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Bloody Hell! I remember the dwarf! I lived on Kingsbury Rd and attended Paget Senior till 1969... Holly Lane was a constant mud bath because they were filling in the quarry.. 5 years on a bike with no rear mudguard (as was the style) resulted in a near permanent mud stripe up the back of my...

Yeah.. I remember George. Even though I was in the Patternshop I was over talking with Alex much of the time.. I think by the 80's he was on the View by the Boring M/C's. He has loads of M/C Tool pic's I'll see if I can scan them and send them to you.... you may be on some! Ian

You can stand where you were working and buy a Toyota now!!!

Your profile pic looks sort of familiar... were you on the Fitting? I was in the Patternshop, my Brother was on the View.

Yes nothing much had changed really.. still easily recogniseable. You were there the same time as me... 1969 - 1985

Did I post this in the wrong section? I find it amazing that it doesn't appear to have sparked any interest!

After some research I can confirm that their were two Dr Houston's, they were brothers, John and James.

Does anyone know if Dawes cycles were a Birmingham manufacturer?? Ian

This is how we establish historical facts Dyan ... please don't shy away from disagreeing with me!

Here's a novel idea... how about if in future, the residents of Birmingham are given a referendum on such things as 1) Do you want a new library 2) Which design (they must have had design choice like with Spagetti Junction). and 3) These are the proposed choices of location. Ian

Re: William Perry's Great -Great Great Grandson!!!! Had a look for myself yesterday... amazing to think that some of my relatives may even have seen him fight. His statue is in a nice setting, just near to the 'cut' and only a stones throw to the Fountain Pub...

Then we must be at cross purposes... Dr Houston was at Rollason Rd / Wood End Rd from at least 1946 untill he finished practising... so let's assume that there must have been two Dr Houstons in Erdington.. No doubt many people on here have been treated by both and can confirm that for us.

That's interesting.. I remember Mr Talbot the Dentist on the immediate left! Dr Houston when I was little was on the corner of Rollason Rd and Wood End Rd... Ian

Well let's hope it wasn't yob's and that cuddles ribs were broken in some more innocent way, then my faith in human kind can be restored..

I remember going to the Zoo with College chums one afternoon to see the whale... only to be told that he had in fact been taunted to death by yobs who broke into the zoo!! But yes the pool was too small for him and it probably wouldn't be allowed now.

Does anyone have a photo of Garfield Cycles in Sutton Road, Erdington? It has been replaced I think by the Car Dealership Complex opposite the Abbey. I can still smell the mixture of new bikes and pipe smoke!:)

Hmm I'm afraid your name doesn't ring any bells.. my surname is Burr. The old house behind or to the side of the Mobil garage was the old Doctors house and the garden was brilliant for scrumping. It was the large 'Old Men's Home' opposite the park that used to give me the willies... You had a...

My apologies if I have posted this in the wrong section.. perhaps the Forum Admin could move it if I have. I have a few photo's which some of you may find of interest, taken during WW2 https://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i65/zzf00l/scan0005.jpg...

Hi Lynda. Almost certainly I would think, though I am 6 years older than you... I think the Birches Green Secretary lived in Whitminster Av, a Mrs Legg !! My Mother was a cook and my Aunt was a serving lady at BG so if you 'stayed dinners' you will no doubt recall them... I'm afraid the only...

Hi Lynda. I lived on the other side of the road between Birches Green Rd and Firtree Rd.. I can confirm that the big gun was called Big Bertha and apparently used to shake the houses when it was fired.. I reckon I must have been about 10 when I was playing on the gun battery site so that would...