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Yes the lamppost had a crossbar just under the lamp. We had a pavement then dirt which sometimes we dug a hole and played marbles. If my memory serves me right you the first one to pot a marble in the hole them could aim at other marbles and if hit you won them. Going back to thevents lampost...

I never actually went into the Odeon Perry Barr. The only time I was going into that cinema was on a date. He stood me up !!!! I must have been 15 because I am sure I was working because way back you left on the school holiday after your birthday.

My Mum was really strict in somethings .In our street all the kids played outside when possible. I was one of the youngest in the road. We had a lamp post outside of our house.Which in the summer it was used for cricket stumps. My Mother often when she was fed up with the noise or the kids...

I guess I was 11 perhaps 12 or even younger. Was the daily Mirror around then? i am talking 1957/8 .Anyway I joined a newspaper pets club I remember getting a paw shaped badge and they held a big pets show at Bingley Hall. Mum would not let me take the dog he was a bit mangie .So I took the...

My Father in Law was injured in the Carlton cinema bombing He lost part of his jaw and was in hospital for some years. We did not realise the bombing was in 1940 we both thought it was around 1942 What really kind of got to me is the 25th of October is my birthday I can never recall my father...

Most disgusting food for me chitlins not sure if that is spelt correct. The smell was awful and I have a strong stomach I had to get out of the house when Mum cooked them and the look of them well what word can you use to describe them The other food that i found disgusting to look at was...

or even now lol

Lynn and Phil Your both right my Hubby said the Hereford building was still there but not as a pub. He had no idea what it was know.

How strange my husband lived next door to the Hereford in Kyrwicks Lane. He lived on Kyrwicks until he was 18 they were rehoused around 1966. His house long gone not sure when the Hereford was demolished.

Born at home 1947 Cranbourne Road Kingstanding. Farthest I have lived from Brum was Streetly for 22years. Back in Brum since 1999. Just downsized a year ago the only guilt I have about that is that we brought a old style council house which has been modified somewhat. Great neighbours, mixed...

My father was born 1906 lived in a terraced house in Aberdeen Street Winson Green. His former house is now demolished and is now I believe a church carpark His father died on 1921 and I have the receipt from his funeral .He was one of 5 children .He was the only survivor of his siblings . One...

The university of Central England for quite a few years had nursing training on site. I am not sure if it was their headquarters, but I do remember some Nurse Tutor visiting a student nurse on the unit I worked on, and I vaguely remembered that he was from the UCE.I'm being vague tutors rarely...

Point of interest or sadness the Birchfield underpass is being demolished to make way for the Commonwealth games which I believe is in 2022. Perry Barr railway station is supposedly being ungraded to international standard. The site were the City of Birmingham University was housed has been...

I must go exploring I only live the other side of the College Rd and I do shop a bit at Aldi. Sometimes having a car makes you idol

HI Al That was my sister

It's really strange I live so local to where the Mayfair Cinema and the isolation hospital were. However, although I can recall the cinema slightly it was more the walk along the passage way gully that separated the building. Back then I was lucky if my Mother let me travel around the block lol...

Looking at a earlier post of yours I believe your Sister Brenda was a friend of my late Sister Jean when they were teenagers .regards Diane

Th Kevin I actually always thought Aidi was built on the site of the old Mayfair Cinema, but I see now its where the shops are after Aldi Cannot place the passage way I used to walk through is it around Sunny bank and the Rugby club ground or was that part of the isolation hospital? Did not...

Eric I lived at 125 Cranbourne road. Our house was directly opposite to Tansley Road. Perks was my maiden name.

Recently watched a documentary on the Spanish flu which occurred at latter end of World War 1 which spread world wide, and killed millions of people. My interest was in the late 60's I nursed 2 ladies who I believed had survived the pandemic, but had developed some kind of what was called...