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Hi Smudger, I read somewhere that Welsh was also used for the same purpose in WW2, but I don't know how true this is. Kind regards Dave

Hi, I remember a firm of solicitors in Birmingham in the 1960s called Thomas Coates and Ensor. I wonder if any connection to your family. Kind regards Dave

Hi, In the early 60s I commuted to New Street Station daily, and I remember seeing the Station Master coming to and from his office - just off the concourse by platform 6 from memory. He always seemed to be wearing his Topper and Tails, but then I might have seen him on many other occasions...

Hi Alan, I bet you didn't dare contradict her. I had a Victorian granny too, and I certainly didn't. Kind regards Dave

Hi, Anyone remember the bomb peck on the corner of Tilton Road and Garrison Lane opposite the Royal George. It was in great demand on Saturday afternoons as parking for the football fans going to the Blues ground. The local kids used to do great trade 'looking after' the fans' cars while they...

Hi mrsghjun, They've done a lovely job of the polishing. Difficult to tell the size from the pic but as the centre appears to have no threads, could it perhaps be the centre of a Lazy Susan? Kind regards Dave

Hi I never saw a Goldcrest here until i put up one of those plastic feeders with the little slots in the side for Nyger seed. After a couple of weeks at least one pair used to come daily, but I have not had a visit from them for a few weeks now. Perhaps they migrate for the winter? Kind...

Hi Pete, I always think the batter is the best part, crispy and delicious - yum. I hope you enjoyed them anyway. Kind regards Dave

Hi, Also Avenue Road Kings Heath. Kind regards Dave

Hi, Wasn't the Norton on the corner of Kingsbury Road and Tyburn Road, diagonally opposite the self storage place. You can tell it's been a long time since I was down that way, - the Norton was still open then! Kind regards Dave

Hi, I remember that returned beer was generally accompanied with a bottle of lemonade, - supposedly to brighten the taste, but also a lot cheaper than the beer! Kind regards Dave

Hi, A Barmaid I knew many years ago told me that the gaffer of a pub she worked in not only returned half consumed drinks and overspill beer from the beer pulls , he even wrung out the bar towels into the returned beer. Kind regards Dave

Hi Anyone remember M & B Family Ale. I rather liked that. And I also used to drink Brown and Mild as a youth, - always had a preference for M & B's ales. Kind regards Dave

Dolores O'Riordan (Cranberries) RIP singing Ave Maria. Wagner's Rienzi Overture. Kind regards Dave

Hi Pedlarjak, That brings back memories of working at the Westminster Bank in the early 60s. Our handwritten ledgers used those thong binders, and the thongs were I think like webbing about an inch wide with the mechanism that tightened them in the front cover. You loosened/tightened the front...

Hi, If you look at the roof of the building there is a distinctive radio mast at each end, which I believe had some historic significance. Someone told me about it long ago, and seeing the pic has reminded me of it. Sadly, I can't recall what they were used for - can anyone refresh my tired...

Hi, I worked in the Met offices opposite Leigh Rd School in the 1970s/1980s, and one of our directors was very concerned that the lightning conductor on the school, (shown at the side of the left hand chimney in Leigh Road), had collapsed. He visited the headmaster, and offered to have our...

Hi Pete, I think the 2 nearest would have been Bromford Lane, and the Washwood Heath one opposite St Marks Church ( I had a caution in that one in my distant youth!) Kind regards Dave

Hi Viv, Yes, this was certainly the Met Club viewed from the sports field. When I was at Metropolitan Cammell, I kept the accounts for the club, I also worked for a while behind the bar, and of course, the kids loved the Christmas parties. All gone, - but they were happy days. Kind regards Dave