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bloomsbury street Hello again I can remember the Library on the corner of Bloomsbury Street and the girls school in Lingard street. if you remember the railway bridge across the Saltley road, i was born in the house directly underneath this at number 80 Saltley road way back in 1939. we then...

St Mattews Also went to St Matthews. in the pic, just to the left behid the teacher was the headmistress office, Mrs Goldsmith was her name and the deputy was Mr Southgate. Also Miss Lawler mrs Jones . Been so long ago now cant remember any more. :shocked:

Saturday jobs At one time , worked every Saturday as a runner for George the breadman at Scribbans . collected at 7 in the morning in the electric van , spent the day delivering the bread while George had cups of tea with the customers while collecting the money . sometimes I would be streets...

coleman street Buller Orton !! Remember them well! Chippy was almost opposite Bradburys. only one we used. What is the list you refer to? Can you remember Shepherds the grocers, and the hairdressers near Keens sweet shop? Eastwoods scrap yard we lived almost opposite them. Trips down to the...

:P Lived in Windsor Street until about 1954. used to go to St. Matthews Junior school. the only people I remember down Coleman Street was the big bloke nicknamed Buller. Going to Tommy Silks cafe on the corner to take my uncles bets (illegal) and sometimes collect his winnings. all complete with...

Averills shop I was brought up in Windsor street and we lived about 50 yards from their drapers shop. we shopped there regularly and if my memory serves me well, he had a cobblers shop next door too. i have no photo of this area at all and would welcome any pictures of the old place. judging by...

Soen family lived in the windsor streety area of nechells till early 50s. any info ? thanks

charlie arthur thanks for the piccies Pom. ahhh nostalgia is a great thing . classroom looks quite familiar actually.:D

Good old Charlie Arthur .# Went there in the early 50s headmaster mr Butler . with Mister Colley.... Griffiths.... Edwards.... Savage... mrs hinchcliffe, mrs Jones Miss Caplan. Mrs Hinchcliffe still going strong i hear and well in her 80s. ggod school and sorely missed:)

We were also taken to see Ascent of Everest at the Astoria in aston. we were at Charles Arthur street secondary modern ( later Nechells Park secondary school) Happy days :)

very imteresting subject! My mother was born in the dudley road workhouse om 3rd Sep 1908. I only found out by accident and would love to hear more on this place. sadly she has been dead a few years so any info gratefully received