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I remember the number eight bus !! great story, my dear old nan always called the tram, "the car", she was Irish though.

Funny , but my dad had this saying with the exception, would say, " Looks black over Wills mothers".

I remember the crochet berets Viv, usually worn with an Afghan sleeveless long jacket a very loose blouses, and jeans !!

Absolutely Nico!!

Well spotted Viv, quite a rare photo, I would imagine, and demonstrates the ingenuity of our forebears, and as stated would have been a very busy junction, no doubt.

Great photo, NOTSHARP, I can see you were keen gardeners, I remember my mate Paddy Macgill moms, bungalow, on Castle Square, in early 60's, he had a fridge? and bathroom, with central heating? and fitted kitchen ? quite marvelously posh, to my young eyes , most people did't have those things...

What great Victorian pics, really interesting Lyn, I went as an 8 year old to the old Dental Hosp Viv, had gas, still remember the stink of rubber, and cold feeling of gas, was quite ill with it, threw up for a few days. It was an intimidating place Viv, but some people would be glad of it now!!

What memories , from my time Thank You Brummy-Lad

Truly outstanding workmanship, funny as a kid would stand with Dad on bridge Street bridge , watching the highly decorated, barges going up and down to gas Street Basin, with the bargee's shouting to each other, wearing large cloth caps , and bright neck cloths, Dad aldo told me that they had...

Great pics, before my time, but I have so many happy memories of that great place .!!

I was born there 1947. !!

First bus trip I ever had aged about 5, was on a Midland Red, single decker to Dudley Zoo, would be about 1952!!

I remember that name well Gerry, I seem to remember it in a sort of rising sun shape, red? on the radiator front, but after so long may be wrong!!

great stories and history.

Memories are strange, and the oddist recollections, from a very young can persist through to old age. Mine, is sitting in a sort of pushchair, with my dad's arms very brown and a white shirt with the arms rolled up to his bicep, and I was looking through a fringe of sorts which was swaying ,and...

Great memories Morturn, thanks for sharing, when in the military , i did a short visit to RAF Locking, and went to Western for a couple of hours, was amazed at The never ending sandy beach!

Cheerio, "you silly boy", RIP Ian, thanks for the laughs!!

Love the Dalek story!! and the Uncle Holly!1 marvelous!!!

When it first opened in the late 50's early 60's I went to the American coffee bar/burger diner, "Wimpey Bar", in the ringway, extremely novel though expensive, a burger and bent sausage unheard of in UK at that time !!

We, in the technical 21st C, with the iNTERNET AND MOBILES, sometimes forget, that within living memory, children were bought up with nothing, but love, and handouts. This was not the unemployed, or skivers family's, but the "Working Poor", my dear old dad had 2 jobs, and my mom worked part...