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Hello Alan, a long shot I know but my mother worked with a lady named Ivy Tooth way back in the 1950s, they worked at Groves factory in Musgrave Rd Winson Green and she lived I think in Devonshire Avenue. The family left there in the late 50s to Number 83 Denham Road Acocks Green. lost contact...

In my school days my nick name was Puddin' , in the army it was Brummie.

I lived in Winson Street off Dudley Rd from 1941 - 46 so I was only 5 when I left but I remember The Grove picture house, a fish and chip shop over the road from it that fried the fish and chips in dripping tasted lovely, another one on the corner of Dugdale Street I think that its still there...

I was out shopping yesterday and I looked at the H P sauce, not to buy 'cause since the company was moved by Heinz to Holland I wouldn't touch it. What I found interesting was that on the label it said "Made in Spain" . Comments please.

Thanks subotone for that, I have been to visit his grave in Cambai, a lovely area now but it must have hell on earth at the time. I dont think that T V or W Lunn are related, but who knows? I shall have to make enquiries, but I've nobody to ask now all long gone. Unless anyone on here can help...

Newtons Coaches Jean

Photo of my uncle Pte Frank Lunn he served with The Worcestershire Regiment and died of wounds 3rd November 1918. He was 20 years old. Dont know where the photo was taken, any ideas? He was from Birmingham and lived in Winson Street, Winson Green.

When The Matador first opened in The Bull Ring in the 60s. It was opened by the singer Frankie Vaughan, he then went behind the bar and he pulled me a lovely pint of M&B Mild. A nice happy memory.:)

When The Matador first opened in The Bull Ring in the 60s. It was opened by the singer Frankie Vaughan, he then went behind the bar and he pulled me a lovely pint of M&B Mild. A nice happy memory.:)

The Searchers in Hamburg , Papa Bue and his Viking Jazz Band in Walsrode and the wild man of British rock Wee Willie Harris at The Cresta Club Solihull (Twice) Barron Knights at The Night Out and Chas and Dave at The Night Out. The most entertaining Wee Willie Harris.

I like The Rotunda.

Pollypops. My mother told me about her but I never met her, its a good chance that we are related but I dont really know. My mother was Harriet Ellen Lunn, and she was born in Winson Green 4th March 1908.

When I was a youngster my mother told me that she had a famous cousin named Sally Lunn and that she was an athlete. I Googled Sally Lunn and all that I got was a famous tea shop in York. Well I have since found out that her real name was Gladys Lunn and she was famous but nobody remembers her...

When I worked for Claribel Coaches 1966-69 I used to take the students to Snowdonia for outward bound training, I would take them, leave them and fetch them back the following week. They also used to go to Scotland for ski-ing in the winter, the driver that took them there used to stay with them...

Bearwood Luxury Coaches, thats another blast from the past. When I worked for Claribel coaches in the late 60s Ronnie Lees aquired a coach from them, I believe that it had a Burlingham body Reg No was 2050 HA, I remember taking it out on a August bank holiday trip and it poured with rain all day...

I remember a coach company called F & M that was based in Northbrook Street Ladywood in the 1950s. I dont know much about them except the F stood for Flynn and M stood for Mahoney. I had a friend that used to do a bit of part time driving for them taking workers to the Austin factory in...

Nash's coaches were in Raglan Road Smethwick, just off Cape Hill.

I went to Hawleys dance hall once in 1958, then found out they only served tea, coffee or pop, I walked out never to return. Never learned to dance and still cant. I prefer to just listen to the music.

Reading through all the cafe posts, I have used most of them in my various driving jobs around the Birmingham area,from Smoky Joes in Northfield that used to be open 24 hours, John and Margarets also in Northfield with his cry of Take it easy now and the choice of hard stuff or soft (Steralised...

Taylors Crisps were made at a small factory unit at the bottom of an entry and long path between the houses in Wellington Street, Winson Green. In the early 1950s. The entry was opposite the junction of Villiers Street and Franklin Street. The unit was one of two that backed onto the canal...