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Oh gosh! I am just perusing where I lived as a child and so sad to see that, I think the lovely church I went to as a child has been demolished?!! That soooo should not have been allowed to happen! Could anyone confirm that this is the lovely church that I walked from St Johns Church of England...

Demolished?!!! awww no.

not been on here for ages, but decided to drop by and glad i did! What wonderful photos! x

I have been trying to find out about my grandad (who i never met as he died in 1961 before I was born) who used to work in Kalamazoo factory in Birmingham and also was a musician and played in a band, we think piano, but Mom can't remember clearly as he left when she was just 4 or 5, but still...

I have just looked up Tucker eyelets on here too, as my Mom used to run to their air raid shelter in the war with her Gran.

Thank you so much, if that is also a photo of Englands where Mom used to work, she will be soooo happy to see that! thank you.

My mum used to work in Englands shoe shop and Speedway rider Graham Warren used to come in and buy shoes from her, does anyone know anything about him please?

Would love to see photos Pat! x

what a lovely story and lovely memories! I will show my mom this to read, she will love it..... When you next go to your art class, please do ask if they can remember a chap called Leonard wicks, he was a lithograph artist for Kalamazoo. Im an artist myself i think my grandad must have passed...

sounds a great time...... do you remember anyone called Leonard Wicks working there?

Hi Ken, Not sure what year that would be, I will ask Dad...... I guess it would be around 1954/55/56? Dad was 70 this year!

Hi Ken, My Dad used to deliver papers for the Harris family when he was a boy! So, are you a Harris then? Would you remember my Dad Ian Russell as a paper boy? This is his e mail reply: Hello yes i do remember the Harris family I used to deliver newspapers for them, they ran a news paper...

Thinking about it, yes I knew a Busby, a tall old lady called May with a gruff voice, and always lovely to me!

I remember them! 'Uncle' Sid Hones used to live next door to us! His wife Gladys used to stink the street out making nettle tea for her rheumatism, I loved them both! Busby is interesting, as we have relations/ancesters called Busby............

Will do! We were at the lower numbers end, at 28........... but if they were by a fish shop, that ups the odds of him knowing them! ;-)

I'll ask my Dad when I see him tomorrow.... see if the names ring any bells! x

Thats brilliant, thanks ever so much Phil, the 1976 one is my time, so I must remember all of those shops! will look closer..... see if the old grey matter works!

What was your Dads name? I remember a few of Gramps old pals, we used to drink tea in a little shed, out of white metal mugs washed with water from the well!

Does anyone remember my Gramp? He used to live in Formans rd in the 60's/70's, maybe even 50's before I was born! number 52. he had an allotment, and used to enjoy bet on the horses and a pint in the Bear pub! Albert 'Bertie' Russell. He passed away in the 80's and I would love to know if...

Does anyone have any old photographs of Formans Rd, Sparkhill that they would be kind enough to share? Also the Lucas Girling factory in Tysely, the allotments along Formans rd, (I think they were called Springgrove), St Johns CofE school Stratford rd, etc... and anywhere in that vicinity...