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That was my first thought !!

Very bad news https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/live-updates-firefighters-battle-blaze-27466324

Attached is a picture showing King George and the Queen visiting Lucas in Birmingham where production works on the Spitfire were undertaken. Source Lucas at War a commemorative book printed for the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Britain

The ground in Small Heath accommodated , a running track on the perimeter, then inside the perimeter you had football pitch , and a cricket pitch as I recall the location of the wicket would vary in location from close to the canal side to the centre of the ground . Also there were changing...

BSA sports ground ( a before and after scene) , I played cricket there several times in my teens. Like most companies at that time in the 60s and 70s they had excellent sports and social facilities , sadly now all just memories. The picture was taken from a book titled ’Small Heath and...

Some time years ago a new pipe laying technique was being assessed, and a group from Australia and New Zealand came to site to observe an operational / live demonstration. One evening I took the group to the Crooked House , they were amazed by the place we had a few pints there and then we we...

My, mate used to live in Durley Road and his Dad worked at WB on Amington Road, I can remember the factory taking the majority of Amington Road from the Speedwell pub all the way down to virtually Redhill Road. As an apprentice electrician we installed busbars and cables throughout the...

I can remember TF scoring 3 goals on a night game , me and my mates were drinking in the Alhambra (beer) Trevor came in and had a coke as the whole of Birmingham new he was 16 same age as we were at the time

Pride of place in my study , what a player may he rest in eternal peace .

A link for pictures of the Bull Ring in the 70,80’s https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/gallery/old-shopping-centres-birmingham-remember-27316802 source Birmingham live

The link below shows Birmingham parks and other nearby locations https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/gallery/days-out-birmingham-used-love-26786247 Source Birmingham Live

Attached show the deconstruction of the gas holders in Windsor Street picture (copy) given to me by a ex gas employee from Windsor street ( my thanks to him)

Belated Happy Birthday

A quick pictorial quiz to identify the Birmingham parks via link below https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/nostalgia/quiz-can-you-name-midlands-27089486 Source Birmingham Live 11/6/2023

Happy Birthday

That is a cracking picture

A link to the origins of how areas of Birmingham got their names https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/origins-birmingham-areas-how-names-27056018 Source Birmingham Live

Some pictures attached , took a trip to Brean Sands a trip own memory lane. We came here 35 years ago with our son. The weather is great see how blue the sky is.

On this theme see attached map of the city centre in the 70’s the index

On this theme see attached map of the city centre in the 70’s the index on the right Lists the main departmental stores Lewis, BHS, Wollies , etc the map has some foxing on it but is readable. Not sure where I sourced the map from , I think it may have been The ABC of Small Heath a book I...