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Hi Folks I thought I would like to share thoughts for my Diamond Wedding Anniversary and have a laugh at my expense next months the picture above was the day. The weather was shocking freezing fog but it had it's bright side the two pictures show my mother in laws sense of you ain't getting away...

Hi Phil This is photo of my wedding at Erdington Parish Church 7th Feb 1959 don't have any choir details but I believe the late George Goldingay was a member of the choir he was a mate I later met working at the GEC Witton. As you might have noticed from the date next month we will be...

The Hi Phil My wife tells her father had use to play them up when they were youngsters. When he took them shopping in Erdington he use send into Hazels to ask if they got any spare boxes

Happy days as kids we bunked sheds and went through holes in fences to great the best view of beloved loco's so that we could cross them off in our Ian Allen Ref. For all that travel whether it be local Aston ,Saltley , Tamworth, Lichfield T/V all we wanted was to get loco numbers our numbers...

I have just found my archives another Tram accident it involved the first tram from Lozells to Gravelly Hill at 0600 on Friday 12 Nov 1915. A number 5 tram, came down Victoria Road and failed to turn into Lichfield road it jump the track and ended up going into Dr Gould's on the corner of Sandy...

My wife seems to think that the Chipmans lived in Rose Cottage the drive way between Rose Cottage and the Greyhound was where Chips kept the donkeys. The donkeys was used in Sutton Park Pleasure grounds, And later at the Theme park at Kingsbury. Bunny Chipman worked at Hams Hall B power station...

I think 1si one is John Wrights I think it was a rope factory, It can't be Power Station B station wasn't build till the 50's

I thought like you Health & Safety would stop any sale today, it showed parents had contact with their children different age.

Thanks very Viv it looks as if this was made by my Grandfather it's a go start thanks again for your trouble. Ray

Hi Folks has anybody got have one of these cast iron money tanks It was my Grandfathers I was lead to believe by my Dad that my Grandfather either made it or had it made. My grandfather in 1911 worked at Eagle Tange Gas Company as a Fettler which I assume it was a foundry in Aston. Would...

The magnet wheel was one six 25 Megawatt for Tunatinah Hydro Electric Scheme in Tasmania. The visit wasn’t the Russian visit of Malankof the State Minister for Power, it might have been the Australian customers

Hi Folks These two pictures show a shocking which would have been attached to a battery my Dad bought it convince it would help with his pains. He would spent some time holding the 2 hand pieces and you would see his arm jumping. Picture 2 was the trick he used to play on us as kids, he'd put...

Great pictures spent a lot of time during 1950's in main test whilst serving my time in the Big Shop. It was a nightmare to work in main test with cables all over the place and oil on the metal beds it was like an ice rink. Memories of working with Jack Orton he only had about a dozen hairs on...

It isn't the 79 Pype Hayes route it's 78 Short Heath, I can't think where this picture was taken. The only place I can think of was from town just before Marsh Hill any other offers. I must admit I don't remember those ticket machines either it was always the string of spring load rack was what...

Doe's this bring back memories of GEC which dept did you work

John Isit possible you could explain how you make an interactive map. I'd love to have a crack myself Ray

What super job you done of the interactive map thank you very much for taking the time to produce a super presentation Ray

Hi Les do you remember the Newton Family I think they lived at about 99/ 101 Ray

I used a record shop called Scott's in a passage way at the back of the Big Top site

Lovely grub Thompsons on Lichfield used to sell them it minced offal and bread crumbs covered with a layer of fry a fatty membrane . I remember The Black Country night out Faggots and Pays the comedian was Dollie Allen and elderly lady used to wear a large hat with a big feather she never...