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hi Yes this thread will have to be re-written. With Lord adonis pumping in a £250 mil loan to be paid back over 30 years Chiltern seen to be giving a date of 2011 foor Moor Street to be re-connected. This should allow Steam Trains to be re-started fro there. Mike Jenks

Hi Thanks for the new Link. its great to have the colection back on -line. Other than the late Keith Berry's work I have been stuck since the old link was removed. Many thanks Mike Jenks

hi Yes part of my family came from there. They worked as outworkers for the huge Birmingham Umbrella manufactors. Household Members: 1881 Census Market 19 London Prentice Street Name Age Annie Mc Cann 18 Umberella Maker James Mc Cann...

Hi never really got anywhere with this thread. I agree with what people are saying but why should some peoples accents be 'PC' on TV and others not. It seems that im banging my head against a brick wall or Im getting too old.(that must be it) tarah for now Mike Jenks (good win by the Blues)

Hi Strange subject how somebody talks. We are bombarded by accents that are given credibility by the media yet millions are not included. Clearly the cockney barrow boy runs supreme, closely followed by the merseysound. Newer accents via ant and dec formerly biker grove and now cherl cole and...

Hi Well went to Evesham with Brenda today to see the new Woolworths. great to have it back I hope the staff who opened it do well. Still limping around everywhere got my ankle a bit better but now my big toe in the foot has snapped. I supose its all the limping around. Mike jenks

Hi Yes bob I could do with one of those Tomatoe dips now. I think the crusts were cheaper. Another good snack area was George Baines on the Soho Road. Those Jam doughnuts. Happy day's Mike Jenks

Hi Yes Boulton Road in the Metalwork room. The hours we spent in there. Later I was fortunate to work in the Metal work area in Handsworth Tech College. Those years were valuable made my Aprenticeship start a lot easier than those who hadnt worked on Lathes drilling machines etc. Happy day's...

it all about salt water v Tap water. The sea is more denser than tap water. In fact it gets worse the higher the Temperature. You virtually just float in the sea and propulsion is easier. In the Swimming baths you sink so more skill in floatation techniques are required. Once floatation is...

hi Yes like St Trinnians HTS left its mark Most remember the Anvil Metal and Wood. Does anybody the Tin bashed Funnel we made in metalwork. Had it for years I think my dad still uses it for pouring Oil in his Car Engine. F reg Maestro . Mike Jenks

Hi Im not sure but Mrs Linekar sounds familiar. I spent hous in there gettings fags and Sherry for Nan. On and off spent around 15 years there. I can still here the 36 pulling up and the bell of the conductor. The stop was right outside my bedroom. In the early years we had the outside toilet...

Hi Im not sure of the whole of the GWR but yes the TV series Gods Wonderful Railway gave the Severn Valley Railway which is a huge seperate thread its huge public acclaim. Began in 1980 it ran for several years. A huge and contorversial subject for us Steam buffs LMS GWR ER and SR which one...

Hi Thats the one we went in there a couple of times. Didnt seem the sought of place you hung around for long. Many happy hours in Yates Wine lodge. Mike Jenks

Hi started at the Pickle Cabbage Acocks Green Dick Kniight Sportswriter for the Evening Dispatch played there, Spent 5 Years at the Sports Club at Kynochs and also the Club at Witton Island where the Villa lads played still can see Dugdale McParland in my mind. Played for 5 years on the Soho...

Hi Well it reminded of the Beacon Cinema. Mike Jenks

Hi Im sorry but this will get me into trouble. All this talking about Picture house has sent me into a bit of a spin. Happy days. Mike Jenks

hi great pictures I think there is a thread covering Cinemas in Brum. Sorry I missed this one. See Postie warning about sections. Mike Jenks

hi true My great grandfather died their in 1892 and my Great Grandmother died there in 1904. It looked a difficult place to live Im not sure whether they were any different to there humble abodes in Ireland in the 1830's. clearly without them I woudnt be here today. I have attached their...

Hi If we were heading North from Stechford it would pass Ward End Park onto Aston via Witton then through wolverhamton via Bushbury then it would then pick up the trent valley line at Stafford.. There were some other routes to Rugeley via Cannock dependant on the severity of the Track work...

hi right in my time frame. Diversions via the Trent Valley were generally once a month unless there was a lot more track work from Rugby to Stafford. On diversion day it started after 8-00am we waited for the Aston Signal to go up. Never saw diversion work on this line on Saturday's although I...