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Yes Richard, mine was "Wacoden", and Skibbens Bread, they were real characters, with a summer hats and winter hats, we kids loved them !!

I remember when someone was being miserable, or dejected, my old dad used to say, "Her's got a face as long as "Livery Street"!!!

Folk didn't live so long in those days, and so the idea of age was totally different to today, also people looked much older than today's, of a similar age. Back on topic, when a boy, horses were so much more prevalent, and most households had bread , milk delivered by them, also some...

From my recollections, "prefabs", were always seen as "Posh", council housing, and as kids we all wanted to live in one, funny for a conceived, idea of short life housing !!!

Quite true,the crystals destroyed most things, but health and safety have done away with them domestically!! mostly.

Great Pic Viv, I remember the trams really well, and the noises they made. Older view looks more friendly and cleaner!!

Thanks Lyn, great pics, we have so much to thank dear old Carl Chin, for don't we!! here on the forum!!

You are a marvel Lyn, well done, I would love see them

Yes Alan I realise that, it was just the intro music, at the very beginning of the clip I meant !!!

The intro music to "music while you work", used to be on the radio every Sunday morning, when I was a child, in the 1940's and early 50's, just before the Billy Cotton band show, and I remember it so well, with mom in the kitchen preparing Sunday dinner, and I would go out with dad to cannon...

Father Christmas's at that time, did't do much in the way of cosmetics!!! to fool the kids did they!!!

That's just the way I remember Christmas, Viv #12, from my childhood, out with dad in the Bull Ring on Christmas eve in the cold and frost, trying to pick up last minute bargains .!!!

OMG, walked many times up and down Hagley Road, in 50's and 60's, it certainly has changed, and not for the better in my opinion, I seem to remember it as a very middle class area!!!!

As stated earlier my dad, worked at the Imperial Hotel, part time in the bar, and met a few celebrities of the day, he apparently became very friendly with "Rod Laver", a tennis star of the day, who gave him, a couple of his polo shirts , white with a red emblem on them, I seem to remember, I...

What a great thread, great photos, my dear dad worked part time, in the 50's at the Cobden, and Imperial hotel!!.

As I have put on this thread before, some of my , odd experiences, in my 70 odd years, there is something in this world, which is difficult to explain by natural occurrences, not everyone who has these experiences, can be put down to, vivid imagination!!!

Well it does seem fashionable just now!!!

Great bit of Birmingham history Pete, thanks for sharing, I did't know the bakers lived in Aston Hall ??

I do remember this old Ansells pub, from the early 60's it was off King Edwards Road, I believe but can't be sure now, does it still exist?, I thought the whole of that area was demolished in the mid 60's!!

Yes Lyn, I miss mine still LOL Paul