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Just Googled Fred Hanks Motor Bike shop. It seems that it closed its doors for the final time in 2018 after 60 years of trading.

They probably did. The rear of 247 Slade Road, at the bottom of the hill, was certainly large enough for them to ride motor bikes on. However, I never saw them ride bikes on the field. Looking at google maps, it seems the flat part has been built on and the field has, what looks like, allotments.

On our daily walk home from Erdington Boys, me and my mates used to meander around the streets before ending up playing in the field/waste ground behind Hanks' Motor Bike shop on the Slade Road. Hanks claimed the field as his own and he, his sons and their two Alsatian dogs used to shout and...

The photographer and plays-director who taught English was Mr Hayden-Jones. He commanded respect. He later became Deputy Head Teacher. He took all the School's group and individual photos, all in black & white and well produced.

Was Mr Nutt a music teacher?

That wasn't Trevor Howard, by any chance, was it?:grinning: I remember his nickname "Scratchit".

I was in the 5th year when I was graciously allowed to have free school meals for the first time, and it was also the first time that I had a two course meal. I loved the puddings, especially the treacle pudding and custard.

Mr Hitchcock (Maths) sported hearing aides. Good man and teacher who took us through to some very good grades in our O-Level Maths. Mr Summerville (Geography) Looked and dressed like one of the "Dave Clark Fives". Hails from Northumberland, which he called "God's Own Country".

Is that Dennis Duncan in the Front Row Centre?

Mr "Killer" Cordon. I absolutely looked up to him and loved his lessons. It use to amuse us the way he rubbed his chalk work off the blackboard, both arms in motion. And his handwriting on the blackboard was perfectly scripted. Legend has it that he got the name "Killer" from being a...

Well said Morturn. It seems that I had the same experience as you. One teacher I forgot to mention taught Physics (I am not going to mention his name here). He was a tyrant and spent the physics classes talking about anything but physics.

I went through Slade Road Primary School to the Senior School and then to Erdington Boys (from 1961 to 1972). Teachers I remember were: Slade Road Primary: Mr Conduct (Head Teacher) Miss Hope Mr Fleming Mr Robyn Whittle Slade Road Senior & Erdington Boys: Mr Dawes (Head Teacher) Mr Hayden-Jones...

I went through Slade Road Primary School to the Senior School and then to Erdington Boys (from 1961 to 1972). Teachers I remember were: Slade Road Primary: Mr Conduct (Head Teacher) Miss Hope Mr Fleming Mr Jupp Mr Robyn Whittle Slade Road Senior & Erdington Boys: Mr Dawes (Head Teacher) Mr...