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Hi ,Shavedfish. I am new to this site, I notice on you post 1565 on page 105 you have an iterest in the name Bradley this was my mothers maiden name and the family came from Trevor Street off Nechells Park Road. "Roverman"

Hi Terry, There used to be a Radio shop in Saltley High Street, "Civic Radio" on the right going towards the viaduct, it belonged to the company I worked for which rented out radios,also T/Vs which were just begining to become popular as the Sutton Coldfield transmitter had not long been on the...

Hi Phil, Re your post 1924 and the attached photograph, I remember this location very well,it is at the junction with Adderly Road , Alum Rock Road and Washwood Heath Road. Where the bus is on the right of the photo there used to be a clock against the wall which the bus crew had to "Clock In"...

Hi Keegs,Interesting clipping, I seemed to remember my father mentioning that buses were dispersed round the streets away from the depots, whether it was as a result of incedents like this I don't know. Regards "Roverman

Hello"Diamond" Nice to hear from you,I have never owned a P5 but I have driven them on quite a few occasions also the P6 lovely cars.At the moment I drive a Rover45/1.8 Spirit "S" and my wife has a 25 Impression "S",somebody has to keep the name alive !! Cheers "Roverman"

Hi "Bernie", I'm afraid I still can't place "Ozzie", a name that has come to me is Mr. Clifford who taught maths he had quite a strong Dorset or Devon accent and some students used to mimic him (not me of course)he pretended not to realize but I expect that he did.Classes were held at Boulton...

Hi Folk, Thanks for your encouragement, I am really enjoying these trips down "Memory Lane". I lived in Rupert Street until 1940 then was evacuated to near Litchfield for about eighteen months then my mother and father got a house in Bridge Road Alum Rock.When I was living there I went to...

Hi Phill, thanks for your reply and encouragement. Reg, the Roverman

Re: Bloomsbury Street Police Station. My Grand father was a P.C. At Bloomsbury Street in the very early 1900's, I have photograph taken inside the Police Station of a Group of Police Officers,I would like to post it but I am very new to computing and I don't know how. Reg the Roverman

Re: LMS Railway Goods Depot. I hope I am not to late to comment on the Photograph of the old stables in Rocky Lane, I used to live round the corner in Rupert Street, opposite the entrance to the stables and remember very well the the horse drawn waggons entering and leaving, also the scraping...

Re: Surname Cheese There was a family named Cheese living in Rocky Lane in the 1930's,the children went to Cromwell St. school at the same time as I did. regards Roverman

Hi Lloyd, Thanks for your reply with the pictures, the type of Tower Waggon my father drove was the A.E.C. , it looks as if the photo may have been taken outside the Miller Street depot possibly at the begining of the war as it appears to have a headlight mask fitted also the white paint on the...

I seem to remember trolley buses running up Nechells Park Road, Bloomsbury Street, Gosta green up to and turning round in front of Lewis's, this would have been in the 1930's. My father used to drive the "Tower Waggons" which were used to repair the over head cables, in fact the B.C.T...

Thanks for your reply "Chocks" I think it was the winter of 1939/40 when the resa was frozen, you are obviously far to young to remember that far back.Thanks also for the info re the Onion Fair. "Roverman"

Hi Folk, Thanks for your quick relies, as I mentioned I am new to this form of communication so it is very encouraging.As to Roverman I have always been a Rover Fan, had several over the years and still drive one today. Re Mr. Osbourne, I can see faces but can't remember names at the moment...

Re: Just looking around, saw HTS Hi, Rupert, I attended Handsworth Tech 1943 to 1946, Mr. Bryant was Headmaster and I seemed to remember Mr. Stokes as sports master. I only became a Member yesterday so I am very new to forums, also computing. good luck "Roverman"

Re Fun Fairs, I only joined yesterday so am very new to both computers and forums. I remember going to quite large Fun Fairs somewhere in Aston, Nechells area pre war which, from what I remember,was held once a year and was called " The Onion Fair" , why I don,t know. I remember "The Resa"...