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Hi Maurice, yes they definitely were good times and a lot of fun. I'm well - hope you and Jan are too. Judy :)

Hello John, I also remember the Firebird with happy memories, also Ronnie Scotts at the Mermaid and Studio One at the Golden Cross amongst others. Judy

Thanks Allan. Walked through that passageway many times as a teenager!

Great photos Allan. Was that Dennisons wall at the side/back of the garden? I can remember an entry through the double gates at the side of the Beehive that led to a terrace of houses, and then through to Terrace Road. My Dad would have known Mrs and Mrs Pope well as he was a regular when...

My Dad’s local back in the 40s/50s and the Outdoor is where we kids used to take the pop bottles back to get our pennies. Mr and Mrs Pope were the licensees back in those days.

Thanks Phil. The same conclusion has been reached on the Facebook "Old Pics of Brum" by Mike and Lee. I think its great that by detection work the right spot has been found. I love the first photo- wouldn't it be great to go back for a day and join them? Mike Portlock put a map on Facebook...

Another addition - I've just noticed that it is the "General" Hotel and not the Central Hotel.

Thanks Phil. It's a fascinating photo and the suggestion of Walters City Commercial Hotel in John Bright Street sounds a possibility. Yes, of course, it's a steam tram!! I had noticed the tram and tram lines, but not that there was the steam part.

Can anyone tell me where the Central Hotel might have been and what date this photo could have been taken?

Hello Old Brummie - yes, I miss those days too. They were fun days. I also went to see Ellie at the Odeon and she was fabulous. As to the venue in Aston, well it doesn't sound like the Golden Cross as that was upstairs, but as we seemed to frequent the same places, I'd love to know where it...

We must have been at the same place together many times Old Brummie. I also went to the MJC in Digbeth, Ronnie Scotts at the Mermaid. Saw Count Basie at the Odeon. And was the venue in Aston, over the Golden Cross? I used to go to the Americana and Studio One there. Judy

Hi Wally Well I guess Mr Hall might have been the manager after my Dad left. My Dad, Alex Tuck, left the Clifton Cinema Circuit around the end of the war or just before I would guess 1944/45. I was only small at the time. Judy

It certainly wasn't "Grab a Granny Night" when I used to go dancing at the Tower on Saturday nights in the 50s. If the Teds heard you say that they wouldn't have been too pleased!!

We did Cadburys, and The Festival of Britain.

Thank you Mike. Its a long time now since I worked as a temp at the GEC in Electric Avenue as a teenager, but it was a nice place to work with very friendly people. So much has changed hasn't it! I wouldn't recognise these places now if I went back. I used to get a bus from town to Witton...

Thank you mikec. Members of my family lived in Gothic Terrace from at least 1881 until about 1939/39. My Mom was born at 2 x 25 Court (Gothic Terrace) in 1913. By the time I got to go and visit it, it had been demolished to make way for Aston Expressway. It is so interesting to hear your...

Wonderful Mike. Thanks so much. It all adds to the bones of my family history. If only I had known about this as a child. I lived not far from here and we children used to play in all the bombed houses that were small jewellery factories, in the hope of finding "jewels". Forget health and...

I wonder if you are still on the forum "deiseboy"? I have just found a connection in my family to Archibald Kendrick. His wife Emily Purdie Sellman was my 2nd cousin 3 x removed. Her grandmother being the sister of my 3 x Gt.Grandmother! It was fascinating to read your information on the...

Hi Lyn and Carol. Thanks so much for your information and photos. I only found out the number of property yesterday and that the deeds eventually passed to Eaton and Wrighton in 1895, who I have since found out were gold ring makers. I am however wondering if I have read the deeds correctly...

Can anyone tell me if the above company premises still exists? It was there in 1912. I would be interested in any information about it and what it was, and if a photo exists that would be brilliant. The premises once belonged to a member of my family - Robert Purdie and was called Gatehouse...