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There were five meals/snacks in a day, if you were lucky. Breakfast to start the day. Mid-morning there was lunch (a snack). Midday you had dinner. Early evening was the main meal of the day, tea. Finally, just before going to bed you had supper. I think that the mid morning snack might have...

Perhaps slightly off topic but was an ack ack gun in Digby Park Small Heath. Just after the war, when there was snow we used to build a 'fort' where it had been. (Imagine an igloo without a roof.) There were some fierce snowball fights to try to capture it.

That Coventry Road monkey run was just about surviving in the late 1940's. It had gone by the time I might have been interested. The last one I saw was somewhere in Wales in the 60's. The Spanish and Italians still have their promenades on Sunday afternoons. They are more elegant affairs for...

I can't now remember where I was going to, but going on West Bromwich buses from near Snow Hill station was a bit different. You had to pay in two instalments. You paid at the start of the journey and then at the Birmingham/West Bromwich border you paid the final instalment. I think you could...

Thank you. In 1922 their HQ was Small Arms Inn, Muntz Street but their Training Quarters were the Bulls Head. I have my father's membership card.

I am a newcomer to BHF and still learning to find my way about. So, is this the only conversation about the First Black Brummies, TV programme, "What chapel was that?"? The b/w films gave a real feel of the chill that seemed to characterise Birmingham in the 50's. The equivalent of Manchester's...

In the second half of the fifties I was at Central Tech, Suffolk Street and B'ham CAT (now Aston University). Sometimes both on the same day. The Troc was our oasis en route between the two. It became our usual meeting place. At lunch time, there were people from the Post and Mail. In the...

Municipilisation of public houses. A proposal by Joseph Chamberlain? I recently came across this article from Aris's Gazette of 16/12/1876. I know he municipalised water and gas, but pubs? Certainly that seems to have been the implication of Gothenberg notion or proposal...

This is the third and final lot of my little collection of old charity flags. They are a bit of a mixed bag. Flag X looks like the Belgian one. Was this in support of the country as a whole or for the relief of the many refugees who came to this country at the beginning WW1? Flags T and U are...

This is meant to be about Sheet 2 but first a PS to Sheet 1. I could not find anything about the Police Aided Association in Google. Well, in the Birmingham Post Year Book and Who's Who, 1953-54 (BPYB) the Police-Aided Association for Clothing Poor Children. They had an Hon. Sec. At the Chief...

Thank you for your map. In Birmingham Post Year Book 1953-54 they mention a "Verminous Persons Cleansing Station" in Bacchus Road. No charge was made. Trying to locate it on Geographia A1 street atlas (of about 1960) there are some "Baths" located just about opposite Preston Road. I assumed that...

It is funny that all of the posts call them 'bus tokens' except #33. I (a novice member) still have two red 1d tokens and wondered if a photo was warranted. As expected, not neccessary. However, looking more closely, they are 'tramway tokens' as Lloyd noted. I dont know why but I also have two...

My father (b. 1905) told me some tales about Tommy Tank. I did wonder if he was mythical. It seem not. Aparently Tommy would do anything for a bet. Once he walked backwards from Coventry to Birmingham with a brick on his head. Another time he was in a pub (near the Bull Ring). The gaffer and...

Plan 1 Hello folks, sorry again. This time I'll do the photos before the text and try not to press the send button too soon. Last time I was pressing keys in all sorts of ways in sheer frustration. So sheet 1 consists , of four flags. Three of the organizations represented have...

Thank you but I do know about Paint. In fact I used it add identity letters on the pix I am just abour to down (or is it up) load.

Sorry, I had hoped I had not posted anything as I could not attach sheet 1 etc. They were all <2 Mb but would not download. I think they were wrong format. I will have another bash soon.