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I remember Craig's shop,I bought a pair of celuloide mudguards from him, forget how much they were, but it seemed to take ages to save up for them, then my mate rode his bike into the back of me and they snapped.:disgust:

I don't think we had that long at Green Lane, wouldn't have wanted to upset the woman in charge there. :fat:

It was like that at Green Lane baths, the woman used to lever to put the Hot water in. and you could turn the cold tap. The woman was also strict on how long you had in the bath, I remember shouting over the partition to my mate, and being told to “Get on with your bath” Nick

I remember your Grandmothers shop, there was a barbers shop close by as well. my Aunt and Uncle lived up the entry by Stocton's Nick

On this Link there's some inside pictures of the almshouses in Warner St. https://www.photobydjnorton.com/GTC/TheRetreat/DowellsRetreat.html

Reference picture #3209 I remember those almshouses in Warner Street there was a gateway in the wall to enter them. Nick

Re: the peaky blinders My father remembered the peaky blinders as he lived in Small Heath, When the Teddy Boys started in the 5o’s he used to say “we had gangs like that the peaky blinders” he also told me where the ‘Teds’ had drainpipe trousers, the PB had pieces of velvet let in to theirs...

Moat row ran from Bradford St to Jamaica Row. I think

Re: the peaky blinders I'll watch next weeks episode, to give it the benefit of doubt. Nick

It didn't have a balcony, it had a small step down. Nick

Do you think it might be an ex service SWB issued to soldiers who had been wounded in WW1

A close up of the cap badge might help, but as maypolebaz said it doesn't look like a regimental uniform. nick

Peter thanks for the reply, we don't have any pictures of him, and sadly the 1914 Star was stolen in a house robbery. We do have his 'Small' book also his mobilization papers, and notification of his death, would be happy to send pictures of them if you're interested. Nick

Peter, we have this letter sent to my wife's Grandmother about the 1914 Star that her husband had been awarded he was in the 3RD Battalion Worcesters

Highfield Road does look straight on this map, Nasen has a bend. https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=highfield+road+saltley+birmingham&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF-8&ei=jaQoUui8CoXRhAfZsYGoBQ&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAg

Re: Wanted Photos of new John Street West between Summer Lane & Newtown Row circa 50/ Maybe he WAS the bookies runner, or he was waiting for the pub to open, not all day opening like now. Nick

We had those type of washing up tanks in Catterick, water was boiling hot, I remember dropping my knife & fork in, and having to go back latter to collect them, easy to recognize them, had my last four stamped on them. 7009 :courage:

Wasn't George H Hughes the firm that had the 'Big Wheel' in Newtown Row.?

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Just came across this and read it through again, really describes the trip to Town, just one minor 'slip up' Jim, in you first line you say Quote "Alighting the 53 bus at stechford on our journey to the City Centre" Jim, if you were alighting you'd have been getting off the bus. :courage: Nick