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How a picture can evoke such memories!

Yes Dek I believe he did.

The stories my Grandad could tell you about Devon Street were he still here. He was the window cleaner down there in the late 40's and early 50's

Sorry Dek but I can't remember! Only joking!! I guess that it would have been by reading between the lines of Lelands writings. It was the main metal working area of Brum at the time.

Col, Maybe Leland was right then but if it was so bad why on earth would he refer to it as a pretty street? Confusing isn't it?

Hoooooooray !!!!!!!!!!! I got one right.

I agree Mike. thats what I have read this afternoon. I have spent hours today researching the man himself who it seems was not only hard of hearing but he couldn't spell his own name either. In some documents he signed as Leyland and in others as Leland. Unless anyone knows different we can...

Looks like it could be sections of a spitfire fuselage they are working on so is it the Spitfire farctory, Castle Bromwich

For those of you that would like to know more, I found an interesting piece and explination on bildargue.jimdo.com i know many of you are familiar with this website but for those who are not, just go to the website, click on D then Deritend to find the article.l

Dek. I know very little about Dirtey Street other than, in 1535 the historian, John Leyland wrote "I walked along a pretty street that I now know to be called Dirtey Street (Deritend) and crossed a quaint little brook at the ford by the bidge (River Rae) and proceeded up a mean hill of a quater...

Can anyone tell me when Dirtey Street changed to Deritend and are there any known origins to the name Dirtey Street.

Summer Lane, The Stags Head extension! No, I think it's Soho House too.

Is it Navigation Street Mike?

The picture may have been taken about 1967 cos I'm in it and I moved to a different troop in Jan 1968. Froth, the old acorn was still open in 1975 because my parents ran a country club in there on a Friday night and I used to go in there when I came home on week-end leave.

Just been reading back through the posts in this thread and realised that I missed the question regarding which carrier the Gannet was on. Now, Darby, far be it from me to try to correct an ex-bootneck but the carrier wasn't the Bulwark. Tail letter "J" was for the Eagle during the period...

My mom worked at Buttons, Portland St, 1951 to 1953. She worked in the Spray Shop Outwork Dept. She tells me that when the buttons were finished they used to send them out to people who would sew them onto card before shipping them to the various shops

Today I was able to have a good look at the old bridge over the Tame on the Aldridge Rd but I have been unable to find any info about it other than there is a preservation order on both the bridge and the wall leading up to it. Can any of you give me any information about it. I was able to have...

I stand corrected. For Accident Hospital, read "General Hospital". My Memory Fades with old age. If it helps, when you looked out of the window of the scout shop you could see the central Fire Stn in Lancaster Square. Sorry to confuse anyone.

No Jean you are right it was opposite the entrance to the accident hospital but as previously stated at the junction of Corporation St and Steelhouse lane. The main entrance was in Steelhouse lane but the shop stretched round the corner into Corporation Street. I was in there nearly every...

Kevkonk. As Maggieuk said, the "Scout & Guide" shop was at the junction of Corporation St and Steelhouse Lane until 1967. It then moved to Hill Street. Lord alone knows where the shop is now but due to the fact that I no longer look good in shorts and a cap frankly I'm not to bothered.