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When I was a kid we used to go " up the cut" on a Saturday to help the coal man. People would buy a barrow of coal off the barge and pay 3d deposit on the barrow, we would push it to their house and tip it, take the barrow back and get the 3d for our efforts. Anyone else remember the coal...

Brilliant pics, brings back memories of when I was a kid and got told off for being in there

Soho Pool was backing on to Park Road, Hockley, B'ham. 18. from Whitmore street near the bus depot and the rail shunting yards were also there

I had my first driving lesson on the old Castle Brom airfield and then watched as they built Castle Vale while working at Fisher & Ludlow

Not sure, probably 4to 5 houses from the bottom on the right !

Suddenly I feel old !!!!!

Born in 47 we used to play in a "bombed house" in Ford Street, down the bottom on the right towards the bus dept ???? no Elf & Safety then,

and further up before Whitmore st was the barbers, my Nan lived at the back of it

Used to be the Fish & Chip shop next door

Junction of Ford St and Park Road just before "the Flat" maybe?

We lived in a 3 storey back house, 2/208, living room, bedroom and attic with the wc across the yard and the brewhouse allocation for washing, this was midway, between Abbey Street and Wharf st

Hi Barry, So are you the son of Christine ? she worked in the office when I was there, also Fred, Vera, Helen, Martin Groves, David Woodhead,( His Dad was the rep), I started as the errand boy fetching and carrying and when David went on the road repping I was promoted to packing the orders...

Fred & Vera, he traded his bike for a 3 wheeler, was your house the first one next to the alley?

Coles of Wolverhampton ??

Pigbins

I used to play around the goods yard as a kid and well remember the horses being taken to Abbey St to be shoed, on another thought, am I imagining it or did I queue on Icknield St when I was little to see a "Whale" being transported to the museum or did I imagine it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I worked at MCA, Aston and bought my first Tiger Cub from one of their customers, Don at Lichfield M/cycles for £5 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I didn't even know where Lichfield was then

Mike's family home in Evesham is now up for sale, the end of another era

I remember the first Asian family moving in to "our end" of Park Road, with young children I believe the Mother was English and really pleasant. I also had a Saturday job on Scribbans bread round ( in Goode Street) I moved from Park Road in 1961 to "Erdington" which I had never heard of but rode...

Wacaden dairy in Hockley I believe?