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What experiences do you have in the smog. I remember I couldn't see a walking pace in front of me in the pea souper, and the roadside flares indicating the kerbside for the traffic. Unbelievably yes! there was traffic. Life just seemed to carry on, it was part of the norm. For people...

Outer Circle Are the buses still the same colours?

Lewis's days Those were the days. What does the site look like now? It was always called Lewis's - John Lewis?????

Bournville Pictures I'm getting more and more of the picture. Thanks Di and Sylvia. It all looked so green and sleepy, then I suppose it was it those days. All very interesting Anne

West Bromwich Baths Oh yes, it was one of my second homes! as well as Woodcock Street Baths. I'm really anxious to have any photos of the swimming bath for my website. has anyone got any???? I know my sister in Australia has a beauty when the palm trees were up on the first deck changing...

Kardoma beaux Di, Lots for me to read. I was a student nurse and as part of my programme I worked at the genenral Hospital. It was alway the Kardoma that was the first meeting place for new beaux!!!! Anne

Enoch and Eli Who Strayed Over the Border Sometimes Enoch was on his way to work across the fields when he met Eli Enoch - "Weer am yow a gooin' Elii?" Eli - "Arma gooin' te werk o'coss" Enoch - "But yowma gooin' in the wrung diirection bay yer?" Eli - "Oooh er I terned rounD te lit me piipe...

Comparisons I came across a picture of an Outer Circle Birmingham Bus and compared it with a West Bromwich bus - the all too familiar sights for me! Are they the same today? I used to prefer these to single deckers. It was a joy to ride on top deck, and you could see over the high walls and...

Remember the trams. I vaguely remember one that ran from Snowhill to??? but I was very very young. In my mind I always visualise or remember them on dark cold icy evenings, rumbling away.

Pictures of Lewis's Jenniann and Sylvia, Oh what a shame - all those memories I have. Memories are always powerful enough to penetrate through deriliction, concrete jungles, and CHANGES. Lewis's brought me a lot of fun, pleasure and shopping. It's what they call progress I suppose. The...

Buses Jenniann I'll submit my reply on buses on the buses thread. I remember the West Brom buses very well - and the Birmingham and Walsall Buses. I hated the single decked bus because I couldn't get a good view of peoples gardens! and I felt kind of trapped. I always seemed never to get a...

Bournville Pictures Sakura, Thanks for these pictures . I always think of the buildings with character, and somehow set in a typically English setting. I'd love to see as many pictures as possible of the Bourneville Estate and park. Was it a "sleepy" estate, or am I romantacising? Anne

old sayings webpage Thanks for that. Just looked at the expressions and I recognise a lot of them. My parents used a fair few of them and my mother was always telling me "I mithered her to death." Bless her.

Clanger Whoops! what happened next?

"Pouring oil on the fire is not the way to quench it" "The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken" "First impressions are most lasting" "East or West Home is Best" "Better be an old man's darling than a young man's slave" "Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow" "I ay ser bad. But...

Queen's Visit 1955 The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visit Bourneville, 3rd November 1955. On behalf of the Bourneville community, Doris Cooke of Cadbury's Women's Council, present a specially designed casket.

Kardoma etc. I set up a thread "Lewis's and the Like" I have been directed here by Oisin to catch up on more about the Kardoma Caf etc. So there are more posts there. Being new I haven't searched everything yet. I'll read through them all over time. Plenty plenty plenty. One thing is for...

Lewis Catch Up Being new Oisin has directed me to here after starting a thread "Lewis and the Like"....so.....there are more posts in there! I'll enjoy catching up with these

Enoch and Eli Oh dear what a shame. That's that then. Very sad. I have a book on Black Country Stories and occasionally they are included. Nice to be brought up to date. Thanks Does anyone else remember them? If they sometimes strayed over the border then they COULD be brought into...

Another favourite saying My mother used to say to me, "Cum on, let's be 'aving yer, siden up a bit will yer, for goodness sake......" When she wasn't having one of her posh days and feeling a bit irate.