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Freddie Dents is the shop on the extreme lefthand side. I remember the area well I lived at 4 Sandy lane. I remember the swet shop during and after the war we used to buy a block of chocalate that was difficult to eat because of it's size and we used buy sugar coated sweets in shape of a...

Great pictures ragga, thats how I like to remember Old Brum not the rat race it is today. Do you rememeber the coat of arms that used to be mounted on the rad of BCT buses I got one of these I'll sort it out and post it Ray

Hi frothblower & pollypots can you see them any better. Ray

Hi. The pictures have down loaded from orginals using Office 2007, Windows 7, I see If I download them another way. Ray

Hi Folks. looking through the loft again found this old picture of BIG shop at the GEC Witton 350 MW Tilbury Rotor fitting insulation lugs to main rotor body.

Mermories Of St Barnabas Church Erdington sadly destroy by fire. 1) Inside Erdington Parish Church taken for Our Sliver Wedding in Feb 1984 2) Outside view of Church Feb 1959 3)Inside Erdington Parish Church Our Wedding Day 7th Feb 1959.

thanks Ian for sharing those pictures they are great memoryies Ray

Any better RAY

Hi Lyn. Hope you keeping well, I have posted the picture of Lichfield Rd you mentioned, what is the dispute with regards to the Pub The Widdows. In the picture you can just make out the entry up side of Thompson's I remember seeing pigs of loaded there and run up to slaughter house at back...

Hi Caroline. I'm sure but I think No2 Lichfield Rd. would on Aston Cross. Ray

hi That shop was the last ditch of item before they was taken to the scrap yard, he used to have old Collaro & BSR record turntables, Grundig tape recorders with no out mode, old cameras, old ice skaking boots. You could spend hours looking but you never bought, never seem to be open most...

Hi Doug. The shop on corner of Victoria Rd. & Lichfield Rd. was empty for a long time but I think before the war it was ladies or gents outfitters next to it was Taylors the toy shop, next to that was a bit of a grocers. Next to that was I think a butchers then the junk shop and just up...

Hi Folks. I bought a Video some years ago called Birmingham a journey through time it is Video by design production no other info available. It's video of events in Birmingham including a movie of the Aston Pageant in 1938. I think I bought it from WH Smith's in Sutton Coldfield it's very...

Hi dont know whether the shell is still there, it was for a long time after. We move from Birmingham 5 years ago we live in North Devon wonderfull Devon. Ray

Hi Brenda knowing that area can you imagine a good quality hotel doing well there, I was born just up the road in Sandy Lane so I'm not surprize the hotel near got off the ground. Did you live locally to John Wrights? Ray

Hi Max here's the right picture Ray