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Hello Silver, Yes, that was his name. We were at George Dixon Grammar School from 1957 until about 1963. Living as you say on Beacon Hill, maybe you knew a family called Perks? G

I remember a model shop in Alum Rock Road, in a line of shops set a short distance back from the road. When I knew it, the shop was called (IIRC) Aldous Models. I only visited a couple of times, as the bloke behind the counter was a bit of a misery.... G

We both watch old British and American films on the various TV channels that show them - give them 5 minutes and if they're no good we move on! We do like (most of) the various antiques progs, especially the Road Show with the lovely Fiona, and also 'Fake or Fortune' which is sensible, adult TV...

You're right there, Sugar. I was at grammar school with the son of a former licensee of The Guild, and he told me one or two stories. It was also the lair of one Father Crean, a notorious priest at the Sacred Heart nearby. I think a few tales about this particular cleric are told elsewhere on...

No mate - The Ratpan was a den of iniquity! G

That was the Variety Artists Club, Alf. It did look a bit like an old pub, and IIRC there might even have been a sign advertising the beer it sold, but I can't be sure of this. I did go in, just the once, but it wasn't really my cup of tea. G

Looking at the photo of Trinity Road near its junction with Bevington Road (where my grandparents lived and where my mother was born), I noticed the demolition of the corner property - in the 1970's, at a guess - which was once a Cow-Heel and Pie Shop! They also sold cooked tripe, which on...

Thwhite house in the photo was next door to The Variety Artists Club. All the houses on the upper part of Trinity Road were impressive Victorian villas - in fact my grandmother used to 'do' for a few of them prior to WW1. The new houses mentioned were built around 1971, and the cul-de-sac in...

I didn't much care for Five Ways. It seemed like a rabbit-warren, and stairs all over the place. Poor old Kipper Print used to look absolutely whacked by the time he made it to the lecuture-theatre. And I don't recall seeing either Mr Rumsby or Wally Walker very much at Five Ways. I think...

Hi Silver5125, I was also at GD between those dates. I must have been brighter then than I am now, as I started in 1A! Later I was 'banished' to Five Ways, but spent my last year back at City Road. There's a lot on this thread about GD in the good old days, hope you enjoy! G

The photo of the rear of the Tenpin Bowling Alley brought back memories...the main entrance was on Trinity Road, between the Holte End and the Holte pub. For about a year during the mid-1960's this is where I spent most Saturday afternoons, and I did get a bit good, to the extent that I was once...

I found a Harry Phillips who was a Jaguar distributor in the 1960's, but seeing the name Phillips on the poster, like Lyn I wonder if the gent at the bus-stop is something to do with the Albert Hall. The caption doesn't give a date, but I'd guess the late 40's or early 50's? G

Great pix again, Lyn! Memories come flooding back.... The timber gate to the right of the wire gate in Photo 3, between the long brick wall and the old bus-garage, led up to what was a Territorial Army premises back in the 1950's. I think I've got the location correct. I delivered papers for a...

Hi Lyn, wow, love your pics of old Witton Road! I lived in The Broadway until 1971, and nearly all our shopping was done in Witton Road. I remember nearly all the shops in your photos, but who's the suited gent standing opposite The Albert Hall? His face is strangely familiar.... Would you...

Some details and a newsreel film here: https://www.macearchive.org/films/midlands-news-06021962-west-bromwich-explosion I remember that explosion - I was at school at the time (in Edgbaston) and we heard a distant rumble. The lorry was containing methylethylketoneperoxide (MEKP), rather nasty...

Thanks Eric. That would make sense. Strange place for a large shop, though. G

Does anyone know when Wm Taylor's Drapers shop closed? I remember being dragged up Potters Hill on several occasions, as it was one of Mom's favourite shops for fabric. She used to threaten to take me to Mr Lacey if I didn't behave... G

Yes, I believe you're correct, Phil. DNA samples were certainly obtained from his remains for the unsuccessful Appeal in 2002. I guess plain humanity on the part of the Home Office precluded his being re-buried within the precincts of Bedford Prison. BTW, I've followed the A6 Case for more...

Thanks for this. Shame - it was a good old boozer (like me). Now I think about it, they also used to have occasional live-music nights there. G

Phil, with regard to executed prisoners' remains never being released for re-interrment. The notorious A6 murderer, James Hanratty, was executed in 1961, yet although he never received a pardon after two failed appeals, one of them posthumous, his family were allowed to re-bury his remains in a...