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Hi All, I doubt if this is a war diary In fact, it was an offence for other ranks to keep a diary in case they were captured and they had put information in useful to the enemy. Officers kept official diaries. L/Cpl Fox would not have carried the diary so openly. It is obvious that many...

May I add my condolences Mike? Chris Beresford (Old Boy)

Hi Brian, My uncle - Arthur Stevens - was caretaker of Silvermere Road School at the time. My Aunt Elsie ,his wife, was my mothers sister. We were in a public shelter on Coventry Road at Barrows Lane during the raid when someone came in and said there was a big fire and it looked as...

Hello Pam, I well remember Harry Rhodes. He was my sergeant at Victoria Road, Aston before he moved up to Erdington. He was known as Dusty Rhodes and was quite a character. Old Boy.

...providing i have my facts straight it started on 28th july 1914 so from this point onwards many lives were in danger of being lost... Lyn, War was declared on 4th August 1914. I am not sure of where you got your date of 28th July 1914 from. Old Boy

GEOFFREY I cannot help with your query but it is advisable not to enter your email address on an open forum. You are liable to get loads of spam if you do. Chris Beresford (Old Boy)

Re: Aston and lozells pic reposted... Hi Cookie, My wife and I had the same problem as you when we wanted to get married at Aston Parish Church in 1950. The vicar (probably Warman) would not marry us on the date we wanted because it was Lent. We went to Christchurch Baptist at Six Ways...

I would imagine the piece on the right close to the curb is the Fire Brigade Call Box. Thanks for posting this. Hi Jennie, Many of the major juhctions with traffic lights had a small box nearby which could be opened by the police and their lights operated manually. This happened when it...

Hi All, As well as the train discrepancy I spotted one in the police officers uniforms. They were all wearing white shirts. It was many years after 1963 that constables and sergeants went into white shirts. Previous to that they wore blue shirts I noticed also that the Met police...

Hi Nico, The starlings have disappeared. It seems that whatever the council were doing to discourage them finally wprked. Old Boy

Welcome dks1681, Hoping you were not badly affected by the storm which battered the south coast last Monday. A few days ago I saw a photograph on the forum of mounted police riding into Duke Street yard. I have had a little look for it but really had not much time If you do a search you...

Hi Annie, The Coventry Road trams came up Digbeth into the Bull Ring and turned right into Moor Strert. I think that is where they stopped but I am not absolutely certain. Old Boy

Hello Shortie, Spoil Sport Old Boy

Hi MaypoleBaz, Yes. It was no doubt because he did not come from Birmingham. Smethwick has never been in Birmingham and, almost certainly, has its own Memorial. It was previously in Staffordshire. Old Boy

Saturday visits to Villa Park, re-living the game for the rest of the week in the road, keeping a sharp eye out for the Policeman. Hi Dave, I was a policeman and walked the streets of Aston for six years from 1952. Those must have been the years that you and your pals committed the...

Hi Brummie Nick, Wikipedia was quite right King Kong was commissioned to complete the Bull Ring developement and was put in Manzoni Gardens, Many people complained that he looked completely out of place so he was moved and eventually bought by a garage that sold used cars in Camp Hill. The...

Hi Ken, Thanks for your reply. I left Carlton Road in 1950 when I got married so obviously did not know Maureen. Chris Beresford (Old Boy)

Hi All, The mystery continues. The photographs in Post 24, which seems to me the original "Archway of Tears" is much different to the archway to be seen via Post 23. All I know is the plaque dedicated by Carl Chinn is immediately inside the Western Road entrance whereas the arch in the...

[QUOTE=BernardR; I would be happy for it to stay where it is. Just my view. Hi All, I agree with Bernard. KIng Kong never really belonged to Birmingham in fact I believe that he started life on a garage forecourt in Camp Hill in order to attract motorists. I certainly would not have him...