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That's it! The Tower - I googled some of the old black & white pics of it and recognized the interior. Thanks William.

The Carlton in Erdington, frequently. I saw a reference to the Plaza in Rookery Road, Handsworth earlier - I seem to recall going there. There was another place by a lake which I can't for the life of me remember. I left Birmingham when I was 21 so I barely find my way round it let alone recall...

There was another place by a lake which I can't for the life of me remember. I left Birmingham when I was 21 so I barely find my way round it let alone recall some of these places now. David Q

Amazing. You're the only one I ever heard refer to Frank Zappa's 'Peaches...' This was the track that started my love affair with rock music which I still have to this day. I was in London by then but that music was captivating. Back to the Carlton, as it was when I used to go, I think there was...

Thanks to this forum I can finally put a name to this 'music haunt over the Co-op' which I could never remember the name of - The Rainbow Suite of course. My time there would have been c1966. Rockin' Berries were often on there ('He's In Town') but I also saw The Kinks and The Faces there. Mod...

Yes, of course. I remember Paterson especially, class player, I recall watching him play for Birmingham Boys at St Andrews. From your excellent photos, I also remember Poultney & the guy who used to play in glasses. Terry Poles was a mate of mine for a while, great dribbler with the ball, used...

We lived at No 323 opposite the right hand end of that block arrowed in the picture. I was a kid in the '50s. In those days, on the end of the terrace was a fish & chip shop. There was also a dirty old sweet shop in that terrace which was run by a Mrs Branson. We used to play football in front...

What was the Sunday team called? They were very good, I remember playing against them with Saltley Spartak. Dave Quick ex BGTS

Looking at my Ionic lab notes from 1965 to 1967 re trouble shooting, product trials, testing & investigations etc., the amount of technical input amazes me. I make this observation in comparison to the rest of my career in the metal finishing industry where I never ever experienced that level of...

Fred, How could I forget Goosey. Johnny Baker wasn't it & didn't he work in stores. Quite a character I recall. Dave Clarke & I used to have a few laughs with him. I remember we all played in a friendly match against Dudley I think. We were football mad in those days. I haven't lived in the...

That’s amazing Fred, it would be great to catch up with these guys again. How come the memories of the place are so vivid? When I unearthed the little green book from the loft, I also found my old lab note book which dates back to March 1965 which must be when I started. This decaying relic...

These are some other names that from the 1964-1968 era that I found from some old vat section meeting minutes which I still have (amazingly): John Ellis - chemist, I think he came from Dudley George Wallington - lead shop production/ inspection(?) Arthur Rudge (?) George Marshall (?) Anyone...

Fred, you'll like this, I found a memo from Clive Pearce with your name on the circulation list. Hope you can read it, suffice to say it is 50 years old and it's one of those flimsy carbon copy sheets from the typewriter (remember them?). The memo refers to a nickel drag out problem. Clive makes...

Also from the 'little green book' some material costs Ionic was paying c1966. It was £sd in those days of course (pound, shillings and pence not to be confused with LSD the hippy drug which was getting a lot of press at the time). Also, this was before metrication so oz, lb, cwt, g (gallon not...

Re the vat section plan from the ‘little green book’: Tanks 1-5: cleaning line for steel and copper alloys Tank 6: hot anodic cleaner for steel Tank 8: 50% hydrochloric acid Tanks 10-13: cleaning line for polished nickel Rover parts Tank 14: dull cadmium Tank 17: cyanide copper Tank 20: Perflow...

Matthew, I lived at 323 and I remember the Neales. But have I got the right family? Keith Neale was a friend of mine when we were kids. How come you're a Simpson? DQ

I too remember that long bus ride over to Gospel Lane. Most of us were press ganged into rugby. It was rare you got to play football. There was a very good school football team there however who were the elite of 'Cream Bun' Lunn. Hockey also, I took a whack in the face from a hockey stick and...

I'm new to this but what a great picture. I was there 1958-1963. I remember most of this lot. 'Sid' Screen was our form teacher, nice chap but hopeless at keeping control. Unlike some of them who used to scare the life out of me. 'Mole' showed my chemistry shortcomings up so badly in front of...