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Any info on Ida Hunn Elliott ( born Jackson) please

Hi, Johnny Roe had been a previous pupil at rookery rd, my oldest brother Kevin was there at the same time, the favourite trick then was to empty a couple of quids worth of gunpowder from the penny bangers into small wooden boxes and then with the aid of blue touch paper drop lighted box into...

Hi, I remember Miss Mol, then Mrs Richardson when I was there from ‘62 -‘66 , nice teacher, there was also another lady teacher Mrs Wilkinson ( Canadian I think)

Hi mate, I’m probably a bit too late for your era, I was at Rookery road school ( known as William Murdock when I was there) between 1962 & 1966, the teachers I remember were Dickie Davis, Duffield, Trumper, Jonny Roe ( who was a pupil there previously) Coxon, and Merry legs was head teacher...

I remember uncle Holly at the entrance to Father Christmas‘s grotto, happy days indeed. Do you remember the pets corner on the roof garden at lewis’s and you could get a knickerbocker glory there too

Does anyone remember the chap who was in the market behind the outside mark stalls who sold clothes from his indoor stall, I think he was Jewish and his name was Joshua I think,I used to get my black drainpipe jeans and drape coats from him ( 1969-1973) the jeans were tied in bundles with...

We were never really sure why the name change, my wife went to the new site and all the teachers and headmaster were still there, I’m not sure if the new name relates to Roman Catholic , maybe someone on the forum could shed some light

I was there until the last day that the school was on that site , the Friday we broke for summer holidays in July ,then all us fourth year lads went back the next day to help load all the the removal lorries that were taking to the new site which is opposite Handsworth Cemetery, then later it’s...

Yes great times , great friends and a few psycho teachers. the welts on our hands didn’t last long and it got you out of writing too much

Hi mate, I was at William Murdoch from 1962 to 1966

No mate , my brothers and I went to William Murdoch in Rookery Road Handsworth

hi, I had a Esso tigers tail on my tiger cub , happy days

Hi, do you remember the 59 club they used to gather at the hotdog stand off smallbrook ringway with Dave the vic

Yes they usually came out around the time leading up to bonfire night

Yes I just keep thinking I should have asked more questions when my parents were still with us, my uncle Ron was only twenty eight when he died , and lived opposite Witton cemetery so my first searches were there , then most of the Elliotts were christened at st James Handsworth and a lot of...

At least he has you in his corner and will know his family really cared about him

Hi Lyn, I read your quest , about little Harry, so sad , not all casualties of war wore karki

Hi mate, I remember a blind chap selling something ( not too sure if matches ) near new street station, think his name was jack or jake , ex forces with some sort of badge on his beret, sorry I don’t remember much more I was about 13 / 14 years old

still trying with photo