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My first car was an Austin A35, 948 cc A Series engine. Had it off my uncle who had it new on the employee's scheme. He was a tinsmith in the Austin West Works from 1934 until his retirement in 1975. After 58 years of driving - countless cars and motorbikes, I'm back to a 1 litre again. Toyota...

Happy New Year everyone.

Thank you for the update. Clive

Sorry for the misinformation Janice. I had been told by a former regular of the Covered Wagon that it had closed some time ago. Did it close and reopen or didn't it ever close? Clive

On a recent car trip across Birmingham during which I was a passenger I was able to check the pubs that I can remember during my lifetime and I had a shock. They were almost all closed as a public house and either knocked down or being used for other business This is how it went from my address...

I had my first motorbike at 16 years old, a BSA Bantam Major in 1962 and that garage was where I filled up with 2 stroke mixture. Not self-service of course. Oil in, petrol in, shake the bike to mix the blend and away you go! Great memories and a good chip shop almost opposite.

I was at Yardley Grammar School mid 50s to early 60s and we had our speech and prize giving evenings there too. Perhaps many schools did.

Wire drawing is a very specific trade, predominantly around the Sheffield area I think. Latch and Batchelor in Hay Mills are an historic company plying that trade as was FA Power (GKN) in Adderley Road / Landor Street. I'm not aware of any more wire drawing companies in the Birmingham area.

Hi Dennis Thank you for the photo. I'm quite sure that will be the same place. It's many years ago that I discussed it with my father so I clearly got the name slightly wrong. My father was born in the parish of St Martins and was christened and married at St Martins Church so, as well as being...

My father was a night sorter at Birmingham Head Post Office for many years up to the late 1970s, sorting mail for Birmingham 1-5. In conversation he would make reference to Fire Engine Passage which he considered to be almost unknown. I wonder if the reference to "Fire station" in #85 has any...

It all looks very different to the 50s and 60s but quite clearly well used. My mother, who was born in 1915 and lived all of her life on the edge of the park, could remember the pool which she told us was filled in due to a tragic drowning accident, and that would be pre WW2. She could also...

Just reading through this thread so it's a very late contribution to this subject. I had a friend who moved onto Castle Vale in 1966 and, during his time there we used to drink in The Trees. As it was run by an unusual brewery for the area, I enquired about it and this is what I was told. It's...

Still shopkeepers then Janice but more global! Thanks for the pics.

That's great RobT. Thanks for the response and the info. I assume that P.H. Rain at 511-513, which is listed as a stationers must have doubled up selling knitting wool and accessories. It's where I remember it; just along from Westwood's greengrocers. The lists demonstrates our reputation as a...

I can remember that among the row of shops between Palmerston Road and Walford Road, Sparkbrook were, first, a haberdashery shop (name not remembered), Greens record shop, a picture framing shop, Cotterill's Ironmongers (always wearing a shirt and tie under his grey dustcoat), Dyson Richards...

Hello Trant It was taken whilst we were in the 3rd year and in early summer so the year would be 1960. Clive

Amongst my YGS memorabilia, which I have managed to keep safely for nigh on 60 years, is the attached photo which is of poor quality and very grainy. It is class 3a (Form Master Mr R M Stokes) and taken at the War Memorial Hut at Wellsbourne in 1960. I think that only one class at a time...

I lived on the edge of Farm Park which was the playground of my childhood and early youth. There was a vast area referred to as the "black patch" which accommodated the local free for all of football in the winter and cricket in the summer. It was on Dearman Road side of the park. The boulder in...

Hi Sheila. I can remember your dad behind the shop counter as if it were yesterday. That's a great photo of Raymond which I'm sure you treasure. Neighbours looked out for each other in those days and Skinner Street was always very clean from my memory. Not much litter in those days. My brother...