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Yardley Rd Little Brom is far from Yardley Rd Acocks Green and South Yardley. The former became Yardley Green Rd.

Only a guess but maybe what is now B4120 between Hopwood and Alvechurch

Postcard provokes old memories, there was often a "bookies runner" at the gent's loo on the right in the days before 1960 when off course betting was legalized. That same loo was a welcome haven for a stop-off on a cold day when I was a "baker's boy" around Lea Hall and Tile Cross. Also on my...

Lived a short walk from Kent's Moat in 1940's well before those houses were built on the moat site. Must confess that it was a source of crested newts now a highly protected species.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/birminghams-camp-hill-line-major-29528650?int_source=nba Kicked further down the road!

Certainly this is a bus, it doesn't need all those tracks as are being installed around the city, what a waste! Pathetic it can't be built in UK by a British company.

Just found this thread I lived nearby on and off from 1940-1970, there's a mention of 44, Flint Green in Acock's Green History site, referred to as Sherbourne House https://aghs.jimdofree.com/flint-green-road/

And in the other direction, along Colmore Row, but to where?

In 1960's admit to having been driven around a cinder car park rather quickly in a three wheel Morgan. In the Morgan picture above where are the West bound tram lines heading?

I've seen it suggested that it was a Morgan but not entirely convinced.

Was this the same place? Remember going past on 67 bus in 1970's?

When in 1970's I studied at North Birmingham one of our part-time lecturers was a young Lucas engineer, he became Baron Kumar Bhattacharyya founder of the Warwick Manufacturing Group.

Best Wishes, have a great day!

Tino, It is about sixty five years ago! Apart from your dad and uncle I can name seven, Sam Dear, Tom Clutterbuck, John Gill, Bill Butcher, Bob Plant, Jim Wilkes and Ken Spensley. I'll email a couple of the others to see if they can name the other four!

Sorry to hear about your dad, played football with him and his brother Frankie in 1960's

1st and 3rd were both early '60's. The cricket one was at the Solihull Rover ground. The ladies hockey one in Olton. I wonder if The Solihull News is a link. The News always gave good publicity to amateur sports.

I'm afraid can't add to your information merely adding a third cartoon, this one Olton Ladies Hockey

Garetts Green Lane opposite the tech.

Think it was only Coventry.