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There is a lot of truth in that. As London grew it swallowed up many many villages, but the people who now live in those villages think of themselves as Londoners. I spent many years in North West London, living in Pinner and Ruislip (villages in their own right many years ago). They were many...

I was born in London and spent the first 30 years there, and have now lived in Birmingham/Solihull for the last 30 or so, so I am in a reasonable position to comment on Birmingham. A couple of years ago there was a documentary series which went round all the major cities in England and looked...

Or "Our kitchen ceiling was so low the only fish we could cook was plaice"

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Of course this area is very near the site of the huge HS2 station which will be built in Eastside. So the Warwick Bar site is quite valuable, and has huge potential for the future. Warwick Bar web site here https://www.warwickbar.co.uk/ Council web site and maps here...

The fact that it is now closed all day Sunday does not help visitor numbers. This is MORE than a library, it is now a city tourist attraction (there is not a huge number of tourist attractions in the city). I help a lot of people on TripAdvisor who want to visit the city and I always suggest...

Talking of Mike Sarne. There is an interesting TV channel on Sky called Talking Pictures (ch 343). I believe it may also be available on Freeview ch 81. It shows old movies, many of which have not been shown on TV for years. They work with the BFI to rescue old films and reshow them. The...

They have a tour next year if you want to see them live. https://www.nme.com/news/electric-light-orchestra/90218 .

If your smartphone is an Android phone then you can set it to run in "Easy Mode" This reduces the number of options, increases the size of the icons, and makes it easier to use for a first time smartphone users. My son is disabled and we have his phone set as Easy Mode and he is fine with it...

I worked for IBM for 30 years but had never heard of this film. Just looked it up and it was called Desk Set. https://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/ibm-sponsored-a-major-hollywood-movie-about-computers-i-1525437260 Of course computers had been going for a few years before 1957, though most of them...

Someone I know who used to live in Sparkhill (and knows the baths well) said they drove past this Sunday and the baths had been demolished.

Back in August Norfolk Brummie mentioned drummer Andy White who stood in for Ringo Starr in the first recording the Beatles did as George Martin was not sure how good Ringo was. Well I am not sure if you are aware but Andy White passed away on 9th November 2015, just a few weeks ago...

Great to see some of the old Windows desktops from over the years. One not on the list that I used a lot at work was "Windows NT" (1993 onwards). All versions of Windows before then (Windows 1 up to Windows ME) were really just a pretty desktop laid on top of DOS. Windows NT was Microsoft's...

Sadly there are fine buildings all over Birmingham that are bordered up and gradually decaying, but the council cant look after them all. Even the fine Methodist Hall opposite the Victoria Law Courts has trees and shrubs growing out of parts of the tower (and other parts of the building). I go...

I am not really a "pub" person but I am not aware of a pub called "The Station" in the area, or do you mean "The Railway" on Hill St? Have you tried to Post Office Vaults pub nearby, in Pinfold Street? They do a whole range of quality beers and ciders. Note sure why the address on the web...

Sadly there is quite a lot of competition for "ugliest building" in the city centre (though they are gradually being demolished). I am also amazed the Nat West Tower ever got built. Colmore Row is one of the nicest roads in Birmingham, with a "flow" all along from the Grand Hotel up to the...

Yes I went up Thursday when Grand Central opened, plus went up again yesterday (Sunday) with my wife to see New St station, Grand Central, John Lewis etc. John Lewis is huge, on 4 floors, with a massive range of stuff to buy. Well laid out, lots to see and do, and you could spend ages in there...

Does everyone know NEXT weekend (25th - 27th September) is a special "Birmingham Weekender" event ? All sorts of things going on all over the city, far too many to list here. See this web site here for more details, and you can also download a 48 page document from the web site to read more...

Note the library is closed on Sunday. Also make sure you go up to the balconies / gardens on the 3rd AND 7th floors (different views) and the Shakespeare room at the top.

BBC program Canals: The making of a nation. Episode 1 is on the BBC iPlayer and has lots of shots of Birmingham https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0689qmh