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I wonder if she had overactive thyroid* [hyperthyroidism] - as someone who has the opposite [hypothyroidism] I know a fair bit about thyroid disease, and I know some who were overactive thyroid in the past could be classed as a bit manic [as they weren't treated right...as, also, those with...

I know you posted this a while ago, but I wondered if, by any chance, you might remember my grandad, Martin Brislin, who was there up until his death, which was actually in 1965. He had not been right since being in the battle of the Somme in WW1 invalided out with trench foot and...

The Exchange was ''the place to go'' for a meal in town when it was a Berni Inn Had a few meals there

we live near it it was pretty good when it was an O'Neills back in the 80's/early 90's - me and my husband had a nice anniversary lunch there once you are so right about it smelling of cannabis now - not that I go there, but I know that area, by the Sir. Harry's shops, has people who supply

Boars Head me and my brother and his mates used to go in there frequently in the late 70's bus stop outside all the way home to Dovedale rd Perry common...very handy I remember they got one of the first space invaders machines I had ever seen and i think they had a darts team

I used to work right opposite the Hare and Hounds Kingstanding rd, in about '77-80 at the Total petrol station so some of us used to go for a drink after the early morning shift, and when it [the petrol station] began to close at 10pm instead of 11pm it was an ok pub then

my Irish uncle had excrement pushed through his letterbox :(

don't know if you still post here Dianne, or not thanks for sharing this I am really sorry you lost your young friend I, and my friends were only 15 yet used to frequent city centre pubs in 1974 [yes, I know, we shouldn't have] it could have been us :( I hope you can continue to get over it

I think my sister was a barmaid here at one time.. probably would have been in the 80's when she lived on Wyrley Birch my brother used to drink in there a lot, too, and have to leave his car outside and get a taxi home to Erdington

lots of B'ham cinema pics on this link [it's my search link, so hope it works] https://www.flickr.com/search/?ss=2&w=12494104%40N00&q=cinema+birmingham&m=text

yes, Odeon Queensway just found this Screen 1 of the Odeon Queensway Birmingham https://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/74758790/

to clarify I mean the big one..I can't say it was on the corner, as it's curved, and may not [have been] be right on the end but Googling and I realise it's called Horsefair, and Suffolk st [?]...not Bristol st. [sorry] i.e. at Holloway Circus area EDIT: found it!! Odeon Queensway...

I thought that was in Station st.

sorry, I think I'm getting really mixed up that wasn't called The Gaumont, was it, at some point...near the Police Headquarters..in that first pic it looks similar EDIT: no forget that - just looked again and can see that exit from New St. station, so have placed it in my mind. thanks. and I've...

oh thanks Ray and Mike trying to place it in my mind now, in relation to walking to it in the past

I looked at that llink to see if it was ever called The Futurist it doesn't say it was so which cinema [I'm sure it was a city centre one], was called The Futurist at some point?

I can't remember the alcoves it seemed a big place there were DJ's I think I went to a new year's eve party/disco there once would have been about 76/77 I think then about twice more with my cousin who lived in Witton we used to drink in the little snug bar/lounge there at other times I just...

I used to go to discos upstairs [?] in the Holte, mid to late 70's. they even had a proper cloakroom [with tickets I think] to hand your coats in

brilliant thread :thumbsup: thanks for the pics with the names hopefully next year me and the mr. can join you all, and maybe my mom and brother really glad you all had a good time :grouphugg04:

when did you used to live there? we lived at 251 Dovedale, which was quite near the Capilano road, from 1969, till mom was moved out in about 1998 [before they knocked them down]