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A mates family invited me to join them on a static caravan holiday to Burnham on sea when I was 12 or 13, loved it. Five years later I made the move to the South West coast permanent. Still haven't tired of the sea view every morning after 45 years.

I used to live just round the corner from the Spinney (bus terminus) at the end of Witton Lodge Rd and Court Lane. Number 7 bus to Villa Park (I think?) As kids we used to hand around there, picking up bus tickets looking for reversible numbers! I think we were easily pleased. Ha!

From memory: 64 to 67 buses to Short heath , Erdington and Pype Hayes from town.

Bar Skittles, I remember having that too. Also Action Man, Airfix models, plastic soldier armies along with those little metal spring loaded cannons that fired matchsticks to mow down the soldiers.

Lipstick? more like a thermo- nuclear device at the time :D

I remember being quite happy as a child opening a few Christmas presents until my kid brother opened this.....

Thanks everyone for your help in replies. (big thumb)

That's a good point Eric. She had only one child, my father in 1937, and no more children until her death ten years later. She was still married to my Grandfather who was in attendance at her death.

My Grandmother died in 1947 aged 34 at Johnson Rd Erdington. Of course I'm curious to know why she departed so early. I can read 'certified by ? ? Mc Creary MD but not the a1 cause or by, although I think the second word is Tumour. Can anyone decipher this please.

Thanks John, least I can see where it was.

Just bumping this 10 year old thread, looking for any images. 1891 census has my ancestors living at number 16 Walter Street. Thanks in advance.

In around 1972 I was working at a tarpaulin manufacturers ( Swacky?) was the owner) just over Cuckoo bridge on the right hand side. When the weather was fine we used to run over the bridge at lunchtime to play footy at Salford for half hour. Then going back to work pop into The Reservoir? on the...

Thanks for the detective work John and confirming I'd heard something along those lines. :)

Ok back on topic....here's another, complete with advertising.

Workers on break time, no date I'm afraid and not the best quality, do you recognise anyone? My uncle Dick Shakespeare (second from left) worked there most of his life, coming up 90 this year. His father (also Dick) worked there for many years and also at Hughes. I remember going to a few...

A picture from Salford velodrome.

Hi John, Thanks for the advertising info. I was in attendance to a fair few home games as a teenager when we were in the old 3rd division. I'm sure I heard it announced on the PA nearing the end of the season that we had reached 1 million spectators that season, or am I not remembering that...

I have 22 Station Rd as his residence but want's sure of the exact location of the business itself.

A family photo of my GG Grandfathers bicycle business in Erdington with one of his sons. He also set an early record (1870) riding 13 miles 600 yards on a Penny farthing in an hour. https://olympics.com/en/athletes/victor-louis-johnson

Here's a family picture from trackside.. The old chap with the walking stick is my GG Grandfather John Thomas Johnson, the five riders are his sons with Leon my G Grandfather on the far right. Second from left is Victor Louis Johnson who held several world sprint records and also an Olympic...