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    Is This Your Motor?

    Rover 12 1947 bought for Breedon Motors for £30 it was a nail but I got it fixed and sold it 12 months later for £35 the only time ever I've made a profit selling a car. My next motor was a A40 (rag top) Somerset but that's another story.
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    Arthur Street, Small Heath

    Bloxham Edwards pictures reposted on the Small Heath Pictures Facebook site raised 210 likes and 81 comments some who knew the Bloxham family + a picture of Oakley Rd School showing Helen Bloxham.
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    Birmingham Fire Stations

    Birmingham Fire Brigade Band pre-war at Central Fire Station.
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    Birmingham Fire Stations

    Happy memories of cycling from Small Heath to Wash Lane Stechford in the late 40s to take my Father's supper when he was on duty for 24hrs. The steps to the right led to the Recreation Room and instead of the Bedford Pump Escape S the picture I would admire the "Open Show Boat" Pump stationed...
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    Birmingham Fire Stations

    The combined service in operation following a severe fire with casualties. The ambulance was always on stand-by at 5 pump fires or more for the safety of personnel. As in my case suffering from burns and a second time when I was pulled out of a collapsed factory fire I was treated on the spot...
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    Birmingham Fire Stations

    Lingard Street Fire Station AI enabled from a poor B&W image. The station mascot usually a dog always seems to be present in this type of image.
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    Birmingham Fire Stations

    Birmingham Fire & Ambulance Service. From !947 until 1972 accident/emergency Ambulances where stationed at various Fire Stations throughout Birmingham crewed by Fire Service personnel. The combined service worked extremely well as in other parts of the world. The picture is one of two Humber...
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    Birmingham Fire Stations

    Birmingham Central Fire Station competition day in late 50s. March on to start proceedings. I don't know the name of the officer leading the parade possibly the Chief Officer? The 2nd officer is DCO Yapp a very experienced officer who served pre-war and throughout the war.
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    Birmingham Fire Stations

    Nice bit of detective worth. Thanks for posting. A story from when the building was an operational fire station. There was a problem backing into the appliance room, the wireless aerial kept fouling the ceiling. So, the Station Officer in his wisdom chopped 6 inches off the aerial, then wondered...
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    Acocks Green

    The last shift at Acocks Green Fire Station Alexander Rd before moving to a brand new Station at Hay Mills.
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    Birmingham Fire Stations

    M&B Fire Brigade 1940.
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    Birmingham Fire Stations

    Selly Oak Fire Station during WW2
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    Birmingham Fire Stations

    Aldridge Rd Fire Station. Birmingham Fire & Ambulance Service 1950's.
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    Green Lane, Small Heath

    Paper clipping originally posted by Vivienne 14. Plus colourised version.
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    Bournville Works Fire Brigade. (Chief Officers).

    Posted by Carole Ann Delaney via Bournville Past and Present
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    Bournville Works Fire Brigade. (Chief Officers).

    Ditto Bournville Works Fire Brigade details inserted on image.
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    Bournville Works Fire Brigade. (Chief Officers).

    More up to date picture. Fireman wearing Manchester type leather Helmets
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    Bournville Works Fire Brigade. (Chief Officers).

    Mikejee, looking at the original b/w image which I've sharpener up a touch is captioned early 1900s. not 1900 as I stated. Regards.
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    Bournville Works Fire Brigade. (Chief Officers).

    Bournville Fire Brigade 1900
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    Garrison Lane

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