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004 Is the Transformer Dept which was the first door on the right as you walk through Main Gate, my mother worked on winding potential coils which a very fine copper wire wound on insulation it took days to manfacture

Hi are you related to Tony Schuck police inspector regards Ray

Hi Dave Here's couple of picures

Many thanks for looking

Yes please His name was Thomas James Griffiths Born in Aston b 1910 Thanks Ray

Hi Lyn it's funny what you remember after gasping that special air running for the last tram into town That last Bus used to collect a lot of drunks I saw a good many fights, I remember a little weed of guy been battered by possibly his wife she was a big lady and she had a big handbag to hit...

My Dad went to UTS it must have been a wonderful school in 1920 I have never seen such perfect handwriting that my dad had. Some where I've got Tech Drawing he done whilst attending the school they was super it's a shame that he couldn't gone to a Tech School

I used to have girl friend in Phillimore Rd about 1957 she worked at the GEC left and went to work at Southalls I remember the view from top Phillimore Rd at night when all the gas works was lit up and steam escaping into the atmosphere and the smell of gas. Ray

This the only picture I've got of this junction as you can see it is a complicated junction. This junction had a single line connecting curve between the tracks in Park Rd an Victoria Rd because the streets were so narrow tram approached the curve to run in the wrong lane in to Victoria Rd...

I think the tram has had a power failure will turning in to Park Road, the Guy talking to the lady is possibly the Motorman. His collector pole seems to be on the overhead wire and the bogies seem to be on the tracks. This corner was a tricky one for trams coming up the hill from Lichfield Rd...

I've been looking through my loft again and I found a book my Uncle gave me must be 40 years ago it's in a very fragile condition. The book is called " The History of Birmingham " the author is A W Hutton F.A.S it's a 6th addition Published by James Guest, Steelhouse Lane in 1835 all the...

Where did all these wonderful pictures of Lichfield Rd come from, I've been looking for pictures anybody got any pictures of Lichfield Rd near to the junction of Victoria Rd and Sandy Lane. Has anybody got picture of the dirty old Hardware shop just before Portland street it han very large Bass...

If you are interested in the History Of Sutton Coldfield a very good is by Roger Lea Scenes from Suttons Past unfortunely it doesn't mention Yew Tree House

Your right it did move about the original ran through the middle of the Greyhound Pub in Court Lane you used to by a pint in Sutton and spend a 1d in Birmingham until the boarder change up the middle of Chester Road

Another good read is Memories of a Twenties Child by Douglas V jones he used to ork ine the lost property at Miller Street Tram Dept he was a great guy to talk

Hi Viv Interesting Map I didn't realise the Astoria Picture House was original called Theatre Royal it was a lovely old cinema always spick and span we used to go of afternoon always seem come out into blazing sunlight couldn't see a think for a minute two

The old Standard flying 9s my dad had a black one it was super little car and easy to maintain. myself and dad lift the engine and replace piston rings we had no lifting just a rope round each end with dad sitting on the bulk head. Dad had an earlier model Standard with a temperature gauge...