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Published in 1952 and set during the war, part of the book takes place in Birmingham. Characters pass through New Street Station, and there's a gloomy boarding-house somewhere in Birmingham. It's fairly unusual to find mentions of the city in novels, unless they're by Jonathan Coe.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/15/i-see-buildings-fall-like-lightning-clio-barnard-keiran-goddard-birmingham Apparently it's adapted from a book.

The leaning backwards thing looks quite tricky.

I was talking to someone about Kardomahs, and came across this https://ruthmillington.co.uk/surrealist-disclosures-the-birmingham-surrealists-a-kardomah-cafe-a-mosaic-mural/

I believe they've gone online, which isn't at all the same.

It sounds nice, anyway!

I hadn't heard of Faery Glen clothes for dolls, or Almond Blossom perfume, but according to Google a company called Floral Street makes a Sweet Almond Blossom perfume that sounds delightful! It looks as if the clothes were made to fit Sindy dolls.

Yes, but can't remember where! Possibly Marlow?

I'm putting this here because of his connection with the Rep. The latest journal of the Friends of the Dymock Poets has a very long article by Catherine Hindson about Drinkwater's connection with the Cadbury factory. It's too long to summarise, but I'll quote one sentence: "he had a...

It looks like a nice building, with a lot of space.

So elegant.

I think it was on the image, but it's a long time since I've seen it!

My dad had a photo from Noelle Gordon. The signature looked authentic! :)

I don't really remember the men's clothes. There was a range for women called Yessica (the name sticks in my mind), but I don't know what was special about it!

I didn't hear all the programme, but what I heard was interesting. You got to hear about what it was like to work there for many years. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002n7tx I wasn't sure whether this would be better in the Shops thread.

It is - thank you! It's my grandfather's family, his parents and siblings.

Thank you, that's very kind. The name is Riley, though has been spelled in various ways, but it's Riley on the census return.

Thanks brummy-lad, it could well be that.

I've just found several relatives I'd never heard of living at Court House, 6 Palmer Street, Aston in 1901, which look like the same place. They had come over here from Ireland the year before, as far as I know.

We have something similar. It's very bossy!