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A walk down Green Lane ....

What a beautiful and sympathetically produced video Joseline! I thoroughly enjoyed watching it. Like Dave89, I went to the school at the top of Camp Hill which had been converted to Waverley Grammar Lower School, by the time that I attended (1959-61), so many of the old photos brought back...

Thanks mw0njm. I have seen that site, but it doesn't show when the factory closed nor what became of the factory

I remember visiting Forward Radiators in the 1970's when they were manufacturing and painting fuel tanks for the then British Leyland Group. John Sandever was my contact there. Does anyone know when the factory closed down? Did the site become Metal Treatments or was that a different site?

Thanks Janice. Some of the abbreviations are there, but not all. I'm trying to find out what work he did and where he served. Peter

I have a copy of my great grandfather's RFC/RAF service records, but I don't understand what the abbreviations mean. I'm keen to find out where he served and what he did in WW1. Can anyone help please?

What year did King Edwards change to Waverley Grammar Lower school? I started there in 1959 and it appeared well established by then.

I remember the youth club at Oldknow Road school on Friday nights in the mid 60's. I can recall a few of the girls .... Pat Nixon, Pamela Bruce, Christine Potter and Cathy Phillips. Small Heath was a better place to live in those days. I played for Small Heath park football team against other...

The Austin factory at Bargoed employed many disabled people (often suffering from pneumoconiosis - a lung disease from the mines). They made children's cars. http://www.austinmemories.com/styled-25/index.html

There certainly were gas lamps in the 50's and even early 60's in Small Heath. I can remember the gas lighter man coming around every evening with his lighter pole. .Did you know Alan Fair who lived at the end of Cooksey Road in the 60's? I believe that he became a lecturer in American Studies...

I found a few photos of Golden Hillock Road around the 6 ways junction....see above. I'm not sure if I've used the correct insertion method

Details of the Ash family are available on this link. They also owned Ash & Lacy and Joseph Ash Galvanizers that started in Charles Henry Street and now have seven sites throughout the country https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2015/12/199-ash-of-packwood-house.html https://www.josephash.co.uk/

This is a comprehensive site with photos (including the school - originally called Ingleton Road school)) https://billdargue.jimdofree.com/placenames-gazetteer-a-to-y/places-w/ward-end/

That's great! Thank you very much for this information. Looks like the tramway went past the door!

It was Mary Street, Balsall Heath. His name was Alfred Bromley and he lived in Belgrave Road

Does anyone have any information on The Birmingham Bus company, based in Mary Street in 1900? My grandfather's attestation papers when he joined the Royal Warks. regiment in 1900 stated that he worked for a Mr Pritchard at that company. This appears to be over a decade before the Midland Omnibus...

Genmac1 - Do you remember laboratory manager Jim Love? I met him a couple of times on visits to BSA in the 70's

Now based on the site of the old BSA factory in Armoury Road/Golden Hillock Road, Small Heath https://www.macdermid.com/

I also attended day release (metallurgy) at Handsworth TC in the mid 1960's. I think that the pub almost opposite was the "Gun Barrels" but I'm not absolutely sure. The cafe directly opposite was also a popular meeting place before evening classes. Bob Dylan's "Like a rolling stone" would be...