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I think the name of the shop in the first photo on the corner of Park Lane/Upper Thomas Street was Ingrams. Can anyone confirm?

Toot22 - I'm sorry I don't know of any siblings of Norman Townsend, but I do know his younger cousin also Norman Townsend who went to Burlington Street School with me, and he has a younger sister Christine. Rowan - I said it was a long shot but thought it may help. A lot of people in the area...

Rowan, just a long shot but was Dorothy Marshall married to a Norman? Townsend? My sister who is 10 years older than me was friendly with them.

Would your g.g. grandfather Doughty have died in the years between the 2 census' and Adelaide remarried?

Hi Astonian, I know I'm late posting this, but would the printers you are trying to recall be Randalls?

Was this also known as Blews Street park, one side was Elkington Street, my grandparents lived in New John Street and I walked passed it many times, during the war there was a large barrage balloon sited there. Can't remember the building shown in the photo.

Hi Steve, I'm sorry but I can't help you further,the only thing I can add in case you are not aware, is that Manchester Street ran off 79 Newtown Row.

The only Kam Lin(g) I remember was at the top end of Livery Street off Colmore Row. This was the first Chinese restaurant I ever visited, and you could have a set meal for 5/6d. This was in the early 1960s.

In my old Wakelin's Street Guide there is only one Vincent Street, running from 425 Moseley Road to Wenman Street, B12. There are also Vincent Parade , off 292 Balsall Heath Road, and Vincent Crescent off 270 Balsall Heath Road. B12.

My parents married on Saturday, 14th July 1923 and often told the story of how dad pushed mom on a handcart through the floods from New John Street where mom lived to 5 Copeley Street their new home. They had to pass along Elkington Street past the canal which was opposite Millers near the...

Hi Maz, the boy you named as Michael Sayers is not my son, we left Aston in 1967, but I think we have mentioned before that there is a few months age difference between you and Michael, so perhaps you were in different classes.

I went to Aston Commercial but not until 1951 but we still went to Broom for I think it was 3 weeks in the summer, we also did potato picking and soft fruits, but only in the mornings. We were housed in old Nissen huts, I don't remember being paid for our work, but we had a great time, one of...

Old Mohawk thank you for the photo of Littlewoods in New Street, yes that is where I had my Saturday job. Sorry for the delay in replying.

My car insurance is up for renewal at the end of the month, so my son looked on line for me but the lowest was just £9.00 cheaper than my current one, which incidently shows a reduction this year of around £9.00. I only do a small mileage and have 7 years no claims discount but it is still more...

Thanks for all your memories, I am glad I wasn't dreaming - the city centre has changed so much over the years (not for the better in my opinion) that sometimes you doubt yourself.

Does anyone remember a Littlewoods Store in New Street in the 1950s? It was near the corner with Stephenson Street. I was just nodding off last night when I suddenly recalled working there for a few months as a "Saturday Girl!" being paid about l0 shillings or perhaps even 12/6d for the day...

Carolann have a look under Events & Meet Ups for details of the Reunion of Burlington/Upper Thomas Street Schools.

Another thought most of the Parkes family lived in Sutton Coldfield, I used to type some private letters for them and at one time knew the addresses but that was a long time ago.

Jenny and Janice thanks for posting that it was the Parkes family that owned Sun Cycles. Alan, I don't think there was a formal connection with Millers, but they may have supplied components to Sun Cycles.

Alan, I don't know if Sun Cycles is the firm you are trying to recall in Finch Road, but I worked at Sun Cycles in Aston Brook Street, very near the junction with Newtown Row, this was in the early 1960's and had been there for many years. I believe it was family owned, and all the directors...