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I worked here from 1965 till 1969 in the meat assembly dept preparing the ingredients for sausages,mincing the meat adding the salts and seasoning. The main entrance was in Greenway St, but there were others one was behind the pub we used to call the Wrexham, where we spent many a dinner time...

Get well soon Mike. Best wishes from Formula t and family.

Hello DavidGrain if you go onto google and type in The Birmingham Anchor Exchange. it will tell you all about it. its an interesting read. all the best formula t.

A saying used by my mother,it was more of a rhyme really. Every time i see a church i always pay a visit, then when at last im carried in the Lord wont say, Who is it ?

One i remember as a lad was, . Mary had a metal cow she milked it with a spanner,the milk came out in shilling tins and the small ones were a tanner.

I dont know if its been on before,but i came across a site with old footage of bimingham town centre in 1935 it also has footage from London. And some old railway film it was on Brian Trengerry Archive Its worth a look. Formula t.

I can remember my mom saying of someone, If his brains were made of dynamite, he wouldnt have enough to blow his cap off.

I remember the one my mother used to say, if there was someone who you could never stop talking, she used to say to them, When you were little were you vacinated with a gramaphone needle.?

Wonderful photographs it has been a joy to view them all. Once i get used to the forum site i will try to get some of my own posted on. formula t

hello mohawk was it The Lincolnshire Poacher where the poor lad had his moulies nailed to the fence. formula t

Hello everyone we had a bombpeck in watery lane between the gpo building and dart st, ideal playing area when it snowed as it dipped down making a good sledge ride. also getting back to strange sayings my parents used to say what are you grizzling for?. meaning why was i crying. and the other...

What are you mooching for now ? 6 words i hear more than any others from the wife. i think she only wants me to stop mooching so she can do it. to all brummies KEEP ON MOOCHING. you never know what you may find. fomula t.

Nice picture dek carr. i went there a few times i remember it was a swimming baths and washing baths next door with the library at the forefront. i think wimbushes factory was in the left hand rd. Are the library and baths still open?. all the best formula t.

hello everyone if you liked round the horn its as mohawk said radio7 fridays at 8am then repeated 12noon and 7pm. also if there are any goon show fans out there radion7 thursdays at 8am then repeated at 12noon and 7 pm. happy listening formula t.

hello Bernard. i have both books. the one you have read The Brum we knew and 96 years a brummie as col h said it was written by his mother and edited by tom. i must add it was a brilliant read. I like youself had it lent to me but wanted a copy of my own, i tried many shops to buy it but...

hello GG jean. i cant believe you were once a little horror.

hello shortie All i got back was a little grin and a pat on the head.

When i was a child if ever my aunts or uncles gave me any money for birthdays or christmas my dad always said put it in the piggy bank in the corner, I was 12 before i realised the piggy bank was the gas meter.

a very nice painting cookie i used to live in kingshurst years ago it was always nice to walk round the lake. we used to chat to an elderly lady who lived in that house. we also went along the path at the side of the house along the river cole ,then cut across into shard end park. also we went...

i used to visit the art gallery and science museum in the late 50s and early 60s, i must agree with the comments made the science museum was far superior to the think tank. like some of you i wasted my money visiting it. i went to the art gallery a few weeks ago saw the staffordshire hoard. had...