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Lyn yes that is right we lived there after we moved from the army camp Richard H Gay married to Eileen W Gay but we emigrated to Australia in June 1959 sorry for any confusion

Lyn Richard Hammond 27-10-1915

Hi Astoness My parents names were Richard Hammond and Eileen Gay Barry

Hi Mikejee Before we lived in Lawrence St In Birmingham we lived on a army camp when our father was in the army, do you please know of one that was near Harborne I am pretty sure mum and dad shopped at Harborne was about 1952 53 ??? I remember access was via a lane at one end of the camp at the...

Hi Susan Shaw Sorry don't remember any of those names (not good on names) can remember events Like the bonfires, going to the Lickey Hills in Worcestershire, playing in Corporation St with my brothers with our special army code letters, riding our push bikes around the midlands going to...

Hi Susan Shaw do you remember what years the gang existed ??? I don't think it was us there were 5 boys in our family living in Lawrence St in the late 50's and we had a mate across the road. I think his name was Michael Cowley, we used to go collecting wood to burn on bonfire night 5th November...

yes keep me posted David, Thanks

hi David on a lite note that maybe interesting I lived in Birmingham in the late 50's then moved to Australia in 59 in 1963 we met and became good friends with 2 families called Hibbard my youngest brother then married a girl called Sue Hibbard from one of these families who had a brother David...

hi violetmargaret we lived in Lawrence St from about 1956 to june 1959, dad was in the navy during the war and went to a lot of different countries and after the war wanted to take the family to Australia so in 1959 we were able to emigrate to Australia

hi violetmargaret sorry I don't remember the name, we only lived in Lawrence St for a few years but we would have passed your place each day on the way to school we used to go to Bishop Ryder in Gem St

hi violetmargaret not sure if you noticed on the map (although not marked) there is I presume a 55 Lawrence St next to the 56 which is shown and a 54 and 53 next to the 52 shown Barry

From your Reply Oldmohawk it appears that it was Windsor Street were we collected the Coke in our home made box on wheels but I don't remember any queue like the one in the photo Thanks

I remember going and collecting Coke from somewhere near Lawrence st I suppose it was a gas works ?? I don't think it was Edwards st does anyone know what street I might have got coke from

Thank You Mikejee that map shows the numbers very clearly, you have done good

Thank you Oldmohawk for the Map of the Children's Playground It reminded me about taking my young sister to what we call now (Pre School) Past that park

Thank You Oldmohawk for your Map and Aerial views they are a great help

We lived in Lawrence just around the corner from Kyrle Hall and used to play soccer in the street when it wasn't busy I remember going to the dental clinic and having to inhale gas before having a tooth removed, what an experience

have looked at current maps and can recognize the house, but cant read any numbers have see the photos of the terrace houses, might be all there is Thank you

Hi All we lived in Lawrence Street in 1958 at I think no 26 it had a back yard and was down near Duke Street is there any photos of that end of the street