalla,Mke and Bernie Winters in Babes in the Wood,The Who and The Small Faces[ with Arthur Brown] Morecombe and Wise, The Cadbury shows,The Comedians. Cats and many more at the Hippodrome,And not forgetting seeing Hair...

Bernard, Thanks for information. Everyone who served in WW11 and post war deserve our respect.Thanks for your service and hope you OK. Barry

Thanks Sue, Found some information

The housing officers very strict at the time,My Mom and Dad refused there first offer and made to wait another year for next offer.Then wrong side of City for Dads work but had no choice but to accept.Poor Dad had three buses every day to get to work

That was quick reply. Thanks Sue,,,,,,,Barry

I am about to make request for my Dads RAF WW11 service records,He was Armourer fitter.He served in Egypt during the war,Have photos of him in front of the sphinx.Would anyone know what RAF squadrons served in Egypt during the war

Thankyou for that,Think picture (Lost) was in early 60s that when the plan for new Bull ring centre came out,I gave it to Mr Herbert Lees,He was in his 90s then and son had taken over running of business, They had Bedford van that was painted white with Herbert Lees Drysalters painted on the...

Remember going with Mom in 1950s to Housing office,Think then Bush House in Broad street.They on list for about 8 years,eventually got flat in Tile Cross Road,The first real home I remember.Before that lived the first 8 years of my live in rooms living with Uncles family.

My uncle was manager of Herbert Lees Drysalters,which was family run shop on Stratford road,Sparkbrook.The shop was situated on corner of Stratford road and either Kyotts Lake road or Braithwaite road,Sparkbrook. They also delivered cleaning and decorating products around the city.This was in...

Thanks for that,I know my uncle treated there for problem he has with scalp.I know lost some of his hair,Thats why thought The Lock in title refered to Hair,

Special treat when kid was taken to Picadilly cinema on Stratford road Sparkbrook and into Mermaid Fish chip shop on way home for bag chips.Was taken to see Bridge on River Kwai at the Picadilly and actually had chips with bread and butter at the table inside Mermaid.That was extra special treat

I remember the Skin Hospital that I think was down by Alexandra theatre.Went there few times in early 1970s to take people home from outpatients dept.One of my relatives was patient there probably in the 1940s ,He always refered to it as the Skin and Lock hospital.Would think the Lock refered to...

Remember the canteen and the social club inside central.Done my 6 weeks initial Ambulance service training there.Would call into A1 on regular basis for years afterwards and got to know many of the fireman there.Loved the flats around the main courtyard how interesting to have been born there...

Sounds nice Sue,,,My Aunt had two Fish chip shops in Shipston on Stour,my job when visting was to chip the potatoes. One potatoe at a time in the chipper,pull the handle and chips dropped into a Galvanished bucket. They kept there batter recipe secret,Think they put beer in it

I moan that cannot get Cod roe but suppose with the problem of reducing cod stocks. its understandable. Went to visit my Daughter in Lincoln and there Chip shop will only give Haddock,if wanted Cod was specially cooked.Farmers talking about problems with this years potatoe crops. so expect price...

Hi,Yes think you right about the nurse.Tommy Nolan took me on driving course from Bristol road. The station officer when I first started there was Mr Moxon.He was a little man full of his own self importance.I then went on the Reds stationed at Harborne,After that up to Chelmsley Wood.There was...

What I miss now is that Chip shops down here dont sell roe and chips.Can get the tinned roe but nothing like fresh cod roe and chips.