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A very interesting website is The Chiltern Vehicle Preservation Group which can be found on https://www.cvpg.co.uk/REG.pdf It gives a lot of information on vehicle registrations. If you scroll down several pages you will find where all registrations were issued including the Birmingham "O"...

Reading the posts regarding the quality and taste of various beers I remember a saying that drinking Courage Bitter" Was like making love in a punt,to close to water" considering that the original brewery was along side the Thames near Tower Bridge i'm not surprised, but it is also said that...

The caretaker at Cromwell Street School in the 1930's was, if my memory is correct, a Mr. Dutton who lived in a house in the school grounds on the Cromwell Street side of the school. Regards Reg

How about Hot Bread Poultice for "drawing " Boils. Ouch!!!

Re: nechells park rd shops Hi Folk, I have just discovered this thread, I remember the shop at the top of Trevor Street next the chemists very well. In the early 1930's it was owned by a Mr. Jones, I believe the shop was an outfitters of some kind. Mr Jones had a car at the time and on...

Hi Dave, thanks for posting the photographs, I probably have the technology but not the knowhow.! Cheers Reg

Hi Alf, I will talk to you!. I expect everyone goes to the "Birmingham Cinema" thread. Incidentally in the village where I now live we have an old cinema its called the "Kinema In The Woods" If you Google that you may find it interesting Cheers Reg

Hi Sue, I'm glad it gave you a smile. regards, Reg

This is for Men Only ! so ladies look away now. Who out there remembers mens shirts with very long tails that tucked right under and obviated the need for underpants? and if you had the luxury of underpants, the ones which had little loops through which your braces were passed to be affixed to...

I have only just come across this thread, but referring to the above quote I have what I beleive to be the same booklet, which I am now looking at and it confirms the dates mentioned above.Unfortunately I am unable to scan or post photographs but the front cover says" Birmingham Centenary...

Hi Folk, I am furtunate that where I now live, in Lincolnshire, I can see two Lancasters regularly one being Lancaster PA474 ( Phantom Of The Ruhr ), which is flown by the RAF Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight, at RAF Conningsby, the other is Lancaster NX611 ( Just Jane ) which is privately...

Hi Viv,I can't remember that the site received any particular attention from the Luftwaffe during the war, which is surprising. Regards Reg

A very good book covering test flying from Castle Bromwich during WWII is "Sigh For A Merlin" by Alex Henshaw a famous Vickers Test Pilot. I also remember Lancaster Bombers being towed across Chester Road for testing. I beleive that Vickers took over part of the airfield that was "RAF Castle...

Hello Michael, The Morris Commercial Club used to be opposite where the Grand Cinema was, looking recently at Google Street View it now appears to have been demolished as it is now an open site also where the Grand used to be is a petrol station.they were situated a little way past the junction...

Better twice than not at all, especially for recent newcomers like me, regards Reg

Hi Ray, thanks for the information, now I know where i am coming from. Of course you were not being rude. Cheers, REG

Sorry Julie, can't help there, I notice other folk have responded so maybe someone esle may be able to. Regards Reg

Hi Julie, there was Kynochs,at Witton which I remember from the 1930s but I think it went back a lot further than that, but i expect some one out there will know a lot more than i can remember. They used to make cartridges for shot guns in peace time but no doubt during war time they made...

Hi Astonite, thanks for posting the photograph, can you tell me the name of the road in the foreground with green lorry in it, so Ican get my bearings, I've been away from Brum for many years now and i,m afraid my memory needs jogging on many occasions. Cheers Reg

Hi Pete, thanks for your reply,I wasn't sure if the thread was still active. Cheers Reg