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What a great thread, only just come across it. It was good to see that in most of the photos the guys looked reasonably healthy. More than can be said for those in Japanese Prisoner of war camps. One of our neighbours living at 46 Abbey Road Erdington, think his name was Upton, was in a Japanese...

What a great photo. Although not a good time for anyone no doubt the photo brings back happy memories. As far as size of the Morrison shelter my uncles room was no larger than 12 ft X 12 ft and his was also also in the middle of the room. They also used it as a table fully fledged with a cloth on it

Seem to remember the word being used by my gran who used to cut up material and make rugs with a hessian backing - lasted for years

Agree with AMW, amazes me how much info. there comes up on this site. I wondered if the word " Breaking" on the register refers to actually breaking down a fence/wall to gain entry, or just breaking the law in this matter. It would be interesting to know what the sentence was in this case

I don't think many people had the Morison shelters. They took up a lot of room and didn't look pleasant. My uncle had one because he didn't want to dig up his garden for an Anderson shelter. I didn't hear of anyone whose house or nearby was bombed so don't know how successful they were but if we...

Wow! Thanks for that Morturn. I get more amazed every day at what you can find on the internet and more so at what the folk on this wonderful site find out for you. Apart from the boat on the video being somewhat posher than mine it worked exactly the same. It certainly brings back memories of...

Don't know why but as I woke this morning I suddenly thought of a toy I used to love playing with,[ perhaps in old age wishing I could get back to my childhood]. It was a little tin speedboat, about 3 inches long and you put a little bit of lighted candle or taper in it and somehow it would...

Not seen it myself, only going from newspaper where it says Gunsmith House Price Street

Thanks for that mikejee. They are proposing to put 34 one bed, 44 two bed and 4 three bed apartments in it. I wonder what provision they will make for car parking. Also how much they will be charging for each apartment.

Article in Express & Star the other day that detailed planning permission being sort to make 84 apartments at the Gunsmith House in Price street. Would this be the building in the photos above? Can't find any reference to Gunsmith House in any thread.

Nico saying about someone talking too much reminded me of what used to be said "They've been vaccinated with a gramophone needle"

Suddenly thought this morning whilst taking my daily dose of vitamins of what they used to say when I was a kid and they felt exhausted, " I need a foofoo pill" [not a clue how you would spell it ]

Certainly an interesting article OldMohawk. How thankful we should be for the skill and dedication of all involved

Presenter on radio this morning said he went shopping with his lad on Saturday and whilst looking around the veg. stall asking what they should have, his son asked him if he wanted any 'Man get out'. Of course dad hadn't a clue until he took him to it, and then explained it was a French word...

Re Pedro post 120 - you would have thought they would have had to polish their wellingtons for the inspection ! Haha. Not sure when it was exactly, whether 1945 or 1946 but the king and queen and the two princesses came to Birmingham and I believe other cities, soon after the war. I remember...

Had my second Pfizer Saturday evening. Well organised again. Felt a little more tired than usual yesterday but no other problems at all

Not exactly the advert but does anyone remember a product, not sure whether something like Virol that had a picture of two girls on the front, They were my cousins and my Uncle entered the photo in a competition

As far as I am aware every house in the country is sent a form and there should be no need to request one. It is stated on the form that you can do it on line or send the form in

They were discussing this years census on the radio this morning and someone asked about when the 1921 Census would be available. Apparently because of various problems the England/ Wales census wont be available until January 2022. They were also saying that in that census there were two new...

Talking of having a hair cut when you started work brings back memories. I was 15 when I started work and soon after went to a barbers on Icknield Port Road. As he cut my hair he suddenly asked "Is your father bald ?" Yes I said. "Well you will be before you're thirty" At 15 that was not what I...