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I remember the Lacarno and the Cabin Jayell but where were the other two?

This is the stuff i'm interested in, the real stories! Where was the Whiskey A Go Go Patty?

I'm looking for info and photo's about the original Mod culture in Birmingham and Coventry. I'm particularly interested in the fashions and scooters of the era, along with information about clubs, nightspots & cafe's that were popular with the mod scene. I was only a youngster at the time and my...

Well Well Well !!!! I guess it just shows that no one from the council or the planning department knows the area or has bothered to check things out. Having said that, why didn't the brewery tell them it was still a going concern? They recently spent a lot of money doing the place up........ All...

The row of colours above the breast pocket would be his medal ribbons. The Lanyard is usually (but not always) the regimental colours plaited together for ordinary ranks and NCO's whereas Officers generaly wore a lanyard of one colour, usualy the principle regimental colour and a more senior...

I knew it was the 60's, slightly earlier than I thought.

As Paul said in post #28, there wasn't a rank of Colour Sgt Major. "CSM" represents "Company Sergeant Major"

Although Astonians information is probably correct, it wouldn't be relative to your records Nico. The SLR Rifle didn't come into use with the army until the mid to late 60's.

On this occassion, I'm glad to be wrong. I shall look forward to it reopening. I guess the wall they knocked down yesterday was where the extension is going?

Working through your list Nico, You are right on those you thought you knew. P/A = Paid Acting U/A = Unpaid Acting WD = usually maens "War Department" RO = Regimental Orders and DWR is the Duke Of Wellington's Regiment as for the others I'll need to do some more research. Lets hope Maypolebaz...

Is it Cromwell Street Junior School Phil?

I'll give it a try Nico. IM them to me if you like. Or as Maypolebaz said "Put Em Up"

Definately Machine Gun Corps.

Hand on heart, I'm not much of a modernist. Up to now I've reserved judgement on the building but Wendy's analogy, "A Large Brillow Pad" is the most apt description I've seen up to now. I'm sorry but I just don't like it!

The tunnel was there in the early 60's when I was a kid and like all of you I ventured into it several times but never got that far. I stopped on the way home from work tonight to have a look if it's still there. It is! but it's so overgrone with weeds thats it's hard to realise that there is a...

Many Thank's Toast. That's exactly what my friend was looking for. I spoke to him last night and he confirms that that was the place. He was begining to doubt his own memory because no one else remembered the place. My friend lived in the "Chippy" on Nechells Park Rd (corner of Crompton Rd) and...

Interesting, but why BHX. It must stand for something? In these codes, the location of the airport or the airport name is generaly used so I guess it would be right to assume "B" stands for Birmingham but why was H & X added or adopted. There must be a reason somewhere for it?

Thanks David but why not BIR or BMG etc. Something representative of Birmingham, Why was BHX used and what does it stand for?

LHR for London Heathrow, LGW for London Gatwick, MAN for Manchester, GLA for Glasgow etc etc So why is Birmingham BHX?

I wasn't there ...Honest!! I was at work. Whoever saw me is telling porkies! The wife is now convinced that I was there enjoying myself.