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Lyn, I'm pretty sure that as you say the shops at 341 have been demolished and a whole new row built. They were a long time in the building but when we went past some time ago several of them were occupied. At first I thought they were going to be residential but they are separate shop units.

Lovely news, Aston Lad. He's a smasher. There must have been something in the air nine months ago. My 3rd GGC, Teddy, was born on the 29th, and the 4th GGC, Willow, on 30th. Hopefully that's it for a while as it's beginning to make me feel old!

Thank you both - I know he'll be really pleased.

Last night I went to a talk about WW1 at the Erdington Historical Society. It was about a despatch rider who later became a pilot. He had to provide his own motorbike and was immediately made a corporal because private soldiers were not allowed to talk to officers. As he was delivering messages...

That's a good one Jonob. It shows the houses on Chester Road which were demolished to make way for the car park and also the lack of railings on the 'Erdington side' of the road. Thank you.

Summer Road was originally Summer Lane!

Happy Birthday Viv.

Thanks Pedro, I was under the impression that the flooding only occurred after the road was lowered but this photograph from August 1948 shows quite deep water. It must have been lowered again after the incidents in Mike's post. This picture is from Marian Baxter's 'Sutton Coldfield, the Second...

Thank you both. Mike that's a really good cutting as it ties the date of the bridge to between April and August so not many issues of the Mail to go through as I first thought. Unfortunately it was a daily paper but I could do it a bit at a time.

I realise that this is a very poor photo. It's a scan of a photocopy of a newspaper cutting. You can see what a near miss the bus (No. 28) is having but the lorry carrying the tank wasn't so lucky. The road was lowered not long afterwards causing different problems with flooding. Such an...

That's really helpful SDUG. There used to be a full set in Erdington Library, as described by Mike above, but last time I went in most of it was missing.

Sorry to hear that Viv, but I do understand where you're coming from. I have edited the church magazine for the past eight years but now feel that I want to devote my time to other things. Lovely that you'll have more time to spend with the little ones - the time with them goes by in a flash. Enjoy!

It stands a really good chance Viv.

Viv, I was wondering if your unique house is on this photo? The caption gives it as 'Dental Hospital 1890 on the corner of Newhall Street'. I thought the dental hospital started life somewhere around The Priory and was opened in the 1850's. I always thought that this photo showed Newhall...

So sorry to hear this news. Maurice will be very much missed.

Welcome to the forum Raymond and Brian. There was quite a lot of interest in this property when it was first posted on the forum and worth a look at earlier posts if you haven't already done so. I was, and still am when time permits, researching the lake and the Greyhound pub in Court Lane.

Snap - but I'm still going!

So sorry to hear you're poorly Maurice. Do get well very soon - we need you! Penny x

We're up for it Lyn and will bring Eric hopefully. It will be great to see everyone at last.

Grea, Joseph McKenna's book 'Central Birmingham Pubs Vol II' gives the first pub on the north side at 4-5 Broad Street as The Royal Oak. He says it;s a little beerhouse with its yard backing onto the canal which once stood there. I've actually seen this picture before but can't find it today. I...