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Thanks everyone, sadly the flagstones have gone and the mirror is inside now (fortunately for my husband, and I allow him hot water). I have emailed Warwickshire Life to ask if I can share the article which I am sure you would fin interesting. If they agree I will start a new thread and share...

Ooops, sorry got too clever and deleted that photo in error. Anne

Thanks Rupert, glad you like it. She wasn't my Aunt, she was the gt Aunt of a lady who called here. I think this chap probably worked at a gypsum mine which was at the bottom of our drive until 1940's. Harriet used to pay £1 a year rent and made her living selling goat's cheese and eggs at...

A few years ago a lady came to our house. Her gt Aunt Harriet lived here in 1920s and her Mother used to come here on holiday from Coventry, I have a copy of an article published in The Warwickshire Life where she describes what it was like. This is a photo of one of her lodgers shaving, next to...

My husband's family were hawkers from Ruiton, selling salt licks around the country. On a visit to BCM a few years ago, I mentioned this to a volunteer at the Chemist shop. She said 'If you go to the school playground you will see a genuine, hawker's wagon, from Ruiton. It would not normally be...

Hi Viv, I also did Macbeth for same O level, so could have been that! Long time ago, 45 years to be precise. Anne

I also remember 'wouldst', not sure if this is from O Level English Lit Chaucer's Pardoners Tale. Anne

I received the same message a couple of days ago, my post was long so could not understand. Suddenly, the whole thing disappeared. Anne

That was the whole idea, we pushed it! Not so many fat, lardy people in those days. Anne

I absolutely agree Alan, wonder what the state of their necks and shoulders will be like when they get older. You see the little ones in these pushchairs with no support for their heads, sometimes in obvious discomfort. Bring back proper prams! Anne

Thinking of you at this sad time Mike. Anne

Our small local library closed, the 60's building has been sold and is now a conference centre. The locals did not want to lose the facility so volunteers now run the library in a room at the village hall. We have now lost our police station, library and fire station (so Stratford on Avon could...

I LOVE my kindle. hate second hand books because you don't know where they've been, don't like anyone reading my magazines before me. Think many infections are passed on through this. I don't have to go out to physically buy books which means I have immediate access to current releases. I have...

Sounds a great idea. Unfortunately, no rellies in Alcock Street. Seem to have them all over Brum at one time. Anne

Hi Brian, Welcome to the forum. I don't know the area you are asking about but I'm sure the lovely people on here will soon be sending you loads of information. Anne

When I was little a lorry used to come and pick up people to go potato picking. My Gran would often be on the back of the lorry but our Mom was embarrassed and told us not to speak to her in case the neighbours heard. Gran must have been well in to her fifties so must have been fit, don't think...

We had a blind music teacher, bless him. I sat on the front row and when he used to test us by playing the piano and asking us to write the notes he was playing, I used to stand up and tell the rest of the class what they were. Thought it was funny at the time. Full credit to him now I'm older...

Nico, we just had our ditches dug out because the water was backing up and flooding our field. Unfortunately, the person who has bought most of the surrounding land, in order to create a forest, does not maintain his ditches, so, unfortunately we still have floods in the lanes. To be fair to...

I remember the scout/guide shop in Dale End. I went there about 1983 when I was Tawny Owl to buy badges for the Brownie pack I helped out with in Studley. Facing the law courts it was along that road to the right.

Good for you, Brenda. Nick, your wife may have been there about the same time as my brother, will send you a PM about where we lived, Anne