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    Sutton Park History

    Alberta did you meet him?! My husband was a Scout Leader during the 50's and I believe he was one of the boy scouts in the Jamboree Alberta. Got a photo somewhere. Sutton Park indeed is a beautiful and historical piece of our Heritage. I have recently been on a lovely amble around with my...
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    old saying

    Were you ever called Duck? "What do yer want duck?" I heard many times or 'ow are yer cock?" A Lullaby: "Hush a bie Don't you cry Go to sleep my little alla babba" I've spelt it phonetically???, it went something like this. My Mum apparently used to sing this to me Anne
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    Searching for books

    Book search Brenda, does ebay have a "Wanted" Section? Anne
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    Searching for books

    Repeat Brenda, I didn't see the previous post from Beatrice - she found the same site, but try the other link I sent. Once there, there is an email from the "other links" that perhaps you could use to enquire. Maybe you have discovered this already. Anne
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    Searching for books

    Climbing the Ladder https://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/economics/History/Paper64/64humphries.pdf Brenda, Have a look at this if you haven't already. It will be of general interest anyway, regarding Social History. Page 38 References: David Barr (1910) Climbing the Ladder; the Struggles and...
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    Bathing Costumes Thro' the Ages

    ? :D:P:rolleyes:8):(:|
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    Bathing Costumes Thro' the Ages

    Please, I'd like to hear your thoughts on the old bathing dress over the centuries! plus any pictures for enjoyment. Who used to wear the wool costumes??? I escaped that era - JUST - ha! ha! Anne
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    This might be of Interest

    1900's Swim Suits Sakura, Yes Please! Anything. I'll start the thread. Thanks Anne
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    This might be of Interest

    Fashion Site Alf, I loved the fashion site. Thank you! It certainly was of interest. I also searched for swimsuits from the site https://www.fashion-era.com/1950s/1950s_7_swimsuits.htm I'll start a thread on the Old Bathing Costumes and Fabrics!! Anne
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    The Pranks You Played on your Teachers

    It's Not All Bad - just mischievous Remember making an excuse to the Physics teacher during break time, to get into the locked biology lab. He had the key. A group of us dressed up the skeleton with the biology teacher's outdoor clothes, then locked the lab. up again. Sat at the back of the...
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    BAB,when are you too old to be 'Bab'

    Brummie Babby My Dad used to say "You saft babby" when I'd done something silly! Anne
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    Bingley Hall

    Of Course! Of course, it was Bingley Hall!! It's come back to me now!!!! Thank you Anne
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    Lost Lidos

    Memories MomaP, What a lovely story! I also remember something about having one's head stuffed into a bucket to learn breathing technique. There was a trick too to lower the bucket onto the bottom of the pool in such a way to maintain the air inside , and flummax an audience as to how long...
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    Bingley Hall

    Birmingham Home Exhibitions I rused to visit with my big sister. I can't remember where these exhibitions were, but I DO remember the round packets of chewy Horlicks pastels and the round packets of Olvatine pastels. Especially the latter as I'd recently become an "Olvatinie" That in all...
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    Alex's Pie Stands

    Yum Reading about all this food is giving me cravings. All I've got to offer as a post is a hot potato from the hot potato man outside Snowhill Station. It was delicious on a cold, frosty, smoggy, dark drizzly evening waiting for my bus home to West Brom. Anne
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    Birmingham Cinemas

    News Cinema Relaxant 1950's - Whenever I visited Birmingham to train for a competition, my coaches always used to take me to the News Cinema between training and the competition - to relax me! The news didn't seem to be so horrific then. Good news made the news in those days. Anne
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    Tranter ,Nechells,Duddeston

    West Brom Tranters Used to be a Tranter who lived in West Bromwich. Neighbours of my friend. The Tranters lived at 40 Arlington Road back in the 50's and probably before and soon after. Anne
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    BAB,when are you too old to be 'Bab'

    Baby Sister I am still called "Baby Sister" by my oldest sister 18 years older than me. (I'm a Grandparent!) Two other sisters come between us. My next sister is eight years older than I. So I really am a mid generation baby. All my cousins are more like my Uncles and Aunts. And my neices...
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    The Pranks You Played on your Teachers

    They Got Away with it We had a teacher who drove to school each day in his Volkswagon Beetle. He used to park it between two school brick buildings with about 3' either side or thereabouts. Some of the schoolboys were talking about bumping his car round 90 degrees when on study break, and...
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    The Pranks You Played on your Teachers

    Does anyone remember the pranks and tricks you played on their teachers? Love to hear about them! Anne
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