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The male lead in "Work" was in fact David Warner, not Malcolm McDowell. Mr. Warner starred in a similar off-beat comedy just previously to "Work" called "Morgan-A Suitable Case for Treatment" Both were anarchy comedies and neither did very well at the box-office. Malcolm McDowell appeared in "A...

Referring to my earlier post today (no.1011) we need to distinguish between the Victorian Wesleyan Assurance building and the more modern insurance building in-between there and the Gaumont. The Robert Darlaston site has just the photo required: its in the railways section marked 'trams...

Here's the Gaumont in the early 1970's with the Wesleyan next door to it. You need to scroll down the page. More complete pictures of the then Gaumont/Weslyan do exisit but necessarily in less close-up https://www.cinerama.topcities.com/gaumont.htm

Here's a more detailed view of Timpson's and its neighbours noting the fine brickwork. The exact date of this RIBA photo is stated as 1955. In my opinion the 'modern' 1930's design fitted in well with the Victorian style. Not so for the 1960's and even worse today-nothing seems to match!

Looks a bit Steelhouse Lane with the old Weslyan Insurance on the left

In an almost identical image to item no.4, yet taken some 3 years earlier in 1954, GettyImages (photo reproduced for educational purposes) captures the day-to-day bustle of the area. Photographer: Haywood Magee.

Parker Winder and Achurch in its imposing completed form, dated in this photo 1937. A few more views of different parts of the building on this same Royal Institute of British Architects website

For those who may remember the area of Birmingham at the time, here's Palmer Street (?) in the mid 1960's with a topical scene.

There are millions of pink Tonibell vans featured on Google but apart from the model toy variety there doesn't seem to be any of the earlier blue vehicles at all. That's the point of re-branding though: the old has to get vapourised in order to favour the new. Here's a comprehensive feature on...

Slight mishap with the spelling of hygIenic on the fish restaurant there. Maybe a new science in those days...

Tremendous picture OldMohawk. Thankyou.

Yes, this was indeed the LONDON Snow Hill Station which closed in 1916. The confusion arises because BOTH Snow Hill Birmingham and Snow Hill London have a Ludgate Hill within only a quarter of a mile of each other! The underground Post Office line used-until just a few years ago- to run at...

I think there's an arrow underneath the name Beehive which points in the direction of Albert Street which is just out of view on the right. I would imagine the advertisement had to go when the big "Preedy's" nameboard went up in its place on that corner of High Street/Bull Street/Dale End.

Phil, to my mind you could post these treasures a hundred times and still I'd engrossed with every one of them. Richie

Regarding the Swan, herewith a publicity still regarding its inaugural season

We are indeed Sue, very lucky to be in the generation or era where we can can treasure what has gone before. I would hate to be a 20-something now in 40 years time looking back to this decade. But then you need anappreciative ability to realise what you are missing.....

Many of us who remember television broadcasts from way back with fondness, will be saddened to know that the Express and Star in Wolverhampton is reporting this lunchtime that dear Jean Morton passed away today, aged 91 years...

Hope this is not a red herring, but photographs recently posted on the specialist social history website Mary Evans such as one of a 1928 netball team from Erdington Cottage Homes leads to the following website also https://www.workhouses.org.uk/Aston/

The schoolboy has an emblem on the cap=belonging to some private school in the area? I would imagine those trunks and heavy suitcases on the wagon are his. Quite a posh school I would think looking at the material. At my institution all we had were the black gaberdine(?) which would get heavy as...

Three in a row there, all according to the notes taken in the last year of the Old Library's life. The last one shows the old next to the (then) very new expected to last a lifetime. 40 years isn't that long in the life of a supposedly "timeless" building,surely?