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Vivienne14, Great picture! How nice to see interest in the school is still being generated. Lets hope it attracts more replies. Regards. willey

Wonderful! Such nostalgic memories of my early life. Thanks! willey

Hi Rob44. My comment is not a solution to your apparent problem but I think it appropriate to point out to you and any one else that not all programs will still run if your change from a 32 bit computer to a 64 bit computer as I found to my cost. Just another pitfall for the unwary...

Vivienne14, The zigzag bridge definitely had traffic lights controlling the traffic as late as 1939 - I remember them. Buses were using the zigzag up until the new bridge was opened. Regards. willey

Vivienne14, The Perry Barr bridge was virtually completed in 1939 but the opening was delayed by the outbreak of the Second World War. Subsequently, someone had a rethink, common sense was used and work resumed to bring about its completion. Between you and me, I can remember quite...

Phil, I understand your reply but I am puzzled as to what could have been the problem with the "Canning" thread as I have followed it throughout and cannot recall anything that could fall foul of someone such as to warrant the thread's removal. Reading other threads, I feel that many should...

Dave Riley, I too am late picking this thread up. My wife's uncle was George Bradbury. He inherited the business from his father. He in turn had got into the coal delivery business from working the coal barges from Birmingham. Regards. willey

Norman. Look at Forum Home Page under "Offices and Factories" Regards Keith

Sad news indeed! Chris Upton published two articles of mine in the Birmingham Historian during his editorship there. He was most supportive and encouraging to a "greenhorn". R.I.P. willey.

Oldmohawk, Your photo brings back memories. I attended in 1975. The style of university life there certainly opened my eyes - it was like living on another planet. Regards. willey

cookie273uk Wikipaedia would suggest that No.196 Squadron, R.A.F. flew the last Stirling bomber until March 1946. Hope this gives you some idea. It is worth going onto the site because it gives all the R.A.F Squadron flying Stirlings and their final dates of flying there. Good luck...

Hi Di! I couldn't agree more! What a successful little school it was. Many happy memories of the school and classmates -set in the homely parishes of Holy Trinity and All Souls. Ah memories!

G G Jean = back on 31 July 2008 you posted a thumbnail of a Handsworth Grammar School football team that showed Johnny Salisbury. As I cannot open that thumbnail, is it possible to post the original photograph. Johnny Salisbury was my House Captain during my H.G.S. years. Regards. willey

norfolk brummie. Was the chinese restaurant at the top of Snow Hill on the Left hand side? I went there two or three times with my mates during our lunch hour from W.Cannings. It must surely be one and the same one? Regards. willeyg

mhemery - thanks for your photo in item1538. I have stood at the No.6 Perry Barr tram terminus so many times in Martineau Street in all weathers and occasions. A long time ago now. regards. willey

Old Mowhawk Your thread No. 1200 showing the picture of The Broadway certainly brought back many memories. I lived in Coombe Road for the first twenty years of my life and all of my childhood years were spent in and around those shops. They were no different to the photo in the 1940/50's...

Hi Hateley! I well remember Miller Craddock. He burst onto the Villa scene when the team was somewhat bland - to say the least. He had great energy and was a real grafter. He gave hope to Villa fans that they had found a future England forward. So much so that even today, I can see...

I remember being taken by my father to see a downed German bomber at the Hall of Memory. I cannot remember the type of plane but I have seen a photograph of it printed in the Birmingham Mail in years gone by. I was scouring this site in the hope that someone might have submitted it. So...

Hi Di.Poppitt. Your reply back in 2008 mentioned Maurice Millington. I had forgotten that name. Takes me back to my childhood days at Canterbury Rd School I believe. How various entries stimulate long forgotten names and events. It is what makes this site so attractive. Regards...

Hi Mooch! In my day, Miss Holman was in a classroom in the hall and situated at the end of the corridor from Mr. Chapman's office. Her "nature table" was just that being a flat table on which she placed seasonal items of leaves, plants, tadpoles in jamjars etc. If you went back for the...