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I live in Parkdale Rd, and was told that the POW did the roads, could do with um back to do the 'pot holes'

There's no sound on the clip Nico.

If you click this link you will see a fella loading the boot, its at 1 min 32 seconds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjHOj3zbwyM

Thanks for the name of the Hotel Phil, I couldn't remember it.

Brenda, I remember Lewis’s record Dep’t they had small cubicles that you could go in and listen to the records before you bought them.{ that's if you ever intended too}

When I left school in 1948 one of the first jobs I had was has an electricians mate was at Richard Lunts in the old square , it were a wholesale warehouse . In the air raid picture #1 I think the road that the lorry is in would have been the Lower Priory Nick

French arrows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3WjS3hzXY4

In the 1968 Kellys its Beal butcher , Woodroffe hardware, Woodroffe hairdresser, Thortons Green grocer, Rowberry Newsagent, and Savage shoe repairer. Nick

What years are you talking? in the 50's - 60's it was Woodroffe's

Do you mean Woodroffe's ?

I agree I don't think there were any 40 house courts, Also found it strange that they both give the same address.

Taken from the 1851 census. I wonder if this is the Joseph Abbott mentioned it fits with him having a son J H Abbott. Joseph ABBOTT Head M 62 M Glass Mould Maker Master Birmingham---- Mary Ann ABBOTT Wife M 55 F Stay Maker London-London Joseph Henry ABBOTT...

Thanks both, it was visiting the Vets to collect some medication for the Granddaughters rabbit that made me remember the place being a pub.

Could someone remind me of the name of the Pub,?think it had 'poachers' in the title' its now a Vets.

brothel creepers?

Looks like its his 'Big Brothers' notice the velvet collar,and the 'slim Jim' tie.

Joe Fox was an old boxer, sometimes in the window he displayed a belt he had won.

Keith, did you have an older brother named Ken that went to Ada Rd school.?

Another picture of the Ship Hotel, I'm sure the KEG School wasn't built on this site.

I think it was Ravenhurst St were the photo was taken from, According to Tom Goulding, in his book ‘The Brum We Knew’ it says the statue over the Ship Hotel’s door depicts Prince Rupert,