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Hiya Eric I remember it well, I never did like using the antiquated air operated car lift, whenever we did we always secured it with what I think? was a railway sleeper I think the compressor was as old as the garage. Our Bosses name at the time was Burt Walters, I’d have loved to have seen the...

As I remember, it wasn’t.

It was yes! I had to go for a job interview in 1970, a place called B W Motors I’ve recently found out it was previously called Watson’s! Unfortunately I was early and had to wait so I popped in this cafe for a coffee and toast, I can remember it was very old looking place.

What year was that Eric? I worked there in the 1970s as a windscreen fitter. Before that I worked across the road in what was B W Motors previously Watson’s.

Ritz Rangers of Bordesley Green league champions 1970 something

The house I was born in 99 High street just out of shot to the right, what a lovely old street it was

My email address is [email protected]

If you would like to send me your email address I could send you copies of pages of a book I have on West Heath Hospital.

My mother was in there about the same time she also had TB her name was Jean Cook nee Coley.

Thanks Lyn great to see the place of my early years 41 Milton street is where I learned to ride my first bike from

My Mom was born in this street Lyn 1934.

In 1871 my 9 year old Great Granddad William Edwin Cook was minding a coalyard with his Mom and 72 year old Grandmother, it says on the Census that they were living in one room. The one room was a 10’x10’ coal shed I dread to think if they were living there in the winter.

Pauline Dale is my sister-in-law

No sorry doesn’t ring any bells he might have worked on the other side of the yard RMD

Don’t know about Dodds? Sparks, but it’s that row of shops in the picture all the way up to the island.

The shops in Birchfield road are due for demolition soon I believe. ?