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You don't see kids playing in the street anymore.

When we were kids we called the Quarry the clay pit. and the thing was in the fifties they were blasting for clay and at the same time there was a convoy of dust wagons emptying there loads.

Yes this is Tyseley Wharf. Wilmot Breeden on the other bank the brick works in the center the Adelphi cinema top right. Great Photo

Hi Devonjim thanks for posting the photo of the pit. It shows so much, as you say the Adelphi the pit and the brickworks, but the best thing is you can see Arthur terrace which was were I lived for over ten years. It's the first time I've ever seen a photo of the terrace and my Grandchildren...

Thanks both its hard to tell if the 1920 photo is of the brick works by the pit, and yes the was another one in Amington road but way before my time. I lived in Arthur road and the clay pit was at the top of the road If my memory serves me right there was an allotment next to the brick works and...

Hi I think I might have asked this question before but does anyone remember the clay pit and brick works that were situated behind the Adelphi picture house in Hay Mills and if so are there any pictures about? The pit became a land fill site and now you would not believe it had ever been there...

I should imagine it as something to do with the ash that was removed from the fire grate there was always a lot and it was very dusty.

Hi yes we did the go carts and the house brick battles on the bomb sites, but the one i remeber the most was the banger fights. One gang would attack another gang lighting bangers and throwing them at one another great fun at the time, but thinking about it now frightens me to death.

Re: When did you first se the sea? Hi 1948 we went to Rhyl on eatonways coaches of Hay Mills. Had a lovelly day out.

Hi after seeing this post I decided to see what I could findout about the bridge that spans the Cole in Hay mills. A bridge was firstmentioned being there in1495 but this was probably only a foot bridge. A Tollgatestood at the crossing and a humpbacked bridge was built (can’t find a date forthis...

Hi i worked for Wilmot Breeden at the time we did three 12 hour shifts and lucky for me i got a part time job labouring for a floor layer on the other days i was quids in.

My dad met my mother while working for wilmots in the early 1940s my dad (Ron Beetison) worked in K block and Mom (Olive Rudge) worked in A block. My wife worked in the main office block in Amington Road I worked at the Kings road factory , we met at a new year dance held in the canteen in 1961.

Re: sunlamp treatment Spot on Nick I couldent remember the name of the road. I also had a couple of teeth pulled there.

Re: sunlamp treatment Hi I had sunlamp treatment at the school clinic, i dont know what road it was in but the clinic was between Hobmoor Road and Belchers lane by heartlands hospital (little Bromwich in those days) I too remember that the gogles smelt awful, i went there for quite a long time...

Hi I was a member of the 23rd company which was based in Hay Mills. I joined the life boys in about 1952 and progressed into the BB as i got older. I really enjoyed the time i spent there the meetings were great fun, always something going on, and then there was the football team and the...

Bet he was a rag and bone man what

Hi all, been looking through some old stuff of my mothers and i found this photo that i thought was appropriate for this thread. It is a photo of my younger brother (the one on the right) with a friend, standing at the entrance to Arthur terrace and Redhill terrace Hay mills. The photo was taken...

Thanks for the info Astonian, I remember the shop in Redhill road, at the timeitwas run by a Mr and Mrs Johnson. regards Podgery.

Hi Astonian, my memory must be playing tricks on me, i seem to remember the coaches parked outside the offices by the rec but i must be mistaken.I lived in Arthur terrace off Arthur road which in turn came off Redhill road. I was too young to drink though while i lived there but I remember that...

Hi All When we had a day trip to Rhyl Colwyn Bay or Skeggie in the late 40s early 50s we always went with Eatonways coaches. what is confusing me about this post is that i always thought that the booking office and coach park was on the Cov road by hay Mills Rec. I am sure we picked the coach up...