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Some rime ago on Quest, on the How is it made, I think that is the title, they did a programme about the factory in Poland that makes the glass baubles. Bob

Another memory reawakened. I was always surprised by the strength of their windows the way they moved when the dancing was on. I only remember it late fifties. Were Dale Forty a group with outlets in the City? Bob

Did not A E Griffiths make special plating tanks for W Canning at their Rolfe Street works? Bob

Congratulations, available for baby sitting of course. Trust mother and daughter are well. Bob

Problem is now that you do not get a spare wheel with a new car, twice in recent years the space saver was a welcome item, not available when I shredded three weeks ago in the centre Lane of the M5! supplied with my new Corsa was a repair kit, fine for holes, no good when you have a split in...

We may have met, I used 107/9/13 and main road routes up until 1959 Bob

Gerrymandering, not trivia but history, two years ago, I visited a friend in Birmingham whilst up there and we were discussing the 100 routes out kofSuttton and the one we could not remember was the 105. As I said history, not trivia. By the way when did you start at Sutton and were you...

It is interesting how many times members of your family appear incorrectly in other people's trees, even stranger is that when you politely correct them because you have visible proof that they are wrong, they rudely dismiss you. I have at least 6 instances of incorrect persons, same name but...

Well said, I like just write it down as it comes and the great thing about computers is the ability to edit what you have written at a later date when you realise you have missed something out. Also remember to back it up, in fact my only IT capability is to be able to use an external hard...

Mort Thanks for reminding me about the sandpit Bob

Eric and mw0njm Many thanks for your info. Railways, utilities, the list could go on and now on your buses it could be NX Stagecoach. SORRY MODS SLIPPED OFFTHEME THERE. I have slapped my wrist Bob

1. Are there any gasometers still standing in Birmingham? I remember some at Saltley, Aston and one other place, was it Washwood Heath? 2. Do you all remember how natural gas was the ultimate solution to our heating and etc needs? 3. Remind me how was gas made, was coke involved? Bob

Do you know, I knew I could rely on you all. Thank you all very much Bob

A common problem, census enumerators and vicars clerks wrote down names as they heard them, more often with church records, the vicar wrote the names on a piece of paper, screwed it up, put it in his pocket and passed it to his clerk weeks later. I could show myriad examples which do not have...

Thanks for the superb pictures, how different it is today. Stupid question, all that coal is this the delivery point, where did it come from and where is it destined for. Bob

No you are never off topic, just very interesting thank you very much for all of that. I should finish with a blessing Bob

.....I knew I should not have asked, Birmingham I discover has three cathedrals....St Andrews, the Greek Orthodox cathedral. London has many many more, Southwark and then a whole collection for other religions. I just visited Wikipedia Bob

I knew about Liverpool, but I did not know St Pauls was a cathedral and I thought Westminster, although a catholic cathedral was the cathedral for the City Of Westminster....somebody put me right if only to stop me waffling on uselessly. So Cardinal now St Newman would have been connected with...

Once again, thank you for a swift reply, that is the leaning monument of Birmingham presumably. Bob

I have a number of Birmingham postcards, mostly common views, but there are a number of St Philips Cathedral, some of which also carry the title and the Burnaby monument. Who or what was this a monument to and is it still there? Second question: Why does Birmingham have two cathedrals...