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Hi debbpic, in the 25 years I worked at Charles Winn there was never any mention of another Winn factory in Sunderland. Given that there was a 114 year history prior to me joining, anything is possible.

Hi debbpic, I worked at Charles Winn from Oct 1974 until they closed down in 2000. As you say your Dad retired in 1976 I may not have known him at that time. The works manager was Alf Chaplin when I started followed by Roger Allcock in the 1990s. We did make valves for the M.O.D and Swan Hunter...

Funny how one's memory works. Of all the hundreds of times I went up and down High St, I simply have no memory of that Ingall, Parsons, Clive building. You can just make out the white pier caps of the gateway on this still from 1949.

Great photos Lyn, just how I remember the old days. Same as Vivienne 14, I could only find Ingalls, Parsons, Clive & Co in Bradford St.

Anyone remember the boards in the street that advertised the films showing at local cinemas? These actual boards were in Alma street, just around the corner from Whitehead Street in 1967 showing "A Fistful of Dollars". It was in 1962 on these very boards that me and my mate saw the poster for Dr...

Victoria Park Inn on the corner of Upper Sutton St Lyn. I believe that the 3rd hanging lantern you can see along the road belongs to The White Horse pub.

My wife's parents were married there on Dec 27th 1937 and the signature of the vicar on the certificate looks like JWG? Hathaway.

That is the clock tower, the only part of Drayton Manor that wasn't demolished.

"George VI" admiring my broom at a BCLM 1940s event when I was a temporary proprietor of that shop for the day.

About 30 mins ago I posted a photo that was not on this thread. Since I have discovered that Lynn posted it on April 18th (#16) on a similar thread entitled "Norma Quibell...Cyclo Gear Potters Hill Aston" I have deleted it. Should the two threads be combined?

In the 60s I lived at 80 Victoria Road which was right opposite the metal shearing works. It was yet to be built in 1950 so doesn't show on Mike's map. This photo shows a delivery truck in the entrance to the Malt works in Whitehead Road..

Unfortunately, no good memories for me. One of my neighbours, Eugene Ford got me a job there in 1973. I was put on straightening castings on a giant press. I hated it and left after 2 weeks.

I always rely on my "Geographia" map when looking for old roads & streets and as you can see, it shows a police station. As there is no date anywhere on my map, I was wondering whether anyone could roughly date it based on this photo.

On my old Geographia map of Birmingham, that corner shows a police station but, that's the only info I have.

Seeing #207 reminds me of last year when we did the Peaky Blinders events. I was the Detective on the right and we used that bus as a (blue) Maria van to round up the baddies. As I am also involved in the annual 40s event they hold I really have missed going and hope that they can resume these...

Yes you are right MWS, it is the Victoria Park Inn on the corner of Upper Sutton St. I think the pub a bit further along was the White Horse.

Hi RobT, no, it wasn't that. The diver itself looked like your photos but had no attachments and was about 1 inch tall. He was also sealed in a clear plastic tube filled with water about 10 inches high. Couldn't squeeze the tube because it was hard plastic so there was a rubber button on the...

For my 9th birthday in 1955 I had a deep sea diver in a water filled glass tube. By pressing the button on the top the diver went down and when button was released he came back up. I've tried to find an image of this particular toy without success. However, it's based on the Cartesian Diver...

I'm sorry to hear about Phil. A couple of photos that he posted in the past that I'd never seen before really meant something to me and memories of my childhood. R.I.P.

On this theme, here is a fairly battered photo of my wife & me when we were courting in 1963. This cameraman and set seemed to be a regular feature in Stourport at that time. Situated just off the river walkway by the bridge, I wonder if any members remember it.