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Hi Phil Super pictures it makes you realise how much the area has changed, I remember Mists Garage used to at the top of the hill before they moved to New Oscott.

Hi wendy picture of Bevington Rd. 1960's

Hi Lloyd. It is as you say the Danish Bacon Co. Ltd both the white building & the brick built round the corner. Vauxhall Street ran from 41 Stafford Street to Gem Street, James Street ran from 2 Brook Street to Vauxhall Street.

City of Birmingham on it's length of track before the new building was built over it at the old Newhall Street site

What a great item to place Princess Elizabeth on the that bridge, this class of engines which wasn't ever blinkered. used to love to see it on the Glasgow run fron Euston at Lichfield T/V railway station

Hi lloyd. Yes it was in the old Market Hall before it was demolished, then I think it was moved to then Big Top Site next to the YMCA in picture. I expect these days it would have disappeared over night for scrap. That part of Birmingham used to be a very important area for travel with...

Great Picture Ragga I remember it well the morning of the bombing the area was still burning. There used to be a Cafe over the roadwhich wasn't hit, Peacocks was round the corner into the Bull Ring, Times Furniture Shop was next to the space of the Co-op. To the left of the YMCA was a 1000 lb...

This is picture of The City Birmingham Holiday Express take Monday 29th July 1957 at 09.57 Platform 3 New Street Station Rhyl/Colwyn Bay/Llandudno. Four of the days Rhyl/Colwyn Bay/Llandudno, London, Matlock/Buxton,& Brighton was the Friday. I think it cost £5.00 for the week. On the FRiday...

Hi Lyn Did you find the District for Bridge Street West if not have you got a name of a person who might have lived in the street I may be able to find it for ? Ray

Hi Lyn. Bridge Street West comes under B19 Newtown Row area. Ray

Hi Sticker. Wasn't that the pub called the the Muckman because the binmen used to collect in there great picture. Ray

Apoligies Jean & Glenny's I was completely wrong I read it as Little Aston, not Little Sutton. I used to live in Dower Road till 6 years ago which is only a stones throw away from Mere Green, I've given Crime Prevention talks there, I only saw what I won't to. It's strange how your mind...

Hi Glennys. You not living in the area, I thought you might like this information. Little Aston was mentioned in the 13th Century and is situated in Staffordshire and forms the border between Warwickshire & Staffordshire then described as the the area of "Colefield". Little Sutton derives...

Hi Glenny's. Little Aston Church is of Roman Road which is off the Walsall Rd A454. It's St. Peters Church Little Aston and it's in a lovely area of Sutton Coldfield / Four Oaks very posh the houses in this area are million plus. I don't know whether you thought it was near Aston Birmingham 6...

Hi. Super pictures it's just as I remember the shop Nan used to sent me down for bottle of lemonade can't think whether it was Rights or Whites. Thanks for sharing them Ray

Hi I remember Mrs Harrison very well, always helpfull as were most of the little shops then in the 1940/50's grey haired and wearing what we used to call granny apron . At the top end of Vine Street in Sandy Lane was another little shop Katie Dampers it was a shop withs the walls covered with...

Hi This building was Hercules Cycles before Tubes took over, several of my family work there my cousin use to be a mopper of the handbars. In them days you could take a bike in and trade it in for new one paying a balance in cash.

as requested lamberman you should be able to copy for Dad Ray

Hi Lyn. Hope you are keeping well, I see you still working hard on Brums History. I moved from Aston 1942 to 101 Birdbrook Rd we used to go there as kids playing in a brook which ran from Maryvale which I'm sure there used to be a Maryvale Convent I remember being chase by the Nuns that used...

Hi Vivienne. These Prefab were replaced by the bungalows which between Stockland Green Junction and Fentham Rd.they back on to Highcroft Hospital if it's still there. The route of the 78 Tram into Birmingham.