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My father's cousin used to work there, if I've got the right place. Her name was Audrey and she worked with Iris, Olga and Emily. She used to talk about Mr Tim (that was how he was known). There was also Reuben.

The 1920s one is very smart. I remember chocolate smoking sets (!) licorice pipes, and the seaside novelties. I had a sweet shop and a Post Office!!

That's how I remember it.

They look very seventies, don't they?

Yes, heady days!

I remeber the Bull Ring one having a soda fountain, where you could have a milkshake in the sort of glass that you don't see now, and the one in New Street having (I think) three floors.

It was really good.

I also had Scholl sandals and a pair of their clogs. I don't know if the sandals are made now.

I'm not sure I had those exact ones, but lots of people did. You see them worn by children in in Ladybird books, too.

The penny tray! I think it was called.

Is that a black one on the end?? Licquorice?

Thank you - Tip Top sounds right!

I mentioned these to my husband yesterday and neither of us could remember the name. They came in a long thin plastic tube and I can remember a blue one - what could have been in it?!

I have memories of MAC's dance classes in the 1980s. There was a wonderful teacher who later went to work at the university (she was doing an MA there while teaching us). I have never found a better teacher. During one of her classes, Wayne Sleep, who was appearing in something at the...

I can't see that ever happening.

It seems quite popular these days.

I thought he was in a production of Guys and Dolls at the Rep I saw around 1970, but don't see it here https://theatricalia.com/person/13c7/paul-henry I saw The Recruiting Officer and The Merchant of Venice from that list.

This is a query from a new member, BigAl, which he sent to me but meant to put it on the main forum so I hope it's ok to post it here. I'm trying to find anyone who knows anything about Horse Brasses related to this brewery. 60 years ago I found an old Horse Brass in a pigeon hole in a farmyard...

Could be interesting. Especially Mark Gatiss!

I don't remember it being that tall, but seem to remember a balcony.