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Oooh, that's a lovely painting Eric, ta for sharing.:)

My Grandads young brother Gilbert died on the Coventry Rd, Small Heath on his way home from school 16th July 1916.......story has it that he was knocked over by a horse & cart. My question is would this sort of thing make the local newspaper & if so how could I find out more?? I have no idea if...

What absolutely gorgeous photos everyone, they all look so fantastic. I'll try & find some more of my Ma & Pa. It's great to see them all isn't it?:)

This is my Dad as a baby with his Grandma Sarah........wonder what park they were in?

Oh I love that poem, it's bostin...........& I do so agree with your words. Thanks for posting it.:)

Where you used to drive Derek....it's about 10 mins away from us pet. A right 'mare' in the morning rush hour mind!!

I had a couple of butchers in my close family too Derek & they used to teach us a few words. My Mom still uses it sometimes, bless her.....she can still remember rude words in particular.!!!

I've heard my Mom talk about 'blackbats' too.

Re: sunlamp treatment I used to go there too oldgoose, for exactly the same thing. Do you remember the goggles used to smell??

Oh yes GG Jean, that's another one...a 'mare'....my Mom still uses that one altho not too often. In her books it doesnt seem quite as serious a term of abuse tho as a 'bark'!! You know, I'm sure she's oblivious to all these subtle meanings, I reckon she'd be horrified if she knew!

Aha! I've always wondered what,why & where that term came from.....it all falls into place now. If my Mom was really really angry (we're going back years & years now).....& I mean vexed, perplexed & most peturbed, she would use the term 'bark'. I wonder if she actually knew that meaning that...

My Mom was in that Little Bromwich Fever Hospital in 1929 (aged 4) for 12 months with Scarlet Fever. She said she wasn't allowed to see her Mom & Dad but remembers when she went in, she had a string like necklace around her full of dummies!! She still has this terrible look of sadness when she...

When my Mom (now 82) was a very little girl, she couldn't say 'cucumber'..........so she called it (wait for it........) 'cucowcumpington' Goodness knows how she got her tongue around that one!!lol

Jan.....there was a thread on here ages ago that discused the term 'bab' & lots of folk commented that you're never too old to called 'bab'......bless em. It's a lovely affectionate term isn't it??

Love your story Jan, smashing bab.

That was my first thought too.

These 2 photos perhaps show how the terraced houses were at the back of the main Bolton Road & also the sort of little houses that they were. The B & W pic of my Mom was taken in the front garden & you can see the main houses behind her, The other is of my Auntie in the front garden of their...

David........I've looked out the long school photo & it is of June 1947. I've scanned it in 3 chunks & have tried to stitch it....but it does make a long image to post on here. The girls seem to outnumber the lads, the girls are mostly on the left hand side (altho there are some on the right...

My grandparents lived at 2/396 until Nan died in 1965, so they lived quite near to yours eh?? The Chamberlains lived in Cambridge Terrace.:)

Oooh sorry, I cant remember off the top of my head......I'll hunt it out & let you know. Assuming she went there from the age of 11, she was there from about 1943 onwards til about 1947?