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Hold onto those "Civil War" cards Donbogen. They are very collectable these days, as are the dollar bills that came with each pack. Pretty gruesome some of them, particularly the one below, which was very hard to come by in the early 60s. I found my long lost collection a couple of years ago and...

You are understanding the situation 100% Richard. It is a bit like the 1989 film "Field of Dreams" and specifically the famous line from it: :rolleyes: I wonder whether, if you keep building them, one day they will all get occupied..;)

The Brummies were beaten by Leicester on Monday in front of a capacity crowd and now the developers will move in. Photographs below (1 - CEO Nigel Tolley thanks spectators after racing, 2 - One of the last few races & 3 - Another soon to be disappearing Birmingham landmark) :rolleyes: :

The Brick Works in 1937 & a brick:

Thanks, I still have my Dad's Morris Oxford Traveller, but we never danced on the roof.... :)

Hope this helps jog that memory boilerman ;) :

Speedway comes to an end in Birmingham on Bank Holiday Monday, when the Perry Barr track holds the Birmingham Brummies' final meeting, which will signal the end of speedway in the Midlands. :( BBC News link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqxgd52nxryo

Sadly, I can't see any Morris Dancing going on. :(

As another Streetly lad, who has lived in Streetly and on the Chester Road, more often than not since 1957, could I suggest that Google street view is an easy way to see the length of the Chester Road and all roads off it, without actually walking it (which I did regularly with my Labrador dogs...

Yes Dionysius, I often popped into those three after work too and to the Barton's after a match. I would never have guessed back then, that so many pubs would be closed down by now. Pubs are in increasingly short supply now, whether they be the traditional boozer or the more "arty" variety, it's...

I understand that the Barton Arms is Grade 2 listed, so demolition/alteration would require consent from the local planning authority, given their recent track record, how soon will it be until it is converted into multi occupational flats or into something that the majority of the local...

Given it was kept busy during the football season and takings must have been high on match days, it seems a strange time to close it, given the first game of the season was today. Surely someone will take it on? Or has an offer of some sort already been made to prompt the closure? I also hope...

It has been reliant on being kept busy on match days since re-opening and given the season has just begun it's strange to close it now. A pub like this shouldn't close for good. Is there more to this than meets the eye? Certainly the explanation given, is lacking in detail. Birmingham Live...

I seem to remember that sirens were occasionally tested locally in the 60s & 70s, to make sure they were still operational. I'm thinking at the town hall, in police/fire stations and in some larger factories/offices until the Cold War cooled down. I'm sure I have heard and seen them, I think I...

It's so very different there now. :rolleyes:

You may already be aware Andy, but the following is available on YouTube, entitled "A visit to Fred Hanks Motorcycle Ltd" posted by Ras Negus. It shows both the inside and outside of the shop in Slade Road and is 8.27 minutes in duration.

There are some more posts about Harry Parkes on the "Aston Villa History" thread (posts #150 - #155 apply). Harry's parents living in Abbey Road (as mentioned in post #8 above) would have tied in with his attending Slade Road school too and this is also mentioned on that thread.

Funny enough I used "potty mouth" myself this week, I must have delved deep into my memory banks to find that, my Nan used to use it, as she certainly did "show me your donnies". Nice memories those.

I think it's Cleveland Tower on the right Viv. I always thought those two huge residential towers, looked out of place on Holloway Head. Nice to see the Odeon open for business.

Some more famous faces at The Albany 1 The Osmonds 1972, 2 Muhammad Ali 1984 & 3 Clint again, with his wife 1967: