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This is not so much a product but more a service. Does anyone else remember a company that used to visit offices and clean the phones? I cannnot remember their name and there may well have been more than one but they used to appear on a regular basis, place a dummy phone shaped object on the...

If I was wearing a hat I would take it off to you mike.

Hi Mike, I did a little bit of research this afternoon, I had the impression that the soft stuff was an American development nd was known as "custard" and was developed some time prior to its appearance in the UK which i still think was aroung the late 50s. However I am quite happy to accept...

I loved doing that Lynne, When I'm in charge I will be making that a legal requirement!:encouragement:

I loved the soggy wafers Viv.

Another point about ice cream retailing, the early vans that sold ice cream wereas far as I know, bsically fitted with well insulated cold containers that kept the pre chilled ice cream at low tempreture or some might have had some type of fridge equipment fitted, I am talking 50s here. Around...

Im glad you cleared that up Viv regarding the round section ones, I did start to wonder if I was imagining it.

Talking, or should that be typing? about ice cream has just given me one of those odd flashbacks to days long gone. Prior to "soft" ice cream by the likes of "Mr Softee/whippy" did they not make a square section cone that held a square block of ice cream? In other words the same block could be...

There used to be a super display of old packaging, ie, tins, boxes packets etc at Gloucester docks, unfortunately this Robert Opie collection has, I believe, now closed down.

Perhaps when you have time you could share a few more memories with us here. There are plenty of railway buffs on this forum who will enjoy them, my self included.

I went to Ned,s launch of both the books, the theatre history of the area is new to me and fascinating, the cinema book is an update of Ned,s earlier book, which I also have, that was originally published in around 1984. To be honest Im not at all suprised the Hippodrome is going to be...

I googled it to mike and I even did it with the incorrect "Worthers" which I will keep on my post without correction lol !! What annoyed me slightly was the way in which this german product appears to have a British speaking grandad claiming his granfather gace him Werthers as a treat, now my...

You know that advert for "Worthers Original" those very ordinary and not very special sweets, they attempt to give the impression that these things have been around for ever in the TV advert but I dont remember them, furthermore they are German, so if this old man, the doting grandfather, was...

I can remember 64 quite well, it was in many ways the last half decent railway studying year, or a good year for those that study locomotion, I refuse to use any other terminology. We went tothe IOW from Snow Hill, Im fairy certain the power was courtesy of a Hall Class, one of the "Double...

Hello John, and thanks for that link, interestingly that seems far more accurate information and very interesting especially as it is an American based site featuring British built bikes. Unforntunately I dont have the Falcon now, the Olympic I had I sold to a work colleague who had it...

Hello, I once had a Falcon Olmpic, a lightweight bike with Reynolds 531 tube and Campagnolo gears ect, a well speced machine finished in metallic lime green and with a contrasting black seat piller. My reason for posting is I just wondered if anyone has any relatives or friends who once had any...

I know you probably dont want to know this but many of Girlings brake drums, discs and calipers were cast here.............. https://www.flickr.com/photos/48235702@N06/5038816326/in/photostream

For those who are still perhaps reading this thread here are a few interesting details about the various companies that once formed part of the group. This is by no means up to date but for those "Birmidites" who are about and still interested here it is...

I think I can remember having ice creams from there, we lived nearby at one time, I always assoccoated the building with "clunky" wooden floors, wasnt there a cafe/tea room in the lower floor?

Thats cheating in my book Bernie!!