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Just discovered my grandmothers christening in this church, could one of the map experts, identify the location please and also two 'nearby' streets - 5 Portland Place, Johnstone Street and also 1bk57 Steward Street as on the same date as she was christened, her mothers brothers daughter was...

Rollers!!!!!!

Sorry to disagree with you OM, but LoD is one of the best series produced on the BBC for a long time, I have watched all the previous series, it is well scripted, well acted and well produced, it has almost a documentary flavour to it, loud music and noise, yes, it leaves you with cliff hangers...

We could have some fun with this picture. Have we ever seen anybody so suspicious looking on any of the thousand pictures on the forum as this guy. I fear that the woman and her daughter who look apprehensive are about to be taken hostage, luckily in that large bag she has............ Bob

Going back to my recent comment about the disappearance of the frock/skirt from ladies, when you went to suits were they trosered? If so what sort of date was that? I remember in about 2000, we were in New York and on Wall Street and all the power suited men and women heading into banks and...

Yes, in the forties and early fifties both LMR and WR used horse and cart until replaced by the three wheel Scammells. Bob

At Sutton Coldfield railway station, there was an enamel sign which said that anaemic girls need Virol. Never understood it. Bob

Love those cars Bob

....... keep them coming please. Bob

How soulless this all looks, I know it is wet and in black & white, but somehow you know you would not want to holiday here. Keep them coming. Bob

Strangely enough my lunch time task today was to try and solve your question, (only really to stop me keep going back to the Court Lane and Goosemoor Lane pictures posted by Tates) but whilst I could find hundreds of meanings for I'll be blowed, I could not find the etymology or an original...

Now you tell me, no wonder my hip went. Sorry mods of theme again, my problem is that with retirement now looming I have to find a new hobby. Bob

Used to tap dance, but kept falling in the sink Bob

Court Lane & Goosemoor Lane, oh gosh its like watching the repair shop, a touch of nostalgia overtook me. A tissue please. Thanks so much for posting them. Bob

So did I Mike but I felt that it might be a cheery off theme comment, as is my wont. Bob

It's normal in teenagers for their voice to change as they proceed through their teenage years, the next thing you will notice is a fine down moustache but you needn't worry about either of them. Bob

Do not ask me how I did it but below is an entry from Google, now to darkened room for a lie down The Phrase Finder The meaning and origin of the expression: Have no truck with Have no truck with What's the meaning of the phrase 'Have no truck with'? To reject or to have nothing to do with...

Enlighten me please what were the Sons of Rest? A 1930s Hells angels chapter? And if they were resting why were they tiring themselves out going to Ross on Wye. There are an awful lot of pubs on the coach route to Ross (or at least there used to be. Bob

Brilliant, thank you, hope you rested the brain afterwards. Bob

Thanks for this one Steve, my wife used to live in a road close to here almost under the bridge and when I started to collect postcards, I started to co.llect cards of the bridges and the Saltash ferry which preceeded the road bridge I now have about 300 and this would have made a good one with...