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Another one here who hated swimming lessons with the school (I'm almost certain it was Woodcock St baths).....this was in the late 60s & we too were shoved in the deep end!! With my surname (Dolphin) it was a difficult thing to deal with "ooh cant you swim!!".....err no! I remember us all...

That was brilliant, absolutely bostin in fact. Ah, dear old Broad Street, lots of memories. Dont the Tiswas lot look soooooooo young??

Aw thank you Jean, that's so kind of you. I'm hoping someone on here knows of the Hearnshaws & Wiltshires as the photos could do with going to a good home really. I dont know the people but it woud be great to pass them on to family etc who knew them wouldnt it??

After posting the photos I had this sudden thought......I dont even know if Kingstanding Road is in Kingstanding!!! I just assumed it was......eek.

Hope I'm ok posting these pics here. One is the view from Sheila & Mollys house at 173 Kingstanding Road. there are 2 from Kingstanding Congregational Church Panto (no date for def but maybe around the 1940's??) The bride is a Mary Hindle nee Wiltshire who lived at 169 Kingstanding Road & the...

My late cousin Sheila & her Mom used to live in Kingstanding & I've been looking through old photos today. I really must scan & post some of them in case there's anyone out there who might know some of the names of residents on pictures I have. Will go & search them out now. My aunt Molly was...

Wendy, I couldnt agree more.....I love cemeterys. They're very tranquil places arent they?? I'm coming down to Brum in November & will make very effort to get over for a visit to Key Hill.:)

My nan used to say 'fanny fernakapan' too Flounder, & I think I've heard others say it too. When I left Brum for Uni I had a heck of a time up North with asking for 'baps' ("you mean buns pet"?).....no, buns have fruit in em!! Or 'cobs'. Its definitely 'pikelets' of course. I tend to still use...

Those photos are great, thanks for posting them. Looks like you all had a great time (if you can say that in a grave yard!).:)

Thats a really interesting & useful site isn't it? Found a couple of names & dates on there. Thanks for the link.:)

Oh I remember the Longboat well. We used to go in there for our 'tutorials' when on Post Grad (well more like drowing our sorrows reallylol). I used to love that place back in the 70s.

Re: City Centre Photo Album Bob, I'll certainly put some snaps onto this thread (I just thought as the photos were fairly recent people might not want to see them), I'll get on to it later this weekend if I can.

Those are such gorgeous photos Jules. We're so lucky to have photos like this aren't we. I must dig out some more of mine.

I love any old photos of long ago showing dear old Small Heath as my parents would've known it. Even in my few years there (1957 to 1968) I loved shopping 'up the Cov'. Great pictures Postie, Phil & Alf.

Re: City Centre Photo Album That site is wonderful, full of fabulous photos. If anyone wants to see any photos of mine (of Brum in last few years) please shout. Most are of the city centre mind.

Re: City Centre Photo Album Whenever I pop back 'home' to Brum I always take loads of photos of the City centre as I've noticed so many changes. I'm almost ashamed to say that in the last 2 or 3 years I've taken something like over a thousand photos of the centre including images of older side...

Sorry, I dont know anything about the Comet pub but just wanted to say hello & that I used to live by there as well.......Ventnor Avenue. I'll watch this thread with interest as I'd love to know more about it too.:)

Another fellowess 'Sorrentino' here too. :)I was born there in 1957 & my Mom & Dad hadnt a clue what to name me as they thought I would be a boy (obviously 9 months isn't long enough to think of possible names for girls or boys!!) in which case I would've been 'Andrew'. When I landed (a...

Oooh so there's hope then eh?? Wouldn't it be great?:)

I have so enjoyed catching up with this thread again & seeing all the wonderful photos. Does anyone else have this thought that one day.....there may just be someone on these photos that you know, a relative that's yours perhaps?? I'm thinking of one of my missing relatives in particular....it...