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Hi Old Brummy. Sorry the name is L Eason not Easton

My husband knew Lenny Eason he went to school with him and they continued to be friends until the late 1950's. His father also a Leonard Eason had the property L&E Motors so he would have been the one who purchased the bike why we don't really know except his son wanted to be a mechanic on the...

Im glad someone else remembers I was wondering if I had the name right, He had a couple of Italians working there that also worked for Raymond next to the Odean in Birmingham believe they were friends of the family.

Thanks pmc1947 yes you had posted two of them at least but the others were great, gave me a good idea of what the street was like, have made a copy of them all for my records so once again thanks,

Does anyone remember Dantes Ladies hairdressers and barbers in Gooch St in the 1950's? I have been through this thread looking for a good picture of Conybere St you have a couple but they don't give a very good idea of what it was like, my grandparents kept a shop there in the 1930's and I...

Dave glad to hear it how many more fish heads are out there,

Thanks Chocks 2 he has heard all the others but not Fish head, you certainly had him scratching his head kept him quiet for a while trying to figure it out.

Hi Old Boy, thanks for the information will certainly look at that although he wasn't on the Gambia for very long got transferred to her sister ship HMS Bermuda, . Chocks 2. Fish head??? not familar with this term,can you enlighten me please

Hi again Chocks My husband was an LME Devenport Division 1949 to 1957, he only served on 1 carrier HMS Illustrious the rest were cruisers Devonshire, Gambia and Bermuda,he would certainly love someone to swing the lamp with.

I went along yesterday my first visit, what a wonderful place we stood and watched the dedication it was very moving, my husband was particularly interested as he served in the Royal Navy, Will definately be going again as it is impossible to see everything in one visit even though we did the...

Hi Astonian, Thanks for your thoughts on the Pheasant. It was situated on Camp Hill estate Nuneaton and as you say there were miners houses and council houses all around but I cannot agree with you when you say it was always bad, it was a comparatively new pub when my dad took it on and as all...

Hi Keiron, After the Brewers Arms my Dad moved to the Pheasant in Nuneaton then on to the Golden Eagle now the Blue Ball in Risley Derby, finishing at the Belgrade in Leicester. As you can see he never stayed too long in any place always wanted new fields to conquer.:)

Thanks for the kind words Astonian, nice to hear from someone that knew my dad, after he moved from the Brewers Arms he still kept a pub but not in Birmingham,:)

Hi Astonian Thanks for your reply, Did you know every pub in Birmingham?You asked my Dads name he was Jack Sykes. The Park Tavern was the first pub he managed would be around 1952 to 1954, no West Indians playing domino's and the windows were never boarded up in his time there. He moved to...

Re Acorn Inn Winson Green I read yor web site about the pubs in Winson Green but noted you didnt have anything on the Park Tavern on Dudley Rd or the Smiths Arms on Winson Green Rd, my Dad kept both of these pubs for a short time in the 1950s, and I would be extremely interested in any...

I went to Harrison Barrow School from 1951 to 1955. Anyone else attend or was I the only one!!!!!

The grave Tom and Maggie were looking for was for my grandfather, they had a tough time finding it but find it they did. They have cleared up a few mysteries for me and as I haven't been able to go to the cemetry myself , their help has been invaluable.I now have pictures of the grave and...

I went to school with a Roger Freeman and somewhere in my memory I connected him to the Freemans milk business. Isn't it a shame that all the olds pubs are disappearing,I read on this site that the Waggon and Horses was being pulled down I think if I went back there I wouldn't know the area...

Lencops you brought many happy memories back when you were describing the layout of Coventry Rd. You mentioned a dairy called Slaters was it ever called Freemans dairies? I was born at 1948 Coventry Rd and remember the shops you mentioned. What happened to the Good Companions pub, I bet that...

Sorry no relation my Dad ran the pub around 1956 to 1959.