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I look at that calendar and remember many of the teachers. Mr.Hanney taught me Spanish (got my Spanish O'Level thanks to him) ; Madame Barsoux taught us French as did Mrs.Chatwin ; Miss Holmes was my form tutor (1D) and taught us geography - I will NEVER forget her first words to us in class...

I went to George Dixon Grammar School. I started September 1974. I was in form 1D and Miss Holmes was our form tutor - she looked like something out of The Avengers - Emma Peel : she also took us for geography. I remember Mr.Hanney - I did Spanish with him - a great teacher. Mr.Lucas was the...

I played at The Holy City Zoo in a band called The Myst. Mike Horseman (R.I.P) was our then 'mentor.' Round about the time (1980?) when Mood Six (not a Brummie band), Fashion, Nervous Kind, The Great Outdoors, The Durans etc were doing the rounds. I even remember seeing Haircut 100 (DEFINITELY...

Esteemed Brummies does anyone remember what road Holy City Zoo was on ? It was in some railway arches over the north side of the city centre. End of the 70s/start of the 80s was the era.

Great - fantastic work - a huge well done to you ! That's the closest I've ever seen the arch ! You've done the forum and Birmingham proud to have recorded this in the way you have. My only only hope now is that this arch endures for future generations. It does indeed appear to be of mixed...

Grea that is terrific news and your persistence paid off. Look forward to seeing the photos. I'm not surprised they spent £2,000 on repairing it : mind you, £2,000 isn't much these days when it involves restoring a piece of period architecture - if that had been London it would have been more...

After that bum stint in the warehouse, I landed a job (thanks to my Brummie education!) in a plush office. My first two bosses were both from the Midlands, one from Derby and the other from Birmingham and they were both as hard as nails : they had to be because of their accents. The Brummie was...

I wish this lad well with his photography, he's doing the town proud and it's fabulous to hear COGENT ENGLISH spoken with a Brummie accent. I can tell you now, down in the south he'd be mistaken for a Scouser no problem. Birmingham is a wonderful city to photograph. Well done. SPF4EVER

Dave I empathise. When I first hit London as a young lad, I will NEVER forget the welcome I received going for a job first time at a warehouse just to pay the rent - I was told to 'go forth and multiply back to the north !' (in a more vernacular manner of course!) I eventually found work - the...

You're definitely on the right tracks here Radiorails. There is definitely something in that Dutch/South African - Brummie/Scouse trail. The Scousers acquiring that harsh Afrikaans 'kkhhh' wherever there's a 'k' at the end of the word..and the SpionKop of course : the Brummies I'd say the Dutch...

No truer word was spoken Maurice. And how analogous it must be for you in Crete as I know (though born and bred Selly Park but being of Greek descent) how the Athenian Greeks (being from the capital) hear Cretans, Rhodians and Cypriots and say 'Oh, they're from some island somewhere !' just as...

Esteemed fellow Brummies. Am a recent newcomer as such to the forum, nevertheless, perusing this particular thread about the Brummie accent etc, I have found it fascinating. I never realised just how many fellow Brummies have had the exact same experience as myself living down here in the south...

All sounds perfect to me. Well done all. SPF4EVER

G you've done grand : you've managed to actually photo the illusive arch ! Like Astoness said, anyone considering a trip there should quote B.ham History Forum etc. I am wondering, if it is a 'private (?)' estate, there must a residents' committee ? If we can find out whom to contact exactly...

Image will not open for me either. G my fingers are crossed you succeed on your next visit to Selly Park ! What will be will be. Nevertheless I can't express my appreciation for your efforts enough. SPF4EVER

My father was the baker at Lewis' during the 70s. He and his team were responsible for that unbelievable array of delicious cakes, pastries and gateaux. He retired early to tend to my mother's ailing health. Shortly after Lewis' closed down. Lewis' was Harrods,Whiteleys and Liberty's all rolled...

Great good evening. Hope you found your sister well. You went to the arch !!! Fantastic !! Oh my gosh - why did she change her mind ??? Somehow, someway that arch needs to be photographed for future posterity. I wonder who is responsible for the actual maintenance of the arch and the grounds...

I have found there is a company up in Durham (Harrison & Harrison Ltd, St John's Rd, Meadowfield, Durham, DH7 8YH, Telephone: 0191 378 22 22, office@harrisonorgans.com) whose founder was no less than Thomas Hugh Harrison (born 1839.) Could this be the very Thomas Harrison who was registered as...

I have found there is a company up in Durham (Harrison & Harrison Ltd, St John's Rd, Meadowfield, Durham, DH7 8YH, Telephone: 0191 378 22 22, office@harrisonorgans.com) whose founder was no less than Thomas Hugh Harrison (born 1839.) Could this be the very Thomas Harrison who was registered as...

Viv - indeed the question that remains in my mind too - why ? Just because it looked good ? Being from a (then) church, for spiritual reasons ? Like you say - must have been a fair expense to take it apart and rebuild it somewhere else (?) Very intriguing. May be we'll never know - may be it was...