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Hi Jim. Perhaps you were judged to be very bright and took the 11+ a year early. My birthday is also in October but when I joined KEGS Camp Hill in September 1954 I was certainly well over 11 years old. Started badly and went straight to 2C in the second year. Then picked up in the third year...

The 100th birthday celebration of the formation of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) will be held tomorrow, 5th September at 7.00pm. This musical event may be watched online, apparently free, on YouTube. The conductor will be Sir Simon Rattle. https://cbso.co.uk/event/cbso100

And here he is! Ted Heath at the Birmingham Town Hall with his band--------of supporters.

Washwood Heath

Another message to confirm the location of #74 being at the junction of Warwick Road and Stratford Road near the Mermaid. In this photo from the book "Birmingham Buses: route by route 1925-1975" by Malcolm Keeley, we see a number 37 bus about to continue along the Stratford Road (southbound)...

Phil will be sadly missed. I always enjoyed seeing his Then & Now photographic comparisons of shops, streets, transport and people. The "Then" photographs always seemed to have a lot more character. R.I.P. Phil.

Have sent an e-card to my family in LA celebrating 4th July. My grandson, Sam, will be 15 next month and was born in Santa Monica, so can't quite match OldBrit who has a grandson reaching 15 this very day. Dave

Hi Eric. Enjoy the rest of your birthday. Always appreciate seeing your paintings of Birmingham. Best wishes. Dave

I joined the BHF in May 2014 and very soon it became part of my everyday ritual to look at New Posts, always remembering the message from Bernard R to "check before you post" and from Lyn to offer encouragement. Probably like most members I have been interested in the area where I used to live...

See first image in this link. https://www.google.co.uk/search?sxsrf=ALeKk02dA4v0nAfYCsZCyct3IoKDPgWpwQ:1592165391781&source=univ&tbm=isch&q=john+bull+poster+1940s&safe=strict&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjw6uakjoLqAhUaQUEAHcpwASYQsAR6BAgIEAE&biw=1437&bih=703

The large poster represents John Bull saying "we work or want". Haven't got a date yet. Dave.

So was I, which means I was in the same class as Dave89. I've known that for quite a while. Dave.

I thought you would ask that.----------------only kidding (honestly!)

If you mean the St. Martins in the area of the Bull Ring, then that is a possibility. Would need to see benches for people to sit either inside the churchyard or just outside. Thanks. Dave.

Hi Jim. See post 145 of Central Fire Station HQ thread (page 8) as it mentions the National Cash Register building.

Hi Maurice. My first thought was that it looked like a churchyard but I know that on that day we did not go to Kings Heath. We did visit the Bull Ring, Aston University, Corporation Street, and some of the area around the Town Hall. A much greener Manzoni Gardens is a possibility but only if it...

The first photograph of some smiling elderly people, in colour, was taken by my son aged 17 in June 1987. We cannot remember where in the city centre it was and there are not many clues. I also took a rather dull black and white photograph of the same people but from a different direction. It...

The two photographs of these Birmingham buses were taken within seconds of each other in June 1987. They were in the city centre but I cannot remember exactly where. The colour photograph is the better one of the buses but the black and white one may give a better idea of the location. The...

My confusion was that Greet Mill meadows were on the left of the Stratford Road bridge, going to town. I assumed they were on the right and therefore nearer to Greet. Do we know anything about Greet Mill?

My recollection is that the 32 and 37 went past the church and continued to Hall Green parade and beyond. The 1/1A and 31/31A went past the church and up Shaftmoor Lane to Acocks Green. I thought the 41 turned off at the Mermaid, from town, and went along the Warwick Road to Acocks Green.