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There was a Trafalgar Road History Society you could try & Google them. Some houses in Park Hill were demolished too. I was told because of their physical state. One had been shored up since the blitz.

They were red when I went. A long time ago now

The top photo reminds of a photo I was given of my 3 cousins, the 3 eldest of 10 children, all in knitted outfits. One of their siblings told me everything was knitted. Their toys. Even their all in one swimming costumes.

I was 6 I think. We went to my cousin's wedding. Mum unwired it. It was red and blue tartan.

False fingers and googly eyes on springs. I had a light up dickie and a huge rubber spider which propelled by a squeezy ball. Rude matchboxes & pens you tipped that had a clear top with oil in it. Whoopee cushions that foundd their way in to my office.

I used to buy these from the joke shop, also gone, I sat between 2 women at work. One used to say tell her such and such, as they didn't get on, the other was neurotic and chattered to a frenzy so I would put the teeth on the desk and she would laugh and stop,

The last farm animals I posted that I bought are Britains stamped 1982. From an old fashioned toyshop called Goldie. Not here now. Purchased probably longer ago than I thought.

`he's a bit spooky

I can't edit on my phone but bachelor dogs should read breeds

I collected Gollys for an enamel brooch & a pottery one. And cardboard. Kraaft vouchers for a record of Mary Poppins Lets Go Fly A Kite , not even toriginalbut I forgot what toys we got from the cornflake boxes. I used to collect little bachelor dog breeds, & bigger horses & deetr, from Woolies

Ay thay small now!!!!! The shysters!

I didn't know about St Anne Moseley as it looks nice now I wish they hsd retored the Coventry churches & old cathedral. But I expect tge flock would have dwindled but they would pull the tourists. 46 was lot!

But I have playing cards in their original boxes & 2 board games in wooden boxes buy I posted them before , they were my great great aunt's who ran a childrens' home. I had a sort of satchel from it but smaller but it went mouldy which she kept coloured pencils in & a wire stick with tiny wooden...

I will try & look the make out we have a sheep donkey & cow in the nativity manger that didnt come with it, I bought those 30 odd years ago & again for our grandson about 10 years ago but I don't see them now.

My Nan kept everything in it's original box like her iron, neck clippers, fairy lights. I remember when toy boxes without dangerous unopenable wire grips . The toys were kept in place by formed carboard. Our grandchikdren keep their boxes if they are like rooms of a house.

There was a song out then, Cowboys and Indians Cowboys and Indians, We played in the playground hollering with our hands warbling over our mouths wowowowowowowowo! and the invisible guns, pyow! pyow! Too! too!f then the Tommy guns. a a a a a a a a a ! till the evil dinner ladies waded in.

We rarely kept our boxes did we!

I had a Britain's farm and lots of animals for birthday/Christmas presents off people and exotic animals. And the cowboys I had their lariat's and lasooes came off and the guns and hats and the Native Americans headdresses, also had a wooden fort my parents got on tick with crusaders some on...

Too sweet now! Amazed how it appeared from nowhere. I remember the box kites always seemed to be brown? You had to be a good runner!