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I think I have read about this before probably here https://www.qlhs.org.uk/oracle/stanley-road-murder/stanley-road-murder.htm a most interesting story. I was seven when it happened and remember nothing about it but did live quite near the Quinton/Warley area at that time. I assume the shop...

Do they now come with wheels and tyres? these items had to be found by the purchaser when vehicles were being disposed by WMPTE

Thanks for your responses, looks like the same type of thing did carry on for longer than the original Pan-oram. if this film I have is from a Video juke box and I suspect it is, I would say the contents date from the early 1960s I must get around to sorting the film out and watching it again...

I am posting this here simply because I cannot think of anywhere more appropriate. In the USA during the early 40s what could be called a "video Juke Box" was developed that allowed not just the sound but also an image of the artist to be seen. The equipment was quite complex and used 16mm...

Not having a boat and being well land bound I rarely listened to the weather forcasts. ButIi did listen to Saturday Club, with Brian Matthew, who still broadcasts now and compulsory listening was Sunday Lunch times, "Round the Horne" with Kenneth Horne ect.

I was reading about this recently, apparently New St is classed as an underground station so had a ban on steam locomotives. I believe the loco was towed by a diesel and placed in the open or roof less section in order to comply wirh the safety regs.

Ok maybe someone here can tell me if I am a Brummie or not? My birth cert says I was registered in Smethwick but I was born at St Chads Hospital, which as far as I know is in Birmigham. Anyway,is a Brummie someone who was born within the city bounderies or someone who has lived within its...

I have never been a big fan of the D7, they rattled and with there constant mesh gear box tey always struck me as crude and old fahioned, although I will agree they had lightweight constrction and featured glass fibre in their construction. Does anyone else remember how those brakes used to...

Thanks Mowhawk for your input, my point exactly, I never realised they used carbon arcs in the printing industry. I was aware they used them in the Cinema industry when they had single large auditoriums. Originally changed at 20 minute intervals along with the film spool with 2,000 ft of film on...

A Good point Astoness, Im intrigued though, therse were glass plates from the 1960s or plates used in the printing industry?

Hello, my original post was never meant to start any controversy, it was simply a few thoughts I wished to share with this enlightened group. I only use digital cameras these days but I reserve the right to refer to conventional photography as "real". I was only expressing my own opinion and...

I used to be quite an enthusiastic Photographer in my former years, when i was even better looking than I am now and far to modest with it. I got as far as developing films and printing, only monochrome as I never wanted to do colour and it was still quite tricky to do this in the early 70,s...

Good luck with the book and your research.

Excellent, at least whst remains is safe for the future and , no doubt, will a huge amount of cash this structure is restorable. if not at least there is a Birmingham built chassis undeneath that lot! I have recently developed quite an interest in pre war buses and the Black Country Museum has...

This is really an interesting topic, I cant help smiling to myself then I hear an Asian chap speaking with either a Black Country of Birmingham accent, quite normal obviously but it still maked me smile. One thing that had puzzled me was the Actor Mark Williams, he of Harry Potter, Fast...

As an additional comment, Im not convinced that the term "Bracers" in entirely incorrect. They do after all act as a brace, therefore they surely act as a "bracer":D.........we are often told that the English language constantly evolves and I think we have a classic example of the evolution of a...

I will continue to refer to them as "Bracers" not that my finely honed body needs them:) I mean you dont call a "Spanner" a "span" do you?

I assumed selling things by the lb, was illegal now.

Hello clubsie, thanks for the conformation regarding that picture Alf posted, I thought it was BAC in my response to the interesting picture, it looked to clean to be any of the Iron Foundries!! As I think I have mentioned I worked for Dartmouth Auto Castings they had three large Iron...

When times were harder I seem to remember we tried our best to look smart or at least casual/smart but with better living standards and cheap clothing looking smart is no longer a challenge.