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Re Smithfield, Many meat markets around the country were referred to as Smithfield. The origin I assume was in reference to London Smithfield or Smoothfield as the site was originally called because it was a large flat area where many livestock from a wide area of the country were sold

Meat was derationed in July 1954 and the photos show the carcases displayed at the Christmas show that year. Does anyone recognise themselves. I am in the third photo third on the right behind the big fellow (Jack Rew in the hat)

My wife Chris was born in Sorrento in 1938 and 22 years later she gave birth to our son in 1960

Yes I too remember Flints. I went to Yardley Wood Junior school and I would sometimes go down Highters Heath Lane and then along the Yardley Wood rd calling at Flints on the way. It was an Aladdins cave to a small boy. For me too it was a long long time ago.

Hi I lived at 124, the nearest person I knew to you was Johnny Cooper at 172. I still remember Miles the butcher on that parade adjoining Highters Heath Lane and I still have a sister living in sheltered accommodation on the corner of Glenavon rd. I remember the many happy times I spent with my...

Hi I lived in Sladepool Farm Rd from 1941 until 1958

I can confirm that sheep and cattle were driven down Bradford st from Fazeley station. I fact in the 1950's I bought livestock in Gloucester market on a Monday morning where they were loaded on to wagons at the railhead adjacent to the market arriving in the City Meat Market by late afternoon...

The City Meat Market is the large building on the right. It was built in 1897 so quite new when this photo was taken.It cost I £127,833 and covered 3.5 acres. The tower was in fact a water tower and the round building was the Round House where I first started work in 1952. The Architecture was...

I was at Moseley Grammar School from 1947 to 1952 and although the regular route was the 24 stopping at the traffic lights at the Wake Green Road cross roads, sometimes we'd catch the 1A into Moseley and transfer to the tram which terminated at Alcester Lanes End and then walk home near the...