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The smell of baked potatoes and roast chestnuts was lovely as I waited for bus 74/5 to take me home to West Bromwich. I often used to imagine the comings and goings of the guests occupying the floors above the "open" area underneath. When did it stop being a hotel? I note it's all built in now...

I have a picture of our street party somewhere. I'll have a search. I just about remember everything about the actual day. We were all very excited because my big sister and her husband had bought a .....TELEVISION with a very small screen, but in those days that was the state of the art. My...

I can't for the life of me remember the name of the Cinema on the corner diagonally opposite Scott Arms. I used to be sent to the Saturday morning matinee by my sister who I frequently stayed with in Appleton Avenue - in those days! Yes, I also walked throught the woods to the canal from the...

Thanks for sharing the pictures.

Right Ho everyone...prove the challenge

Ask him to Go for it! Good Luck Look forward to it.

When the target is reached then we'll advance to 500:black_eyed:! NO Repeats

Found it! https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTg8pHqjgoyV1pQc2tL0t6wIUokmQcqq3mytzVT1MlVzGcUkKYN

I've surfed for you, but as yet cannot find. This is an interesting link https://www.francisfrith.com/sutton-coldfield/photos/wyndley-pool-sutton-park-c1960_S339057/

This is very interesting. I look forward to seeing a picture

I enjoy reading this thread. Very interesting. I remember when a child my parents took me to visit family friends. I don't remember where exactly, but Northfield way rings a bell???? Could have been one of these areas! Prefab living must have been wonderful communities, situated in leafy...

Thank you for these brilliant photos. It's all so interesting. I think I was a passenger on this bus from time to time, but I was very very small

Re: Bourneville Lido Thank you for this. it was a very pleasant pool, and even saw a Swimming International at one point. How sad that a place of such "paradise" can be rubbished away. The cuttings sound very interesting. I'm wondering if you could copy them. Would this be easy laying the...

It looked a lovely place judging by the photographs. A little haven. When I walked around the site about 3 years ago, it had become an engineering company. I made out certain areas of the original building, and with imagination could assemble the lido in my mind. I have photos and a page on...

Last time I was having a trip down memory lane I went into Nuffield House (originally the Nurses Home and venue for the hospital balls, and discovered it had been turned into the Medical and Nursing Library. I found a book "The QE Nurse" (before my time ) I stacked it away until I had time to...

Thanks for explaining about The Minories Wendy. I didn't realise it was a former road running beneath this. Thus the new name for Lewis's. Does anyone have any more information on this road? I read Mkejee's account with interest. Great pictures below.

These pictures are just great. Thank you.

Join utube. Register with user name and password. When registered you'll see a tab "Upload a video" On your own computer bring your video onto your desktop - I find this easiest and easily locatable. Back on utube once you have click upload a video then it will present you with a browse...

I'm very familiar with Lewis's - child memories - up the escalators and down in the lifts, and after too many times asked to get on my bike by the liftman. Why is it now called the Minories? What is the origin? - or have I missed something?

Great input on Lost Lidos. Haven't got around the refurbishing my Lost Lidos Site, but I will one day. New pools, new baths, new memories - it's great to read them.