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hi confusion reigns over 10years i played in the birmingham works football leagues. kynoch teams played their home games at holford drive and lucas teams played their home games at moor lane. as i worked for both 59 to 64 kynoch and lucas 66 to 70 playing for lucas v kynoch i would play at...

Hi Yes the Kynoch canteens the Main one was at near the Main Office Block it was huge. I remember some sought of Red Book where we stuck the weeks supply of Vouchers in. Meals fantastic. Every Thursday Night before Night School we went into the Head Offfice Canteen for a Supper. This was free...

Hi Yes I spent over a year at HTS Craythorne Avenue. bussed in on a No 15 to Great Barr Station. Then the walk along the River through the Woods to the Playground. Spent hours with our satchels has either Wickets or goal posts. In the beginning it was a sea of Mud the Builders hadnt properly...

Very sad news All our thoughts are with you Mike Jenks

hi The address on the 1891 census for Patrick and mary Moran in no 10 court 7 Mike Jenks

Hi Latest extract recently published by Carl Chinn in the Irish harp on the Moran Family who lived in Hospital St Mike Jenks

hi Yes the Assembly in the morning at Goldshill Road. As you say in the drawing Shed. Not much on Union Row. The Lair of Jackie London. I think it was 3C's that were assighned to him. It was a Sunny day on our first day. We seemed to be going back into Dickensian times has he marched around...

hi To forget that no 211790 was certain death. Had the lot from the Coop Milk bread shopping. The Divi wa awesome. It paid for Xmas. Sas it all went. I tried for years till the Coop stopped delivering. trouble is it easy to do the lot at the Supermarkets plus the fact it goes straight into the...

HI yes yes top man steets ahead of any other BRUMMIE. no 1 and still going. CLEARLY WORTH A knighthood in services to BRUM. not bad for a lad from Acocks Green. mike JENKS

hi My Anvil was made at the New School in 1958. I can remember it today. The hours spent making the wooden pattens then the excitment of pourinr the Aluminium into the sand Mould. Mike Jenks

hi Yes some of those items I remember making them in the Huge Metal work centre at Goldshill Road.They seem to be items I remember there doing my Day release and Night School in the late 50's early 60's. They had some large machines in there. Boulton Road metalwork centre was much smaller...

hi still cant get my head around this one. With all the cuts the state of the Finances within Birmingham I cant understand why this project isnt scrapped. Its totally beyond me but thats me. Mike Jenks.

hi recent snap of New Street. Mike Jenks

Hi Total agreement it an absolute eyesaw. Dosent match anything infact the Square in the words of Prince Charles has in fact become a carbuncle. The huge complex the Rep Baskerville house and now this strange looking Box on a Box. With no money vast cost over runs the axeing of Council services...

Hi Just seen the line proposal into Birmingham. surprised at the link via Water Orton into Birmingham. Its a complete new Track and Infrastructue build. Intial proposal star around 2017 give or take the planning objections. Mike Jenks

hi Yes millions of the things virtually worthless now. Ruined by speculators in the 90's who spent a fortune on them but the prices's collapsed. Stanley Gibbons has a virtual monaply on them. First day covers cost a fortune. Collected every Elizabethen stamp ever issued. Gave up a couple of...

Hi Its been a bonaza with Michael Portillos Great British Railway Journys I have held a few back on my Xl box. What with countryfile on the Settle Carlisle line everbody has been asking did you see so and so. Enjoyed the Dawlish line brings back memories of Trainspotting in the Sea. Although...

hi grat pics huge site. There are numerous sites now covering ICI Kynochs and others. Its better to post on an exiting site. Great PICS Mike Jenks Kynochs 59 to 64

Hi Everything is possible to re-build the City of Birmingham to Steam. From what I understand in its present Museum condition the answer is no. Clearly its best place would be if tysely could carry out some intial work on what needs doing then some sought of fund raising. We are into big bucks...

Hi sad to hear the death og Gil on Wednesday. In hose day's we had the 4 best goalis in the country. Merrick from the Blues Williams from the Wolves Saunders from the Albion and Simms from the Villa. Mike jenks