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Be interesting to know what Carl Chinn makes of that one. Given that Birmingham seems to have grown from a settlement by the River Rea in Digbeth - perhaps a true Brummie comes from Digbeth.

Will they leave all the sticking plasters on the Cube when it is finished? Looks to me like a giant advertisement for Elastoplast!;)

Unfortunately your attachment won't open for me davpen. What did it show please?. I only knew the Standerwick coaches to Blackpool the in 1960's - double deckers called "Gay Hostess", (not a name they would use today:)) They had onboard refreshments served and toilet facilities.

Peter, just a footnote to the break up of the Midland Red into geographical companies leaving Midland Red Express isolated as a coach only operation. It was relaunched as Midland Red Coaches but as such was not considered a viable unit to stand alone for privatisation or a in a management...

Then there was Lion Ointment to get rid of veruchas and corns, and Solith crystals in the bath for your rheumatism and sulphur tablets but I can't remember what they were for - other than to break wind that resembled Saltley gasworks.

[QUOTE=DavidGrain;315771 Have a look at this link for Clarkes Blood Mixture David, thanks for that brilliant link. Interesting to see Clarkes Blood Mixture finished in 1968, luckily I was over the spotty stage by then. I still wonder what finished it and whether it was the ingredients. A...

Never tasted Virol but when I became a spotty youth lodging with relatives in Alum Rock my Aunt got me something called Clarkes Blood Mixture. It tasted totally vile but the spots went and if one came up again down some more of the Clarkes Blood Mixture and it was gone. Great stuff but wonder...

Obviously the same Building Inspector who told West Midlands the same about ex BCT Selly Oak garage, still going strong today as a self store warehouse and ex Midland Red Sheepcote Street garage only demolished to make way for redevelopment from being an active ambulance repair works.

S14's cutting edge they may have been but they could be treacherous little devils to drive on wet and icy roads, especially on hills, not to mention Birmingham's cobbles e.g. Pershore Street as was.

ragga, what you have there is ex BCT Leyland PS2 2250 in use with West Bromwich Welfare Department who fitted a wheelchair lift to the back of it. As shown by the background Fleetline bus this view was taken after West Bromwich Corporation Transport Department fleet been taken over by the West...

Top right hand corner this time Trevor, I had one of those. My first car was a second hand 1959 Vauxhall Victor in 'adobe beige' a sort of cream colour with powder blue upholstery. Pure rock 'n roll on wheels!

It's That Bus Again! 2441 in original as delivered 1942 condition complete with masked headlamps and white edged mudguards en route from Brum to Stafford. Note the Birmingham City Transport Inner Circle 8 (Daimler COG5 ?) in the background.

I lodged in Billesley in the1960's and there met my one and only forever, she was the girl next door. We got married in 1967. How the time flies when you are happy (but she dosen't help me clean me car now like she did that first day we met )

Too risky Otherhalf, I didn't fancy the:YoureFired0:bit:D

Steady on young Thylacine, I am burning a good few candles every birthday now but I don't go back quite that far! This is what entered service with Midland Red the year I was born, to give you a clue;) Mike

Amazing comparison photo Lloyd, thanks for that one and straying slightly off thread I couldn't resist adding this photo of the opposite end of the country - John O Groats in 1920 albeit not with a BMMO but a Leyland charabanc belonging to a Mr Alexander who on this trip was himself the driver...

Yes I owned one of those Highway Codes, the right hand corner one to start with but a car took me a lot longer to get on bus conductors wages:D

From 1927 comes this Trent BMMO QC far from it's home with happy tour passengers visiting Lands End.

Dek it's the excellent food, drink and welcoming atmosphere that make it worth finding your way to the Hollybush. We go there a lot but have to book for a weekend meal so gives some idea of how popular the place is.. Mike