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Even I was able to put together IKEA furniture. Everything from easy chairs to kitchen units. They were built to last and the instructions were easy to follow, like yourself we still have some IKEA items including a 5-drawer cabinet in the garage, that I put together 30 years ago.

I remember spending 11 hours, 34 years ago (it seems like only yesterday:eek:)trying to put one of their wardrobes together. My wife knew I wasn't a DIY expert (to put it mildly), but I explained that it really wasn't down to me this time. She took it back and they admitted the screw holes were...

That looks like something out of "The Jetsons" to me, you were way ahead of us in the kitchen department in the 80s!:grinning:

No, it's free admission still Lyn. It will be interesting to see what changes have been made, hopefully most of the previous exhibits will eventually still be there (I believe it isn't fully open yet) and the city haven't gone too "woke" on us.

Crazy isn't it? Then 30 - 40 odd years later, most of us would be saying the same to the next generation, having worried all night, like our parents had, until they made it back home. ;)

These were frequently in use at our 1980s house:

As near as I get to BRMB these days is Les Ross on Boom at 10am on a Sunday. ;) Talking of DJs, sadly today will be Johnnie Walker's last Sunday "Sounds of the 70s" show on Radio 2, after 58 years on air. Johnnie is unable to continue due to his terminal illness (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis)...

Had a text this morning, claiming to be from: UK Department For Work and Pensions Reminder: The living subsidy for this year (2023 to 2024) is currently being distributed. You are now eligible to apply for this subsidy. You can apply through the link. We will review it as soon as possible and...

A little more on the Sons of Rest. It was established when a group of retired working men, veterans of WWI, met at Handsworth Park in 1927 and one of them, proposed that they form a club. It grew out of concern amongst retired veterans of WW1 that there were no places that they could meet and...

My grandmother told me that it was used by WW1 veterans. It sadly became another victim of arson in 2013 and had been at the park since 1930. Link below: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/erdington-sons-rest-veterans-club-6254716

A nice video below showing the Barton's as it was in 2011. I have also had it confirmed by a friend that the privacy boards are still in place, following the modernisation and re-opening...

The first picture is of a Bingley Hall Trades Show (note the Bovril stand on the right) pity we can't spot the refreshment rooms (taps and all), although the second picture does show EH James's sample room and features Phoenix Dublin Stout.

I would hope not. I can't say for sure though and if they did renew it, I would guess they would want it to look as near to the same as was possible. A lot of work was done on the pub (removing partitions between what had been the lounge and the bar for example), around 30-odd years ago, I think.

The firm closed down in 1990.

It used to have a darts board there in the 70s. It may well have been sectioned off before that, I also remember the window was perhaps lower (as in the original picture) back then. It was just a first thought though.

Could it possibly be "The Old Contemptibles", which had a long bar (as I think, I recall from the 70s) before it was modernised (as shown below)?

I see the Golden Lion made Central News last night. Birmingham Conservation Trust is working with a range of partners to try to secure a future for the building. They have asked for the public's support to progress with a full restoration and are asking people to get in touch with stories they...

Opening Day?

I believe that it was built on the site of a brickworks Mark. As far as the rubbish was concerned, it was used to create height for the terracing on the Coventry Road side of the ground. The club offered the site as a tip and local people paid a total of £800 to dump an estimated 100,000 loads...

I was in the year below you I think and moved to the new Erdington Boys School to be one of their first 1st Year intake. I recall Mr Conduct and the Head who replaced him at Slade Road Mr Spinks. Teachers that I recall were Miss West, Mrs Harkin (deputy head), Miss Tooney, Miss Staunton, Mrs...