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I read somewhere ( 28dl. com urbex site perhaps ) that civil engineering plant is down on Birnbeck Pier but it does not look if it is there for any demolition purposes. I believe it is a listed building , for what that is worth. Perhaps Mossy could dress up in his Black Ninja gear and...

My recently deceased partner was a Weston from Halesowen. She was proud of the fact her grand father was the footballer Tommy Weston who played for Aston Villa back in the 1920's. Just thought I would mention it in case it was part of someones jigsaw.

Last one I saw was " Show Dogs on Board". As if I was interested. The one I liked was " Pensioners on tour. Spending the Kids inheritance."

Being a child in the fifties your post struck a lot of chords with me. Now we have trains which are stopped by wet leaves or a bit of ice.Out on a cold day recently my camera would not work. It was too cold for the electronics to work.My mechanical 35mm never stopped.Despite better cars,tyres...

https://fabpedigree.com/s073/f663062.htm Hi bgl and welcome. Had a little google and came up with this page. If you read the number of influential connections it would not surprise me to find a road, estate or area to carry the name. It was just a little cloud gathering passtime for me. I...

Hi Ray ,my Mum in law Kate ( then known as Win or Winnie Weston ) worked at the Austin Works during the war. Her Husband worked in Cardiff making bomber parts. When Kate told me about the machine gunning she had all her marbles.It was only in her last years that her memory became...

Hi Jonathan, I am no specialist so probably know as much as you. I remember my dad saying railway signal boxes were often targets for hit and run bombers which makes sense if you think about it. While air photography on the Allied side is easy to find I can only recall one set off pictures of a...

Come to think about it at school dinners we had to scrape our leftovers into a swill bin. I bet those pigs were fed up of sprouts,cabbage and stuffed hearts. I have to agree with Ray though about no waste food at home. A growing lad would eat most things but you were not allowed pudding if...

I am to young to remember pig bins but was told a story by an old chap. During the war him and his Dad used to collect waste food from the nearby US Army camp. A segregated coloured regiment was stationed there and the Sergeant in charge of the catering became a good friend. In each of the drums...

Recently a shop in Bromyard was told to remove a Golly from its window by the Police.It made the national papers and TV news. As a result Gollys sprang up all over the place. There must have been lots of well loved golliwogs hidden away from the Politically Correct informers. Anyway the police...

The report states that Stationmaster Overton and his wife had lived at the station house for 20 years so I think it unlikely my Grandad ever held that position. Another bubble of family history burst. Thanks for the link Raga. The Accident Report is a very well written example of its type . Good...

I half remember something said in our family that my Grand Father retired as station master at Sutton Coldfield shortly before the crash. The station house on one of the platforms was demolished by the derailed engine. Sadly everyone in my family who could give me further information is dead...

My Dad was a passenger guard on the railways working from Walsall Station back then .I remember him coming home one day with a huge plastic sack ,almost as big as present day rubbish sack. It was full of of Scout badges from all over the world . Whatever happened to them I dont know. I cannot...

Chukery Infants School ,Walsall. I don't remember being taken on the first day but my Mother said I came home at the Morning Playtime because I did not think a lot of it. Must say that feeling prevailed all the way my education. It was in the days of you either understood it first time or not at...

If they had lived today they would have their own TV channel on Sky making millions from donations from the gullible public. The last public preacher I saw was in Shrewsbury by the new market hall in 1967. My girlfriend and I were trying to pass by him without attracting his attention. No such...

Tyburn Road had attracted Luftwaffe attention on 3/9/1940 when the Dunlop factory and Arthur Scrivenors Limited were damaged by a delayed action bomb. Perhaps this was the reason for barrage balloons being in the area. Info from WW2talk forum.

You might like to try https://www.ww2talk.com/ I am always amazed with what the members can dig up about things. Friendly bunch as well.

I hated school swimming lessons. Did just enough at Police College to get my Life Saving certificate but still disliked it .At the age of 44 I met my mrs who loved swimming. She taught me how to swim properly and now I love it.Being the shape I am its wise to be careful getting into the pool in...

Having been born after the war as an adult all I seem to remember is a boom or bust economy. All the standards and morals taught to me as a child seem irrelevant in today's society. I am glad that as a child I could roam free, with the only warning of dont speak to strangers, but strangers were...

I don't sleep too well and have for a long time have Radio4 on low volume during the night. Sailing Bye marks the change over from World Service back to Radio4 and I often hear the shipping forecast. I cannot remember all the areas but know enough to have an idea about the location being spoken...