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A couple of John Ball's pictures from early 1960's from the other direction.

Or even a telegram "boy".

Motor cyclist appears to have a flat hat ie no crash helmet. Did the Swan have traffic lights at some stage? Went past there to school 56-58 then to work until around 1970. The bay window, to the right of the Ford Thames van was the "snug" great room for a quiet drink! Thanks for the memories.

I thought the scaffold was around the then new "big top" site?

When we travelled along Hobmoor Road, I suppose in 1950's, my grandfather b 1893 would often refer to the crossing over the Cole as "the ford". I wonder what bucolic memories he would be enjoying.

Birthday Wishes! Jim.

Looking East along Moor St towards Carrs Lane in 1960's M&S to the left.

Found this map that shows the line of the GWR tunnel "along" Carrs Lane. See #27 above

A map showing line of GWR tunnel

Firebird, 1950's coffee bar on right.

When Camp Hill was KEGS the boys school and girls school were very very separate, play grounds divided with thick walls topped with high wire netting, really, as Waverley was co-ed were there dramatic modifications to the structure.

Grosvenor House(Barclays) looking complete so your date about correct.

Thanks! Also cuckoo flower it seems. Cardamine pratensis if you get posh.

Hi, I've been doing, perhaps that should be not doing "no mow May". This pretty weed has appeared among the buttercups and daisies. Any ideas?

May I suggest reading the 2002 Sir Frank Price autobiography "Being There" for comments by a colleague of Manzoni.

Not a chess player, but "Heard56/57" was David Heard, I was in the same year (he also played the flute). I do remember Mr Brown, woodwork, there were two Mr Browns, being involved with running chess.

The school was across Stratford Rd from the goods station. I hadn't realised that there were two other Balsall Heath stations, where the line now crosses Brighton Rd and where the line now crosses Highgate Rd.

Yes, Beehive was down Albert St, which is to left of carpet shop, New Meeting St to it's right.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12021271/Collection-800-photos-Britain-1940s-1950s-available-view-online.html Quite a few available on this Daily Mail link