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I wonder if that's what my mum meant. We're from Saltley.

Re: st peters place..broad st I always wanted to go in there. Now I know the probable reason why I didn't.

This may be a bit out of context, and it may have been mentioned before, but, is anyone familiar with a passage called 'the monkey run' I don't think that was it's official name. It was at Bromford Bridge by Drews Lane, opposite the BRS. I never went down there, co's my mum made me feel that it...

I agree with you. Birmingham had far too many lovely buildings - they had to go.

We used to do the same thing. I loved the atmosphere in the shops, everyone in a good mood.Somehow, I don't think it would be the same these days.

Thanks Sistersue61 and maggiuk

Something else that is on our list of 'things to eat as soon as we get back to England'.

Re: re motor bikes We have an American friend who knew about Vale Onslow. When he knew we were visiting England, he asked us to get some spares for him. We were amazed - we're brummies and we'd never heard of the place, and this was in the early 80's, way before the internet.

I'm a bit confused - What is the exact title of this book, who is the author? I put in "from sloggers to peaky blinders, gangs in birmingham" into the amazon search and didn't come back with anything. I've tried amazon.com and amazon.co.uk. fashionz

I remember the name, I think it may have been just before my time. I never went there, so, I don't know where it was.

Get well soon Mike, Fashionz

Yes, it was the Gas House, I'm not sure if the building still there, Crawford St. is all scrap yards now. Fashionz QUOTE=dek carr;346152]Iv,e been thinking of a pub half way down Crawford St when you turned down from Adderley Rd it was half way down on the r/h side i don,t think many of the...

It makes me very sad when I look at all the pictures of old places, that we couldn't keep them, or rebuild in the same style, instead of the boxes that we get today. Fashionz

Just looked at the referenced site, your fathers outfit is practically identical (except for the collar) to a boy in this picture:- https://www.fashion-era.com/images/Photosfam/guymapa.jpg

Yes, definitely Edwardian.

Re: Canals of Brum You're lucky to have so many records of your family. My grandparents died when their children were teenagers, and one way or another memento's/records have got displaced/lost/thrown away. Fashionz