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Hi Alan, Gerry Baumber was never Chief Constable of Birmingham He was, in fact, a Detective Chief Superintendent in charge of Birmingham CID. Chris Beresford (Old Boy)

Hi Old Brit, You can certainly say that again. During the war I went to a camp at Arrow near Alcester with my school to help the farmers etc. We split into teams and my team went potato picking. At the end of the first day my team leader told me that the farmer had said that I would not be...

Hi Eric, 12 months before my time but I was only there a few weeks anyway. It was a time when you could pick and choose your occupation providing you were of sound mind and in good health. Chris Beresford

Hi Bob, For a time I lived at Pype Hayes. I cannot remember exactly when but the 79 tram finished well before the No2 which was the last in Birmingham. I also worked at Dunlop for a very short time. It was in an office but I cannot remember which one. My brother Arthur Beresford also...

Hi All. The word free has been misused in this context. It means free up more room for the workers. This was so that they could get home and maybe rest before a possible air raid. We have something similar now in that senior citizens bus passes cannot be used before 9.30am and between...

Hi Alan, I am sorry but what evidence have you got that Alex Henshaw was threatened with arrest for low flying over Birmingham? I simply cannot credit it. Such an offence would have been the concern of the Air Ministry not local police. Also Alex Henshaw was Chief Test Pilot not, as...

Hi All, I remember the details of the new car were given wide coverage at the time. I suppose it was the birth of Volkswagen' No wonder Hitler was so revered by so many of the German population. Old Boy

Eddie, Two lovely photos of two lovely men. Who is who? Chris Beresford (Old Boy)

Pedro, Thank you. I was right, it was before the war started. It shows how the shadow of war was looming over us at that time. It was obvious that there was no stopping Hitler without going to war. Chris Beresford. (Old Boy)

Hi Pedro, Do you know when that article was written and the photo taken? I have it in the back of my mind that they were delivered before the war when it was obvious that war was almost unavoidable. Certainly ours in Small Heath was ready before the blitz started in 1940 Old Boy

Hi Pedro, Obviously posed but hardly propaganda. It seems that the shelters had only been delivered that day and it was an item of news for the newspaper. In any case the shelter should really have been erected in a hole specially dug. Old Boy

Hi Linda, Welcome to the forum. Just a word of Advice. It is unwise to enter your Email address on an open forum as anyone can see it and sometimes cause you all sorts of problems. You can always send a PM (Private Message). If you are not sure how to do this just say and someone...

Hi Cookie, I cannot argue with a pub regular. You are most probably right. I am 89 years of age and seem to have a memory to go with it. Thank you for putting me right. Chris Beresford (Old Boy)

Hi Cookie, I cannot recall the proper name but the pub nicknamed "The Ratpan" was at Salford Bridge at the junction of Slade Road and Gravelley Hill. I cannot really be sure but I think it survived the construction of Spaghetti Junction and may even still be there. I do not know...

Jim, To my certain knowledge Bordesley Green East existed long before 1940. Certainly as far as the Outer Circle route. Old Boy

Hi All, Most working people were members of clubs that did support them if confined to hospital My father, for instance, was a member of the Caledonian Corks who had premises at the top of Golden Hillock Road near Coventry Road. There was also the Royal Antedeluvian Order of Buffaloes...

Hi Eric, Without doubt the sale of council houses has reduced the number available. The tenants occupy a council house and when they die the house is available for the next on the list. If they have bought the house when they die it is sold and the money distributed amongst their...

Hi All, I seem to have messed it up again but if you click on "expand" on my last post you will see my full reply. Old Boy

Hi Tim, God help dad when he arrived home with you on his back.I bet that you did not get many "Happy Birthdays" either. Chris Beresford (Old Boy)