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I remember that Mike Clark & Alan Hammond were at Baxters in the 70s, I don't remember them selling out to GKN in the 60s. Mike Clark was an ex Linread apprentice like myself. Reg Hammond had a toolmaking company & Gerry had Hammond Screw machinery, all involved in the Fastener Industry.

Hi You are in fact correct it was a Victor apologies from me

I don't think they have a Victor in even a taxiing condition now but stand to be corrected, I still understand it was a Vulcan but will check & confirm or deny

Yes it was at Bruntingthorpe & I believe while it was there was the subject of controversy when it took off when it should have only been taxiing.

It is just doing 1 pass along the runway at Birmingham at 250 feet & before that doing a similar thing at Coventry Airport before coming to Birmingham.

Great pictures but do you have any more please & can any of you old New St spotters remember the date when a Bitannia Class & a Clan Class were side by side, one of them was on the 'Glasgow' & the other in the bay platform next to it.

Could the posts be a form of signalling system just for trams as the track has a turn as well as going straight on?

Hi what was the new Waverley Grammar school in Hobmoor Road is closing & they plan a reunion for any pupils. The date of the reunion has to be determined but will be around December 2012/ January 2013, if you contact June Moore at the school she will give you details & let you know when the...

If you rub a little vaseline on your heels it can prevent the rubbing which causes the blisters, the same can apply if you get them across your toes.

David Smith lived opposite us in Ombersley Road & fancy John Lennon going to the school as well!!! The lad extreme right row 3 lived in Oldfield Road but his name escapes me & did Margaret Mapp have a brother Robert as he was in my class.

Ken Hawker went on to be one half of "The Ivy League", I am not on this picture but it's great to see Mr White again Thanks

Hi Let's see it on the forum please Dave 1950-1955

Hi I played on all the above mentioned pitches but among my worst memories of bad pitches are Hay Mills Rec & Solihull College. At Hay Mills they used to have the circus on the area & someone rolled the ball across the edge of the penalty area & as I hit the ball it went into a hole where the...

Hi It looks very much like Waverley Grammar School to me, if so i was there at the school when the picture was taken!! Cheers

I took my 11+ at Queensbridge School Kings Heath, my choices were King Edwards Camp Hill, Moseley Grammar School & Waverley Grammar School, I finished up at Waverley which would have been my first choice as it was a Football playing school. It was a funny experience really as I had never sat a...

What about the buckets of water one per team at Daisy farm & those changing rooms how did a team get in them they were so small. They were like cages, when they put showers in they were at knee height, just right for Ronnie Corbett. At Billesley Common the big dread was playing on pitch 24 I...

Is your Mom still alive if so what did she do as outwork? cheers Dave

Hi Jim & Mary were a great couple, we used the pub regularly while I was working at Linreads, after finishing work at Noon on Saturdays we used to go before going off to play for Linreads Football team in the Works league. When I left to go to GKN we had our leaving party upstairs with...

Hi I took part in exhibitions at the Industrial centre on a couple of occasions in the late 70s, exhibiting Fastener making & cleaning machines. I was under the centre & I also remember the cafeteria where the Tiswas people used to chat about the forthcoming shows. Chris Tarrant & Sally James...

Hi I came across a Tangye engine in the middle of a small town in South Africa called Knysna, it was used in the mining industry there. Some are still in use over there even now. Cheers Dave