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What was your Dads name? I was at Cannings 1957 to 1962 Bob

What date was 901 AOP registered, perhaps that could date the picture better, I do not know when Birmingham turned to reverse numbers and letters. Bob

Chester Road had cycle tracks both sides from The Tyburn to Orphanage Road. Used them many a time to Castle Bromwich Station (Incidentally I see your Mayor has talked about reopening it). It was quite a good spot for train spotting mainly freights. Bob

The only tram track (and correct me if I am wrong) on Chester Road between Chester Road Station and Castle Bromwich was where the 2 crossed it at the Yenton on Sutton/Birmingham Road. The tram terminus at Tyburn was before Chester Road. Can someone put a map out showing this spot please? Bob

I strenuously deny it. Bob Davis

A very US of A bible belt company, when the Americans visited South Western Electicity Board premises and depots after the take over, all girlie calendars had to be removed as they were considered to be unnecessary, even the clothed young ladies. Bob

Not very PC, where was the 'woke' brigade? Bob

Interesting, men in the front, women in the back, all of course wearing hats, mainly cloches and caps. Bob

Noticed them both, JCB quite elderly actually, yet when you look at it and compare it with todays models very little has changed about the design, now of course 4 in 1 front bucket and levers compatible with a 360 slew. Running a plant training company one of the major whinges by 180 operators...

Neither my wife or I suffered any after effects other than a slightly sore arm, not enough to stop me sleeping on it we had the Oxford jab. Bob

Was that on the right hand side going down Soho Hill? If so for 1/9d (o.9p) you got a seat circa 1960 to 1961 often to see 2 A movies, instead of the usual A and B starter. One Friday night, we went in at 1830 to see A Town like Alice and The Glenn Miller Story, no break between the two...

The Browser I am on is Internet Explorer and the set up is Windows 7. Bob

Superb picture Mort, but doesn't it make you realise how lucky we are that we don't live and work like this anymore. Presumably the rods leaning against the roofs are steel bars with which the ladies worked. Obviously these were dedicated chain making buildings, not living accomodation as...

I used to have to walk up High Street Harborne to change the accumulator that powered Grandad's Radio, because in !945 the house in Greys Road was still all gas. Uncle John put the electricity in after Grandad died. The first batteries I really remember where the double ones which fitted the...

Yes Tammy by Debbie Reynolds, yuk Bob

Thanks Maurice Bob

On my works computer which is networked from an outside source and I keep on permanently, is now showing a strip that reads 'You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.' I cannot upgrade...

Particularly fond memories of the Gaumont I had met June at the jazz club in the Golden Cross, she lived in a bedsits in Hunton Hill (off Gra velly Hill), saw her home (to the front door of course) and asked if she would like to go to the pictures next week. The Gaumont.? Yes she said...

I was wrong it was a tram stop, I quote from Robert Harley's Birmingham Tramways; Page 188 Stopping Stations iii Yellow Plates. "Cars stop here by request". Same as Blue Plates, but when passing these points and any cross roads adjoining, cars must be driven "Dead Slow" This is from the...

Do you understand modern music, rap, hip hop, garage, shed, semi detached it all seems to be tuneless, loud, people playing the right notes but not in the right order, which leads me on to John Cages 4.33, nuff said. Strangely enough there are actually quite a lot of pieces of music that on...