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I remember St Silas Square in May 1976 with the blossom trees in bloom, that still is in my memory after all these years.

These photographs may stir some memories... The interior of the church

St. Peter's Place early 1950's. Looking towards Broad Street; The International Convention Centre and Symphony Hall now stand on that site.

Rocky Lane looking towards Park Lane, Aston.

Thanks for that information EB, I'll keep an eye open for anymore photographs or stories.

Found this recently, it's dated August 1973, does anyone remember it?

I still like the old Museum of Science and Industry better!

Lyn, I always got a tremendous feeling of satisfaction making that leap and grabbing the bar of the bus as it was pulling away but I still remember how cold they were downstairs in those 'proper' winters of the 1960s!

Witton Square mid 1970s. The bus is approaching Witton Road, towards Brookvale Road, The Aston Hotel pub can be seen to the left behind the bus.

Yes Lyn, that's the very thought I had, it's definitely the town hall.

Can anyone provide any details about this photograph?

The Australian Bar 1970s / 1980s Lost photo replaced

I found these recently. The photographs of the last two sadly are not dated, I'm sure it's the Dog and Duck in High Street, Aston (near to The House that Jack Built) as the architecture appears to be the same. Late 1960s / early 1970s Date unknown note the tiled frontage and the single...

Top Cats; well I found my answer. It was a club at the same address of Pollyanna's but ran in the 1990s

I used to go to Pollyanna's regularly from 1975, I think it was called Revolution before that (from what I can recall from the ads in The Birmingham Evening Mail at that time). I Stumbled across this advertisement the other day, it shares the same address as Pollyanna's. Was it a nightclub that...

I was trying to put this video on of an ATV Today News report from 3.12.1975 on the opening of Teddy's, formerly The Tavern in The Town. Here is the web page... https://www.macearchive.org/films/atv-today-03121975-birmingham-pub-tavern-town-re-opens

https://126skyfiregce-vimeo.akamaized.net/exp=1520163398~acl=%2F239444525%2F%2A~hmac=cdc5f51a516149a300caafa003d2d79abc85762c34c48aff7b3228648cd6f364/239444525/sep/video/856286111,856286110,856286089,856286080/master.json?base64_init=1

Sorry, can't provide a date.

I think we had this photograph of George Formby visiting the Norton motorcycle works on Bracebridge Street previously but it was one of the photographs that was hacked. Apologies if it is elsewhere on the site. Below is a photograph of Norton motorcycle workers doing a photo shoot, I'm not...