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I remember her well, she appeared in many other TV series as well, a good actress. RIP Pauline

An article this morning regarding listed buildings in Birmingham, in particular the Bartons Arms and Handsworth Park's Lodge House. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3d9k9g48qo

Happy Birthday!

I really don't know I'm afraid, although I would have travelled past on the bus into Town, I lived towards the Great Barr side of Perry Barr, I can't remember what that end looked like now. Maybe someone else on the Forum can help?

Number 142 looks as if it was towards the Newtown/Lozells end of Birchfield Road. There are no houses on that side of the road now for some distance, it's mainly green space. At a guess I would say it was around where Wilson Road meets Birchfield Road?

Ah...a Carnegie Library I see, there are a few of those in London.

That's fine by me, they are not my photos, I'm never quite sure of the etiquette of these things but I always mention the source if it's stated.

Ah yes, very familiar with that view! My Junior School in the background on the left and the shop where my mother worked before she married, Mrs Wilks haberdashery, next to Dodds. I went in there with her many times when I was small. I wonder who the car belonged to?!

RIP Prunella

I remember Pimms Pets in the old Bull Ring Market Hall, my mother used to love going to have a look there, I think she bought one of the tortoises we had from them. I can't remember exactly what other sorts of animals they had.

I agree, the further back stuff is interesting!

Yes...it can be a potential can of worms. Very sad :confused:

Yes, Six Ways was my first thought too.

Tony Adams who played Adam Chance has just died... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9v1rx44zyyo

Certainly back in the day I guess! I remember a few pupils at my Junior school having an extra reading lesson with a teacher, in the Staff room on Friday afternoons, one of them was in my class and he was very slow trying to read anything out loud. I've wondered in more recent times if they...

A few of the old names can be found in other places, off the top of my head, Mount Pleasant, the Shambles and Butts so I guess they referred to certain land features of the past?

Just now in the breaking news.... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly422preleo

I've just found this entry from the Scottish Shale company on the Lamp Works in Clissold Street, not quite sure what the connection with them is! There is more information if you click into the various sections near the bottom...

An article about the positive effect of the Peaky Blinders series on Birmingham and the West Midlands... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c709zjw75n4o

This is a photo of the page on FB, the site is Ladywood Kids remember...