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That looks absolutely lovely Sandhu. A massive thank you to you & norton bikes in keeping the history alive. Glad you have got your account up & running again too. I will definitely be coming down. Will let you know more nearer the date, but hopefully, it will be in the next few weeks.

Hello SuBee. My dad used to work at benton & stones in the 60's. Not sure what his job was though. All I can remember was, when he came home, he wore white overalls. Me & my two brother went there for a christmas party. My dad's name was Arthur.

Really loved to watch Freddie Starr. I could have watched him 24/7. Such a funny,funny man. R.I.P Freddie.

Lovely photo's Phil. Seeing that photo of the entrance on the bridge has brought back such happy memories of how the old bullring used to be linked to new street station, as I worked at the old woolies.

They were certainly happy days susan. How I wish I had a time machine & go back to those days occasionally.

Hello Susan. Though I should have been in school, I really loved my times working at ansells & HP sauce. Loved the mixed aroma of the vinegar & hops. The area had it's own distinct smell, (now sadly gone). How I miss those days.

I can remember my mum telling me she used to work at Hercules, when it was known as Hercules manor Mills. If I can remember correctly, she said they used to make saucepans. I think my dad worked there too.

I vaguely remember the elbow room & the mayfair suite. Never got to go in either as I was too young.

I remember the railway layout in Lewis's,but sadly, don't remember which layout it was. I can remember it was quite a large layout.

I checked on google maps to see if the fine fare building was still there, & they reckon it is a mosque, though I scrolled along lozells road & it appears that the old fine fare building is still there, though it appears that it is a chemists now. It's been 40 odd years since I was down that way...

Hello Morvenna. Fine Fayre was a brilliant place to work at. They believed in looking after the customers & treated the staff really well. My friend who lived in chain walk was Diane Wilcox. We were really close but lost touch with her after my dad turned up at her flat one night using the...

Hello Morvenna. I never got to play on the bomb pecks in Lozells. I was too old. I was working at Fine fare on Lozells road in the 70's & had a friend who also lived in Chain Walk, before it was all demolished & changed. She used to work at fine fare with me.

Thank you BazzM. I have managed to find an old photo of my nan & aunt together. Hopefully this will help.

I know they was not there for long as they moved into a block of flats in aston. I think it was number 6 or 9 that they lived in.Will have to dig out an old photo of them & upload it on here.

Hello BazzM. Unfortunately, I can not remember what number was their flat. I can remember looking out of their window & being able to see duddeston. I can not remember what floor they was on either. I think it around the 4th floor. I know we had to turn to the right as we got out of the lift.

My nan & aunt lived in Queens Tower after being forced to move from st clements road. If I remember rightly, this was in the late 60's, early 70's. You may have known them. Their surname was Howell.

I do remember barbarellas, though I am the same as you, have forgotten a lot of things from those days, so just can not remember where it was. It could have been on the same street as the old Bingley Hall.

Did Hercules cycles become part of Hercules manor mills at some time. My mum & I think my dad worked there.

My local pub. Lived in waterworks street at the time.

hopefully, the weather improves over the next few weeks, so that I can come down. It will be so lovely to meet up with the one person who has saved a part of the aston history.