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Hi Brenda Hope you don't mind me asking but I have an interest in this it was were I was born. I'm researching all the roads at the junction with Lichfield Rd so far I have listed all the people who lived on this road from no.1 to 560 at Salford Bridge next on the list will Church Lane which so...

HI Brenda It was a steam tram that ran from Aston Cross to Witton via Church Lane it ran from 1882 to 1904 Regards Ray

Hi Mike. I never thought of Horse drawn trams but I'll see if I can find anything. Regards Ray

Am I read this map wrong it shows a double tram track from Aston Cross going to the left down Church Lane as single track to Aston Church. I've looked through all my Birmingham Trams at this junction the track ran from Salford Bridge up to Lozells the number 5, but I can find no mention of a...

Hi Brenda. Thanks for your info, you are right a number people died in Church Lane and I believe in Pugh Road. I'm following this up with research with 1939 censor and any deaths about October 1940 would you like me to inform you if I find anything. Regards Ray

Please can anybody help I'm researching the bombing that took place during WW11 at the junction of Victoria Rd, Church Lane, Lichfield Rd, and Sandy Lane. Dr Goulds was on one side of Lichfield Rd, across the road was shops which was a flattened Fish & Chip shop, Tobacconists , Post Office...

Hi Can't help with fares these are the tram routes & Depot's, if you require anymore info just ask. Regards Ray

Long Life Villa Fan sad days at Villa Park Randy completed something that even the Germans in Ww11 couldn't do destroy Aston Villa Park. Ray a Villa fan for over 70 years.

This is Kings Rd and Finchley Rd junction the 33 bus used to terminate here and on the corner which the picture was taken was a BCT bundy clock used by the bus drivers before going in to city. In the late 40s and early 50's I used to serve milk with my dad round that area of Kingstanding for...

Re: Fish & Chip Shops has anybody got a picture before it was bombed. The junction of Victoria Rd, Lichfield Rd, Sandy Lane, Church Lane. opposite Doctors Goulds on the corner of Sandy Lane and Atwoods the newsagents, just up from Frank Grounds. I remember the was Tobacconist, Fish & Chip...

Wasn't there two Tolly brothers they both were grass track riders and I'm sure they both rode for Birmingham Brummie's with Phil (Tiger) Heart. I seem to remember one them having a bad crash at Perry Barr This was the just before Graham Warren, Wilbur Lameruea The Amerian foot trailer. Brings...

Interesting picture I remember the greengrocers was Haynes before Clarks took over. Kirton's newsagents was the pop in shop before and after school at Cranbourne Rd not that we had a lot of choice with rationing on. Over the other side in Hawthorne Rd used to be Toy's sweet shop And Gwens...

Hi Alvin What was your dad's name and which power station did he work A, B, C.

Ray I think your talking about Turbo shop, I left 1963 to work at Hams Hall there was myself Ray Griffiths, Terry Law, Ray Domney, & John Porter, Terry and myself was the only ones to see our time out with CEGB, Powergen I finished at Ham Hall Workshops 1992,Terry finished soon after myself...

Hi the answer is the turbine alternators at Nechells B were built by C A Parsons in Newcastle they were 52.5 MW air cooled generators. Hams Hall C were GEC 60 MW hydrogen cooled machine 2 cylinder HP & LP Hams Hall B 42 Mw C A Parsons air cooled 1500 rpm machines Hams Hall A was GEC...

Smith's Brewery was on the Lichfield Road up the road towards Birmingham City Centre From Aston Railway Station and the Brit Pud. Ray

Hi If you look at page 1 of this thread there's picture of Poultneys Ray

Hi Brian. Nice to hear from a fellow Sapper, I was post to No 3 Training Regt RE at Cove in Sept 1959 I completed my Field Training in Dec 1959 and was posted to No17 Port Regt at Marchwood, Southampton. Cove brings back many hard done by stories the bull we had to do, that 1st ride from...