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The pubs my mom and dad used were the Mitre in Railway Terrace that has only recently closed, perhaps 2017, and the Aston Tavern opposite The swimming baths, the Swan Pool on Holborn Hill/Lichfield Road and the Prince of Wales on the corner of Long Acre and Thimble Mill Lane. My dad would go to...

Hi Lyn. Yes. I can tell you that the photo is of the outdoor on Stuart Street/Long Acre corner. I used to fetch pop from there on a Friday evening. The photo makes the building look shabby but the inside was immaculate and the counter or bar was made of wood. It was highly polished as was...

Sorry! The second line should read as " extreme left is Butlin Street". Sorry folks!

Extreme right of the photo was a grocery shop that Nigel Mansell's mother ran. Further along that line of shops was one run by Harry Evans which was a mix of electrical and hardware goods. My dad caved in to my pestering after I had seen a two-wheeler bike taking up prime position in Evans'...

Right! Something went wrong with my earlier comment on this photo of Nechells Park Road. So... extreme right of the photo is Butlin Street leading down to Long Acre which was my address, 204. Butlin Street was where the entry to our back yard was found. Extreme right of the photo was a yard of...

John Knight said he didn't know where the photographer stood to take the £35 photo of Nechells Park Road. Well, extreme left is Butlin Street leading down to Aston Sheds. Extreme right was a yard of back-to-back houses where my friend Raymond lived. Straight ahead is The cross roads of Aston...

Hi. Phil! I've just found your post eight years later than yours. I as at st Clements until 1956. I remember miss Jaques. She was my sister, Linda Williams, teacher. Linda loved her. Miss Beecrft was an awful woman. Hard! I am writing a book about my time in Nechells. I loved the old school...

Hi, Mike! I know the address. It was a sweet shop when I was at St. Clements school. I went in there one time to buy a halfpenny chew. It was twelve-o-clock. I had noticed that the flag on top of Newtons factory, opposite, was at half-mast. I didn't really know what that signified. The lady who...

Hi, Lyn. The pub you're looking for was called the White Horse. There is a photo on the net. It was my dad's local and just along from our house inLong Acre. Ivor

Hi, Phil! Thanks for the photo. I don't know the name of the pub, sorry. There is a photo of the Mitre in Railway Terrace on the net. I've seen it. What is the date of your photo because the houses in Thimble Mill Lane have been demolished?

Hi, Bryan! Do you know when the iron fire escape was added to St Clements infant playground? Also, were you ever able to access the classroom that had a door in the Boys Playground from the door under the wooden stairs? It was never used in my time.

Hi, Astoness! I went to St. Clements until 1956 and then to Charles Arthur Street senior school. I would love to see a photo of St. Clements. I am writing a book about my time in Nechells.

There is still a church on the Long Acre hill down to Cuckoo Road. I think it is Presbyterian. I used to be in the 72nd cubs there.

Hi, Cookie! Bullivants was great shop indeed! So good that it only closed in recent years. As far as I know it hasn't been pulled down.

Hi, Astoness! There is a photo of Bullivants in circulation but I can't say where to look for it.

I worked at the Dudley Road site for two years. Safety was very low on the agenda. For instance, all of the machinery was driven by a huge fly-wheel that was fixed in a pit on the canal wall. When the fly-wheel was be switched off, it took ten-fifteen minutes to stop. Best of luck to anyone who...

Hi, Astonian! I saw on another post that you worked at Wild's. Do you remember me? I was in the machine shop.