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Hi I have been talking to my Mom & Aunt who were born in Tillingham Street & they have identified several of the faces on a couple of the photos. The Horse & trap were owned & ridden by Mr & Mrs Rose & also on the picture is a Mrs Barnbrook. On the picture of the street party are Mrs Late...

Hi Nurse Mantle was a name that was held in high esteem & she delivered a lot of our family members in Sparkbrook. Does anyone have a picture of her please. Cheers Dave

Hi Thanks for the last photos, the lady in the wide brimmed hat on the last picture was Maudie Mott, I remember her well. Dave

Hi The shop seen on the photo on the right hand side was Mrs Greens general store, where did the picture come from please. Dave

Hi If it was in Sparkbrook then it was at the junction of Ladypool road & Highgate road, my Mom was born there in No. 28. It had ordinary terrace houses & some back houses (not back to backs) It also had a factory, an off licence, a general store(old fashioned one) & also a cafe on the corner...

Hi Is there a couple called Sixsmith on any passenger list to Canada in the 20's please, I knew my Uncle as Pat & his wife was Freda, they emigrated to Canada some time in the 20's Cheers Dave Rock

It was Burdens, do a search on'Burdens Ice Cream' or Ladypool Road & you will find more info

Hi I remember Tony but not Alan, are you Grahams cousin? Do you remember Mick Holmes who was Grahams mate who drowned at Stratford in the early 50s. I am married to a cousin of Jeanette Dutton who lived in Brunswick Road did you know her. Cheers Dave

Hi what is the name of the guy standing in front of the car OOJ87, I am sure I was at school with him at the time Cadeau was there as well. Cheers Dave Rock

Hi There was another Suckling family in Sparkbrook,namely in Oldfield road, they had a tripe shop, their grandaughter Carol Suckling went to Clifton Road School & then Waverley Grammar School, she now lives in Australia. Cheers Dave Rock

Hi I think the lady 4th from left was Mrs Warwick. Any idea of date of the picture. Cheers Dave

Hi I used to be taken to the Gate by my parents in the late 40s early 50s & remember it had a 'grounds' which was a bit of a misnomer but it had a hedge round the inside of the wall which we used to run round & hide in with the other kids. The main drink was Vimto & Smiths Crisps with the blue...

Hi The Carlton Cinema was unusual in that it had a lift to take you upstairs, I used to go with my mate the late Mick Beasley & he used to pay the extra for me to go upstairs with him & we always used the lift complete with operater for it. As for the Little park, I also remember there were some...

Funny I was only saying to someone this week about the 'Little' park, I told someone that it was the only park I knew which had no grass on it because it never got chance to grow. Does anyone remember the 'parkie' & the Sons of rest building in the middle of the Park, I used to look into the...

Hi Peter What lovely pictures, I guess the Press Shop, Heading Shop & Capstan shop. I was also interested to see the straightening rolls seperate to the Header, this I would guess again would make them Mandevilles or Greenbats, anyway a bit before our time but I did some setting on both types as...

What a great thread (if you pardon the pun) on fastener companies in the Midlands, I had forgotten Warne Wright & Rowlands as it was, a couple of friends of mine worked there one sadly no longer with us but the other worked all his life in the industry & we started at Linreads as apprentices &...

Hi also you can include Headings, LH Newton,Screw & Rivet,GKN Screws & fasteners Heath Street, GKN bolts & Nuts, Charles Richards,Burntwood Fasteners & lots of others that I can't bring to mind. I remember Thomas Eaves who still had overhead belt driven Machinery in the 70s. Lucas King Street...

Hi Peter yes I remember most of them, Alan Clark was a director at Hammonds & also a late good friend of mine Barry Lowe was also with Gerry. Trevor Sleigh who was at Linreads with me went to work for Gerry & then formed Burntwood Fasteners. Rico tools was another great fastener tool...

Hi I didn't work for Menn but for Clark International Machinery who were agents for Urbis, menn was handled by Embassy M/c Tools, their guy was Roger Johnson. I do remember Alan & also JIm Keevil who I thought was Dougs son in law. Where is Ron now I would love to hear from him. Phillips always...

Hi I sold a threadrolling machine to Ephraim Phillips in the late 70s & Ron Maybury was Works Manager then, I worked at Linreads & GKN screws & fasteners in the 60s & 70s. I remember also the son & Grandson of Ephraim who were still there then I believe was the grandsons name Peter?