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The lady wife and I had our second jabs last night, 1705 hrs, Westward Ho! Baptisit Church. They were doing 1st and 2nd jabs, so running a little behind times with everyone turning up early. But after a wait (twas zunny and warm), got done and then down to the sea front for a 'ockings ice...

Very surprised that none of the cognoscenti have commented on the new Tuesday night programme 'All That Glitters' that came from the Jewellery Quarter, from the School? that is located there. What I had not realised was that Birmingham was still such an important centre when it came to...

Thank you Cookie, another blast from my past, after Chester Road, Baptist (never knew the reason why), but the Cottons (he was the Pastor) moved from over the road and we were suddenly going to Boldmere. Dad and I followed the football team for years, alternating them with Villa, although one...

Takes, thank you for the Erdington photos, brought back some memories. Bob

Many thanks, remember the Kiffs and the Ponters, at 392 were the Dudleys, 394 the Millers, at 398 the Grays, 400 the Greenhouses. Last of the older pre war houses lived Mr Wall the bus inspector. I live in North Devon now, retired last Thursday.. Bob

Robin I lived up the road at 396 from 39 to 59 and Mum and Dad left about 61, I went to Green Lanes and BVGS, the boy Edwards whose Dad ran the Greyhound also went to BVGS. The only names of Children were John and Jill Milner, Barry and Susan Gray and the Glendon or Glendenning boys who...

Lady P Thanks for the pictures, Dad and I could be amongst those spectators Bob

Gosh what a picture, as there was nothing except thee three cottages and the 'Barracks' above the Greyhound until the late twenties and early thirties and I think this applies also to most of Court Lane from just below the Greyhound and the old terrace of houses that included Mrs Davies's shop...

Thanks to you all for your help, advice and pleasant words, any problems, I know where to come Bob

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Are there any pictures of Short Heath Park in Court Lane and Goosemoor Lane. Not a particularly interesting park, no boating lake or band stand, just some football pitches and changing rooms. I used to be a Sunday morning regular late forties early fifties to watch the football matches Bob

Yesterday was the first day of my retirement. Beautiful day, hot, got sunburnt, my youngest son, his wife and my granddaughter, came to the garden for a socially distanced picnic, Saffron buns, jam and cream and champagne. After working continuously since I was 16, (68 years), I felt the...

We are all talking of having had the vaccine and today 6 of us can social distance in a garden (just hope you do not have BPH or a bladder problem and need the 'loo'), but a serious question when are you next thinking of getting in one of those big silver birds in the sky that go to far off...

I have met up with this statement also when I was at the old family records centre in London, researching my untraceable gggrandfather and his family, but not only that statement, but also that the only coffin they had was a cardboard box. This was because infant deaths were so prevalent...

Look at the fascinating trades, bone turner,brooch (sic) glass cutter, spoon polisher and gimlet maker. I bèt the corkscrew maker led a twisted life? Were these all home workers?7 Bob

Google GWR La France or President for details on the three 4-4-0 French Atlantics, 102 La France, 103 President and 104 Alliance they were bought by Churchward to study the De Glenn compound system. Bob

Was there not some sort of relationship between Fiat and Lada? In the days when Fiat Finance was an offshoot of Forward Trust for whom I worked, I seem to remember Fiiat dealers talking about it and the fact that the Lada was a Russian Fiat. Bob

The Devonian and the Pines continued after the war, but does anybody know if the other two did, the one to Sidmouth would have been a sight to see especially crossing the Exeter Road in Exmouth on the bridge that took it from Exmouth to Budleigh. Also if it went Sidmouth first, what would the...

Thank you again all of you Bob

Thank you so much, very much appreciated and what speed Bob