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Hi James, I lived in Rupert Street, the Rocky Lane end, I remember Walter Street before the war. The BRS depot mentioned, I am fairly sure, used to be Pickfords before Road Transport was "Nationalized" and then became BRS. Unfortunately I do not have any Photos either.I left Birmingham in 1951...

Big Gee, My Aunt was the Manageress of the "British Restaurant" during the latter part of the war and just after, I remember visiting her there on a few occasions.

The red fronted shop in Mr. Pasty's Post 252 was "Potter Sounds Systems" . I began work there in 1946 as a trainee radio mechanic when I left left Handsworth Technical School. I was there until the end of 1948 when I went to do my National service in the RAF Regards Reg

Thanks Jennyann. Now it is confirmed I am getting old! regards Reg

Was there another branch of the House That Jack Built at the top of Potters Hill ? or am I getting confused(Which Is quite often these days) Regards Reg

When it was time for bed dad used to carry me on his back up the stairs saying "Up The Wooden Hill To Bedfordshire".

Thanks for posting the Miller Street History. My father worked out of the "Overhead Dept" which was next to the permanent way, opposite the tram Depot. He drove the "Tower Wagons" and Heavy Lifting Lorry, for many years before, during and after the war. Regards ,Reg

Hi Phil, thanks for posting the pictures, particularly No.1 in post 699.When I came out of the RAF in 1950 I got a job with Civic Radio as a Radio mechanic (they had several shops throughout Birmingham) the head office was either in Easy Row or Paradise Street,but the one in Hockley is of...

Thanks John for confirming my thoughts. I was a member of the Boy's Brigade at the Chapel. After it was bombed what was the old "School Rooms" was converted into a temporary chapel and also used by the "BB"" and youth club. the Minister at the time was a Mr. Holton. Glad you and your parents...

Thanks Astoness for re-posting the Rocky Lane photographs They brought back memories for me. In post 149 picture 2 the open space on the right, was that the sight of the Methodist Chapel that was bombed ? Photo 2 in post 150, the one with advertising boards, the windows above are the old LMS...

I remember putting a clothes peg behind it to stop it going in to far until "She" had warmed up a bit. ( Why were cars always "She") ?

Thanks for posting the link. Reg

Looking more closely at what was showing at the other cinemas I think it must have been a re-run of Dangerous Moonlight, as it was during the war when my mother and I saw it.

I remember going to the Grand Alum Rock to see Dangerous Moonlight with my mother, it was one of our local cinemas. We were quite regular cinema goers as my father worked shifts and when he was on "lates" we sometimes went twice a week   (No T/V in those days)

I remember going to the Grand Alum Rock to see Dangerous Moonlight with my mother, it was one of our local cinemas. We were quite regular cinema goers as my father worked shifts and when he was on "lates" we sometimes went twice a week   (No T/V in those days)

I remember going to the Grand Alum Rock to see Dangerous Moonlight with my mother, it was one of our local cinemas. We were quite regular cinema goers as my father worked shifts and when he was on "lates" we sometimes went twice a week (No T/V in those days)

Thanks Richie for posting the link, I found it very interesting, I have not seen any of the previous programs in the series. Regards Reg

We had custard on ours !!!

I notice that Mr. Bryant was still Headmaster in 1958 as he was in 1943 when I went to H.T.S. I remember him as a very pleasant man. Regards Reg

Thanks Jennyann for posting the link, I caught a mention of it on our local radio this morning but not the details.Regards Reg