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At old six ways Aston (high St Aston on sign above shop) picture below 1949

RIP Pele, you were my boy's inspiration and idol.

George Andrew Darby an electrical engineer from Birmingham invented the first European electrical heat detector which was patented in 1903. This 'Heat-Indicator/Fire Alarm' could be used to detect an increase in temperature and sounded an alarm when the temperature rose above a certain limit.

I had a similar holiday with a friend, at a B&B in Cliftonville, Kent. We daren't tell our parents our boyfriends were going also. I remember my sheer embarrassment when my boyfriend at the time had to tell the Landlord of the B&B that the bed had broken. Ground swallow me up!!

Old brit I cannot believe what I am seeing has ya' mum put her handbag on yer' ed

The building to the far right in the photo is the top of The Pavillion, which began to deteriorate over the years and burnt down in 1994. I believe the site has still not been redeveloped. Not the housing in the background remains pretty much unchanged. My Mum opened a guest house here back in...

My first holiday I recall was in Skegness, I was about 4 years old, in the 50's. I remember my Aunty Gill and Uncle Terry came along with us. I remember getting in trouble and crying a lot at Skegness lido. I recall pulling the (stitched on) spots off Aunty Gill's bathing suit while she...

Thank you Flossie for giving me the opportunity to research a building that I myself never set foot in, it has been interesting, and your memories are what inspired me to delve further.

Found this site quoting poems about Sutton Coldfield park they are rather beautiful.. https://suttoncoldfieldtowncouncil.gov.uk/sutton-park-in-verse/

Reckon these were taken same day as the chap at the front white scarf has not aged at all

Looks like he is the same chap as in 1st photo toward the back on the right

Love this image from the Iron Room. Curling on a frozen pool in Sutton Park, n.d. [c. 1890], photographed by Sir Benjamin Stone [WK/S17/97]

These articles about barbers peaked my interest as to when Barber shops started and I found these articles on the history. https://www.ancient-origins.net/history/barber-surgeons-0012613 https://hekint.org/2020/01/28/the-barber-surgeons-their-history-over-the-centuries/

Lyn I totally agree with you on this. I also have arthritis in my ankles and Knees, one is is a replacement. I cannot walk far either in the City centre. I usually park at my place of work when I come in to work, but appreciate others cannot do that. The nearest bus stop to me is 10 min walk...

I am guessing the cubicles were for the ladies? Just thought that any beautification would be done privately from the Gentlemen back then.

Wishing you all a fabulous Christmas and New Year. Thank you for a fantastic year of nostalgia, history, investigation and new knowledge. Love this site and all of you! x

Love this one Just off Legge Lane outside of the Manton Silversmith and Cut Glass Manufacturers. You can follow it on Googlemaps down the narrow lane alongside the building. https://goo.gl/maps/PHxQKqQx25eDaU2t5

Poor old Mary Street is beginning to show her "Underwear" https://goo.gl/maps/EW8ZMizuMsj4P6rk9

There is a little bit more on CWS Bikes on this site. Interestingly they made cycles for the Post Office and the site includes dimensions etc. https://onlinebicyclemuseum.co.uk/1930s-cws-federal-post-office-bicycle/

Found another one partly old cobbles and some newer Block paving. Henrietta Street