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Some further photographs of the Worcester Beacon:

It would just have been the place for my decorating skills, I never could line up the pattern so it was straight... ;)

There is one on at Pype Hayes Park at the moment (see below) and a visit to that, might help your son compare and contrast a fair of today with those of yesteryear, in his project. Lots of photographs along with member's memories, can be found on previous threads, searching at the top right of...

Spoiler alert: The BSA factory bombing is featured in the new Peaky Blinders film and at the end, the film itself is dedicated to those that lost their lives when the BSA was bombed.

Villa have sadly lost two of our former players recently on 27th March Alex Cropley died aged 75 and two days earlier on 25th March we lost Geoff Vowden, who was aged 84 and had earlier made 221 appearances, scoring 79 goals for Birmingham City. Geoff left St Andrews for Villa Park in March 1971...

I remember that too, we often used to come back from the game as muddy as the players were.

An interesting piece is coming up for auction next month. An official programme dating back to 23rd October 1909, when Villa beat Bradford City 3-1 with their goals coming from Albert Hall, William Gerrish and Harry Hampton. Villa finished league champions that season. 18,000 were at the game...

My great grandfather and great grandmother were married at St John's 130 years ago today 28th March. :party: A couple of photographs taken not too long afterwards, I would guess:

I stand corrected, he was at The Eagle & Tun too (Birmingham Live link below). https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/gallery/ed-sheeran-eagle-n-tun-16703888

We often popped in there for a game of pool, UB40 were often there and wouldn't say no to a game themselves. 1 As it appeared on a UB40 album, 2 Ed Sheeran in there, 3 How it was before HS2 did for it.

A few of us men could now be in and out in 2 or 3 minutes :laughing: , so that isn't always the case, but I'm sure you are right, it's the time taken and what is being asked for. I seem to remember there was a gent's hairdressers on Stockland Green in the 70s, that specialised in cuts for the...

Hope you have a wonderful day Viv. :party:

Another photograph of the old Witton End and Witton Lane Stand taken in the 50s I think:

1) Villa fans at Euston on their way to the 1920 FA Cup Final at Stamford Bridge (the first held after WWI), which we won beating Huddersfield 1-0, 2), 2) Frank Barson's winners medal and (3) Villa's captain, Andy Ducat (who played both football & cricket for England) shaking hands before the game:

I remember back in the day (60s/70s) the photographs from the football matches used to be on display in the front left windows of the Post & Mail building in town, for the public to walk in and buy a copy inside. I guess that's what your Dad did back then. Good luck with your searching, it would...

I think now that you have a likely date for the Sports Argus (21st Feb) I would first visit the Birmingham Library to see if they have the original paper or a digital copy (having telephoned fist to let them know what you are looking for and why) and if not, check with the Birmingham Mail again...

Yes indeed, I read it that his had gone with his father, perhaps his Dad bought it, having seen himself on the front page, or as you suggest it was in next week's Argus, that his grandparents had bought. If it is the one, The Liverpool Echo may be able to provide a copy of their photograph. Link...

I guess they may well have bought one in Liverpool and brought it back on the train with them (I often did after going to a game to see the other results).