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From Daily Express 21 April 1941 among a list of RAAF slang terms. Defined, but nothing about origins.

Jonathan Green's Dictionary of Slang suggests: go for a Burton (v.) [the precise ety. remains unknown but there are a number of suggestions. First is the elision of SE burnt ’un, i.e. a burning aircraft (and its pilot). Partridge (DSUE, 1970), and Paul Beale (DSUE, 1984) suggest: (i) a euph...

Betty Burden was photographed by a famous photographer, Bert Hardy. But the 'brief encounter' photo posted by Mark is by Haywood Magee another Picture Post photographer who isn't known much today. I had to look him up. Great photos in Black and White on this thread...

Me too, remembered from Uplands Secondary Boys late 1960s. I guess it was someone's father's or grandfather's party piece.

Pete, have a great Birthday! Derek

The Iron Room - the blog of Archives and Collections chose James Henry Cook as its subject in 2016. https://theironroom.wordpress.com/tag/james-henry-cook/ but nothing further was found searching then.

And welcome to BHF! If you've not used Birmingham Library Archives before then you will need an archives card and an appointment. https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/50134/archives_and_collections/1552/archives_and_collections I took a quick look at the archive online catalogue and found...

Some pictures of this beautiful building on Historic England site. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1075604?section=comments-and-photos Set to be converted to a hotel in 2025. Grade 2 listed.

Quite right Boilerman. Mom, the daughter of a trained gardener always made me stand on a sheet of three ply so as not to damage the structure of the soil. Derek

Looking about on line I found this photo of Salvage Turn in 1912 (if the date is accurate). No tramlines to be seen. So they are not historically accurate, but a modern construction of 'heritage' as they give an impression of what a wharf might have been like. Without any trucks, workers...

Welcome to BHF Chris! I think that the narrow gauge tramway laid here is a modern reconstruction using materials from elsewhere? (Unless anyone has a photo to the contrary.) The tramway would be used for carts pulled by men or horses to load or unload material from the wharf. There is a...

I worked in Dawson and Baker Building at various times. I remember students and staff abseiling down the end wall of Baker. The Wellhead Tavern had some extraordinary characters including folksinging from time to time. I hope the Wellhead Tavern will return. Lots of memorable times. Here's a...

Taylor and Challen factory in Livery St has an informative thread. https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/taylor-and-challen-past-and-present.4058/page-2

Edgbaston Pool (which I'd wrongly assumed to be a reference to Edgbaston Reservoir) can be accessed from Winterbourne Gardens after paying for admission and is part of the Calthorpe Estate and is managed by the golf club which occupies Edgbaston Hall. There's a wooded site and the pool. The...

Viv, Wikipedia has a photo from Aug 1983 and says it is an abstract relief. Said to be lost. A lot of the postwar art and architecture is going as well as the Victorian and Edwardian losses. Derek

A Happy New Year to everyone!

Good news! Let's hope it stays open. https://www.grapevinebirmingham.com/the-lord-clifden-pub-reopens-its-doors-after-lovingly-restoring-a-birmingham-gem/

Lightwoods House and Shakespeare Gardens have been restored. There's a wide variety of activities, from pilates and yoga to wedding hire and a tea room. https://lightwoodsparkandhouse.co.uk I played in the park as a child and later pushed my mother round Shakespeare Garden in a wheelchair (she...

The Ivy Bush joined the long list of Birmingham closed pubs this last August. It was a landmark in travelling to Ladywood down the Hagley Road. I guess Laver played at Edgbaston Tennis club near the Botanical Gardens. Drank at the Ivy Bush only a few times. In the mid 1990s there was a micro...