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Hi All, Or perhaps they had forgotten the name of the Queen. Now what was it? Old Boy

Thank you Lyn. Doreen and her husband went to the memorial, as arranged, on Monday 28th. Before the brief service in the chapel they spoke to a member of the staff and were delighted when the details of Uncle Arthur were read out and he was included in the prayers. It was also announced that he...

Hi All,, Surely it is a netball as opposd to a football. I would not have given much chance to those ladies competing in a football match against one of the ladies professional teams playing at present. Not that I think much of them. Nice ladies - Yes - but good footballers No. Old Boy

Hi Warren, I am computer ignorant so did not have a clue as what was going on. My heartfell thanks Chris Beresford (Old Boy)

Hi All, In my younger days a horse drawn vehicle was referred to as a Horse and Cart. Carters, therefore, were either in control of a horse and cart or else pushing a hand held cart. I imagine that carters working from the Birmingham stations were mainly of the horse drawn variety...

Hi All, My eldest daughter was born in Heathfield Maternity Hospital in October 1951. In reality it was just a large house with the entrance opening directly onto the street. Immediately opposite was the Stork Public House where I wet the babies head, Old Boy

Hi Big Gee, Yes that phrase was quite common when I was a lad (prewar). It seems to have died out now though. Old Boy

Hello Paul, Welcome to the Forum. Anything you an tell us about the Birmingham of yesteryear is very welcome. We used to use the root you describe but called it India Root. I have not heard of it for years so suspect that you are not in the first flush of youth Chris...

Hi , I did not know Graham but would like to add my condolences. Chris Beresford (Old Boy)

Hi All, Marx Bros in a room and telephone rings. Groucho picks it up and says, "Hello" followed by "I know it is" and replaces phone. Harpo says Who was that?" and Groucho says "Someone telling me it is a long distance from Chicago" Old Boy

Hi All, I have recently been discharged after a ten day spell in hospital. Today I fell asleep over lunch. My wife woke me and said, " Remember you are still convalescent" This reminded me that twice before when I have been ill I went to convalescent homes to recover. I went to Weston...

Very much an urban myth. The whole premises were licensed not half a bar. It is fact that for a time the Sutton hours finished at 10pm whereas in Birmingham they finished at 10'30pm so if you were sharpish you could nip over the border for the last drink. It may have been the other way round...

Maggs Your car is obviously in very good nick. What mileage is showing on the clock? Old Boy

Hi BrumBum; Yes, I certainly found your photos of interest. They remind me of the hours I spent there waiting for my train to Plymouth when I was in the navy. Anyone who has older photos of our area is welcome to post them and what a wonderful reminder of the old steam engines. I can...

Seem to be a lot of drunken policemen in Brum, especially considering, as is pointed out, that those are only the ones getting caught Hi All, This reminds me that we had a sergeant who did like a drink but rarely overstepped the mark. However one Christmas he did imbibe too much and...

Hi Mohawk, I wonder if this was mainly men going to the dog track at Perry Barr. It was not very popular with women in those days. A good photograph anyway. Old Boy

Dear Lyn, Thank you for making an old man happy. I was a sergeant at the Lane in the 1960s. It was an important part of my career and indeed my life. It was a shame that the ceremony was so poorly attended but I suppose that we must blame the weather and also the fact that the...

Hi Cassy, Apart from the Hall of Memory there is no complete list of war casualties in Birmingham. However there are many places, especially churches, where memorials have been erected in memory of local people. In any case I doubt if it would have more information than the Hall of Memory...