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Yes Alan I realise that, it was just the intro music, at the very beginning of the clip I meant !!!

The intro music to "music while you work", used to be on the radio every Sunday morning, when I was a child, in the 1940's and early 50's, just before the Billy Cotton band show, and I remember it so well, with mom in the kitchen preparing Sunday dinner, and I would go out with dad to cannon...

Father Christmas's at that time, did't do much in the way of cosmetics!!! to fool the kids did they!!!

That's just the way I remember Christmas, Viv #12, from my childhood, out with dad in the Bull Ring on Christmas eve in the cold and frost, trying to pick up last minute bargains .!!!

OMG, walked many times up and down Hagley Road, in 50's and 60's, it certainly has changed, and not for the better in my opinion, I seem to remember it as a very middle class area!!!!

As stated earlier my dad, worked at the Imperial Hotel, part time in the bar, and met a few celebrities of the day, he apparently became very friendly with "Rod Laver", a tennis star of the day, who gave him, a couple of his polo shirts , white with a red emblem on them, I seem to remember, I...

What a great thread, great photos, my dear dad worked part time, in the 50's at the Cobden, and Imperial hotel!!.

As I have put on this thread before, some of my , odd experiences, in my 70 odd years, there is something in this world, which is difficult to explain by natural occurrences, not everyone who has these experiences, can be put down to, vivid imagination!!!

Well it does seem fashionable just now!!!

Great bit of Birmingham history Pete, thanks for sharing, I did't know the bakers lived in Aston Hall ??

I do remember this old Ansells pub, from the early 60's it was off King Edwards Road, I believe but can't be sure now, does it still exist?, I thought the whole of that area was demolished in the mid 60's!!

Yes Lyn, I miss mine still LOL Paul

Hi Lyn, sorry to go off topic, but is that a photo of your Dad and Mom, ?? over your name,? I think it's a beautifully composed one, and so full of happiness, I have a similar, one, of my parents with them both in uniform, from about the same date which I treasure!!

I do believe that both Charles Darwin, and Charles Dickens, both appeared at the TOWN HALL, Richard. How I would have loved to have been able to see them.!!

Great photos, of an Iconic structure, with so much history to Birmingham, as a lad I walked many times through those arcades, and coulombs, to cross over the road to wait for the number 12 bus , some evenings in winter as I waited, I watched, the gas lamp lighter, with his little "A" frame...

never had too much by today's standards, Toothypegs, but a more genteel , happier time I feel . !!

So glad they are being preserved!!

There's more to life than we can ever know, and we will never know or understand everything, things do happen!! for which we have no logical answers.!!

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!!

brilliant Pics!!