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Frothy will know what the Lad looked like then, he used it when he was a lad himself.

Hi tedyboy thanks for the conformation, and yes we would love to see the photos.

I can remember my dad adding curry powder to soups and stews in the 50s

Lyn what a loverly person Eric is. That is a wonderful thought.

my wife was born in Hull and her mother calls a push chair a tan sad to this day ( she is 93 ) After our first daughter was born in 1972 we visited hull regulary and our sparkling brand new buggie was refferd to as a tan sad by the locals.

Im not to sure if the ones in the photo did , but the ones in Common Lane Sheldon did Robert

I have no idea what Montague street looked like, but there are far more houses in the photo than on the map. Robert.

Both my parents famlies lived in the city or very nearby, ie Dean street Cregoe st and Lee Bank. With the slum clearence they moved out to places like Tyseley, Northfield and Mosely. One of my aunts moved to a new eight story block of flats in Northfield in 1962 from a back to back in Cregoe...

Thanks phil just what i was looking for. Juke box i didnt realise that the two buildings were so close to each other,bit of a cheek the brewery calling the pub the Olton Hall while the original was still there. devonjim no so much tongue in cheek as you may think, the reason for my asking is...

Not Birmingham i know but just over the border on Load Lane. Im looking for a photo of the olton tavern when it was called the olton hall Pre 1965. and a photo of the original olton hall please Thanks Robert

There used to be a comet store at the swan but I think that May have been later

Congratulations Lyn Life starts all over again now, Great times ahead.

I stand corrected curly wrong Foxhollies road.

There are more around the traffic island fox hollies /. school road. The ones in the photos are the Stratford rd. end just on the left round the first bend.

Any excuse for a drink Frothy, lol. Thats a good idea. we have plenty of time to arange a couple.

Viv i think the R O W E L may read powell.

Re: Ghost signs Viv i think the R O W E L may read powell.

I know just how you feel viv Ive had the hook hanging on the wall for four years now.

The news item on central also carried a photo of Phylis.

When i frst started this post 5 months ago i had no idea where it would lead, Well after Albera sent me a pm She has worked so hard providing information, details, Ideas and some times taking the bull by the horns, the end result being that my friend now not only knows about her birth familys...