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I know this thread is nearly 11 years old but whilst working on my family tree today I came across the following picture featuring a distant cousin (very) Originally uploaded onto Ancestry by Margaret House The caption reads 39 Coldbath Road, on the back is written "George and dog" We're...

There was also a trolley service which serviced passengers on the train whilst it was at the platform. As a schoolboy a pal of mine and I befriended the young man, whose name I recall as Archie, who ran this service from the station buffet. I think he was a student and this was his "Saturday job".

I too have several photographs of my father taken during WW2 with friends and fellow servicemen and women. Some of them have a dedication such as "To Jim from Sadie" but none with any surnames or anything. Some I have posted on other websites and forums and on this forum in the hope that someone...

Further to my post #132 the medal illustrated sold for£2,800. A similar medal awarded for winning the first division in the same year and awarded to the same player sold for £2,600.

I used to catch the 11 outer circle after school from the bus stop adjacent to this garage in the early 60s and have a vague recollection that the pumps were still there then.

I remember Dad when filling the car up would always say "........and a couple of shots please" meaning the attendant to squirt some Upper Cylinder Lubricant in with the petrol as in I'm presuming I C A was a similar thing

Thanks for the hint. I have managed to trace two tree owners on Ancestry and messaged them offering a copy of the photo Jim

Having read the posts on this thread I started this afternoon to go through the old photographs I had inherited from my parents, grandparents and other family members and where possible write on the the back of them names, locations and dates where possible. I came across the following photo and...

There's a bit more info here http://balsallheathhistory.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/BHLHS-Gazette-December-2020.pdf but nothing about the pub

Not so much a filling station but I think it's a great photo. Sorry no date given

This medal is coming up for auction this week, estimated price of £1,300 - £1,500

Some early football programmes featuring Aston Villa teams from the past The final one does not give a year but features a couple of Aston Villa players

And clean your windscreen then check the oil and water levels!!!!!

Came across this photograph on another Geneaology forum (Rootschat) posted by Sunflower who has given me permission to post here It shows workmen on one of the dams and is dated about 1952

What a lovely thing, thanks for posting the pictures.

I went to my first Villa match in the 1950s and stood at the front of the Holte End. From that time until I went for the last time in the 1990s the only "rough" time I experienced was when Rangers played us in a friendly. We didn't stay for the rest of the match. I only experienced friendliness...

This is where we stood for years. Great pictures Mark

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Came across the following whilst browsing an auction site. Interesting to note the sellers description as to the manufacturing process involved Is this just speculation by the auctioneer or did Lucas actually embellish the table lighter using plain Dunhill products?

Before we were married my then fiancee, now my wife, and I used to go there regularly for lunch. They used to do a "Businessman's Lunch" , a three course meal for, I think, 3/9d. Not big portions but certainly value for money and good food.