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I remember bands marching up Soho Road most Sundays when I was a little girl. We used to run up to road to watch them go by.

Hi Cleetie. I too was a Townie, and life was a ball! I left Birmingham in 1964 but the fab times will live in my memory forever. Did we know each other I wonder?? Judy

Hi Cleetie. How nice to hear that someone used to go to the same clubs/dances as I did back in the late 50s/early60s! I used to go to all the same places and loved those days! The dance hall in Handsworth that you were trying to remember was the Plaza in Rookery Road. I went to the...

pat11 - none of the names you mention ring a bell with me. I would have been about 19/20 when I went there. The name of Billy Taylor is a bit familiar - did he later work at the Alex backstage? I knew a Billy who worked there but can't remember his last name. I would have gone there with...

Thanks pat11. I've been trying to remember where it was for ages. I saw in an old diary that I used to go there a lot but I don't ever remember it being in Summer Row, still I guess you have just confirmed it! I would have gone there around the same time as you 1958/60. Judy

Fantastic photo Lyn.

I used to wear Blue Grass too. Loved that perfume - still do. My favourite in the 60s was Estee Lauder Youth Dew. In the 50s it was Coty L'Aimant. At school it was Phul Nana! Judy

I remember sending away to London for a pair of shoes with extended points, which were longer than normal. They looked absolutely ridiculous when I got them and I returned them!

Ha ha! I used to wear a liberty bodice too Carol. I remember the rubber buttons.

Yes I definitely agree Viv. Fashion was everything even though it hurt!! A lot of today's styles are much better for the feet. Although I still think high heels look glam!

I wore Winkle-picker shoes in the 60s constantly. Very extended points at the toe and high heels. I'm paying for it now :) Judy

I think Astonian means #120. This photo would have been taken from the top of St Michaels Hill, which faced Villa Road.

Carolina, your photo is of the Soho Hill/Villa Road junction. Judy

Many thanks Lyn and Viv for the confirmation of the position of photo #113. I lived about 5 minute's walk from Hamstead Road and walked around this junction regularly but I was unsure of quite where it was. I loved the photo. Judy

I wondered whether it was that junction Viv, but as I couldn't see Wretham Road I thought the photo might be taken from further down Soho Hill. As a schoolgirl, we used to do our PE lessons in St Francis' Hall in Wretham Road and I remember it being close to the corner of Hamstead Road, and I...

Thanks Richard. It was just a vague guess that Jean might have gone to Rookery Road, but your information means that I can rule that out because Jean was working as a hairdresser in 1955/56. The alternative I suppose is Grove Lane! I put my question really in the hope that someone might have...

I've been trying to trace an old friend of mine for some years now. I think she may have gone to Rookery Road School in the early to mid 50s. Her name was Jean Thomas and her Mom and Dad ran a fish and chip shop on Soho Road near the Regal. Anyone remember her? Judy

What a smashing photo Lyn. Do you think that is Naden Road going off Soho Hill? Juduy

journocy - The Blackpool Fish & Chip Shop wasn't the one you are looking for. I've just checked and the number of that was 369 Soho Road. Judy

I wonder if the fish and chip shop you are talking about was the one that my best friend's parents ran in the early 1950s. I am pretty sure the number was about 325 Soho Road. The name was the Blackpool Fish & Chip Shop and it was just down from the Regal Cinema on the same side. My friend was...