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Does anyone remenber going to the Dog & Doublet in Bodymoor Heath near Tamworth and Sutton Coldfield in the early 1970s when they used to have a piano player and a man with a gazoo? They used to do songs like "Three Old Ladies Sitting On The Lavoratory" and do funny actions. If so, does anyone...

Even to this day my husband tells of his days when in 1965 he used to go to the Yates Wine Lodge in Corporation St with ten bob (ten shillings or todays's 50p) and that also covered his bus fares and cigarette money aswell as some pints. If only we could get everything so chepaly now!

Thanks Mofly, I feel 99% sure that I put it on there about 3 years ago.

Catkin: I am sorry that I have no idea whatsoever. Wales: I thought it may have gone by now, thanks for letting me know. I hope you have received the photos that I sent you by email of the Fire Station in Albion St and another view of the street, both taken 1985.

Sorry, I forgot to ask: is the Lord Byron still standing? If so then I must go to see it but expect that is has now been demolished.

Derek Woolley Thank you for your posting about you living at the Lord Byron. I am the great, great grandaughter of Richard and Jane Poole who lived in Newhall Street and Richard was an ironfounder at one time and was also said to have been a brewer at the Lord Byron. They had a big family...

Hi, Can anyone please tell me a site where I could find photos of Helena Street, Birmingham 1. I have searched around but can't find anything. I would like pictures of this for a friend who now lives in Australia, she was living in Helena Street in Coronation year. Thank you.

I saw him at the Cresta club too, think it was about 1974. Perhaps I saw you there too!

There was a British Restaurant on Bristol Rd in Selly Oak, if going towards Town it was on the left somewhere by the bridge that goes over the canal. I used to go in when I was very young up till 1955 when we left Selly Oak, I always used to run around looking for one of the wooden chairs to...

Oh, liberty bodices....how I hated mine. When I was four I had to go in Selly Oak Hospital to have my tonsils removed and was disgusted at being put in a baby's cot. There was no visiting allowed either. Anyway, I had to wear my bodice but I was so bored that I pulled all the rubber edged...

I used to love that roundabout, I remember that, I let my first son go on it. I noticed the lady wearing a headscarf.....that's a rare sight nowadays!

When I was 5 or 6 years old and living in Frederick Rd in Selly Oak I had a friend across the road who lived in the pre-fabs. Her father asked me if I would like to go with them to see the quacks. I got all excited and asked my Mom if I could go to which she agreed so I got dressed up and off...

To dav19390 Hi again, I can't find the list but have come up with some more names. Maybe there will be too many for your mother-in-law to cope with though. Mr Morgan- Office Manager Mr Ralph " " Sue Barnett- wages dept, lived in Four Oaks, Suton Coldfield Christine...

My great grandfather, Richard Poole of Newhall Street had a stepson Edward Wooley/Woolley aged 19 who was a Goldsmith at the time of the 1851 census and also a stepdaughter Sophia aged 16. I wonder if there is any connection?

There was a tube factory around Aston in Birmingham that was still there in 1979, maybe it still is. I think it was called Tubes.

to dav19390 Hi, Thank you for your reply. I have a list of other Grey's workers somewhere, if I can find it I will send it to you. Brenda

Lord Byron pub Thank you very much pmc1947 for the information and the wonderful photograph which I have just printed.

Oh yes, I now seem to remember an old song with the words "Doo dah da" in it.

Riland Bedford School Hi Rowan, The names that I remember are Miss Lemon, headmistress who commited suicide in the 60s Miss James-Science Mrs Barber- arts and crafts Mrs Gardener-needlework and arithmetic Mrs Trelfa-History Miss Smart-English I had 3 French Teachers: Miss Hewlett, Miss Wier...

The Night Out We used to get free tickets, usually, for the Night Out Club on Bristol Street in the 70s and 80s and have seen various groups. One night, I had gone to the ladies toilets with my friend and in walked a male member of staff telling us to get out but wouldn't say why. Eventually...