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Big day in Erdington today as the Blue Plaque went up on the site of Mother's in the High Street. The words on the plaque say it as it really was. Lots of people there and some great pics. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/music/blue-plaque-erdington-mothers-club-5103389

Latest nostalgia pics from the Birmingham Mail today. Scroll down a bit to see them: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/best-nostalgic-pictures-week---5074897

I wonder how many businesses have operated in the two retail spaces below where Mother's was. The location was great inasmuch it was in an area where there weren't many houses really close by although there were a few in adjoining streets York Road being one of them. Erdington Parish...

Finally, Mother's will have it's own Blue Plaque in recognition of it's brilliant entertainment history. Long overdue in my opinion: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/music/erdington-mothers-club-gets-blue-4925263 Just adding this link for a bit of...

Hi Sparkstopper: You are so right about the coffee bars being "quite essential to the youth of the late 1940's and 1950's". After WW2 it took quite a long time before different types of entertainment clubs and cafes came to Brum. I was in my late teens in l959 but not able to officially drink...

Hi Sparkstopper: There is a long thread about the Coffee Bars in Brum over the years here. https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=12454&page=7&highlight=Birmingham+Coffee+Bars Also, if you put Kardomah in the Search Engine at the top right hand you will find a lot about...

Forgotten film has been discovered at Saltley School. IThis article explains about the discovery of film made in the 1930"s and shows some of the film. The rest they are going to show at the School 85th anniversay celebrations. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-23173822

Thanks for posting this great photo Viv. I have many memories of the restaurant at the Arden in 1972 when I spent five months in Brum. I used to go with my parents and the meals were always very good. Can't say I ever noticed the add on extension on the top of the building.

I really enjoyed reading this today and seeing the photos: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/tv/tv-programmes-made-birmingham-crossroads-4722469

I liked this article today by Carl Chinn about William Middlemore and the introduction of parks and open spaces in Birmingham. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/carl-chinn-birmingham-day-reckoning-4875133

Thanks for posting those pics Viv. The food at the Kam Ling was excellent back in the late 1950's and early 1960's. Snowhill Station, it's huge entrance and interesting platforms bring back many memories. Wasn't there a "Speaking scale" in the entrance at Snow Hill? Many people used to meet...

Wonderful film indeed. Have watched it three times to catch all the special shots. Viv has mentioned most of them. I saw the Kam Ling Chinese Restaurant opposite the Livery Street entrance where the children filed in to go to Platform 7; place of departure for my own childhood holidays. I loved...

You will be in for a real treat Bishopsmate. There are some great pics of the trains on this site. I know you will be taking lots of photos of your own as keepsakes...

Looks as though David Cundall's search for the buried Spitfires in Burma will continue again in January 2014. Article from today's Birmingham Mail on how he plans to go forward with this project: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/search-burma-spitfire-go-2014-4864356

It would be great if the Barr Beacon Park was part of the"Adopt-a-Street" scheme in some way. I noticed this scheme was very big in the USA for years and now it has come to Canada and I noticed the other day that a busy main street close by has become adopted by locals. Sadly, it seems that the...

Must have been really exciting to have witnessed this Royal visit in Brum.Great photos thanks for posting them.

Couldn't find OB in the Pallasades. They have a great web site which lists two stores locally one in Solihull and one in King's Heath.Oisin, OB might still have the signs up in the Pallasades even if they have moved.https://www.oswaldbailey.co.uk/eshop.asp?wci=stores Always a great shop for all...

Here's a photo of the Parcel Office and a description of it's location. This site is a really good one and I use it quite a lot. https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/lms/lnwrbns_str1862.htm

I have really enjoyed rereading this thread also.Thanks for bringing it forward again Viv. The Kardomah's in Brum in the l950's were a big part of the social life of so many people.Handy locations and great coffee. It really was a special place. Many of us remember later on when the espresso...

That's great Mike. I remember seeing something about the Children's Emigration Homes in Edgbaston on the Connecting Histories site. Tiny, here's a link https://www.search.connectinghistories.org.uk/engine/resource/exhibition/standard/default.asp?resource=1311 Looks as though the Children's...