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Happy Birthday Michael!!!

I don't remember having dripping sandwiches as a kid. I do remember plenty of brown sauce sandwiches though. That said, this thread has enticed me to order a 250g tub of Black Country beef dripping to give it whirl. My wife say's it's best on toast.

I know we like to complain about the amount of advertising on the internet these days. Looks like it was no different in days gone by.

Is it printed or hand written? If written could easily be misread from a scrawling hand. Struggled with a few military records myself in the past.

Thank you all for the birthday wishes. I had a great day!

Thank you Viv.

Having said I didn't have images of his garages, Lady P has posted an image of his garage at 44 Sutton Rd. Just the Tyburn Rd garage to find now. Many thanks @Lady Penelope

Having said I didn't have images of his garages, Lady P has posted an image of his garage at 44 Sutton Rd. Just the Tyburn Rd garage to find now. Many thanks @Lady Penelope

Cycas Revoluta pushing out new fronds for the first time in a few years.

Thank you Lady P. I wrote a piece about T.E. Johnson in the Petrol pump and filling stations thread saying I had no images of either of his garage's. Would you be happy with me adding you garage image to that thread.?

The Johnson's garage in Tyburn Rd (corner of Wood Lane) is where Thomas Johnson moved to when his garage in Sutton Rd was demolished for redevelopment around the late 50's

Hi Lady P. I've been looking for images of my great grandfathers brother Thomas Edward Johnson's garage with no luck. This could be his garage at 44 Sutton Rd Erdington. His residence was Wilmot House at same address, I think you see it in the background.

I can see it being dismantled and taken away when someone breaks their neck trying to climb it.

Indeed Richard, even the newspapers describe him as a 'motoring addict' Birmingham post 1953

My G Grandfathers brother Thomas Edward Johnson ( 1893-1977) served as a motor mechanic based in France during WW1 attaining the rank of Sergeant by the end of the war. Sometime in the mid 1920's he started his filling station /garage business at 44 Sutton Rd Erdington. (Newspaper reports say...

Have a good un Oldbrit!!

Hi Richard, I'm on the North Devon coast. The sea is just over the hills you see in the distance.

My Trachycarpus wagnerianus is flowering:

Baa-rking mad!

A bit more info and video here. https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/new-photos-released-of-raging-bull-as-naming-competition-launched