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We took some blankets and treats to the new dogs home yesterday, very impressed with the site,

Its on a laptop so I unplugged it, restarted it, and it was in a restarting loop after a while it all came back on. what a relieve,

I've just downloaded windows 10 it all came on then it told me to close down and restart did that and now I have lost everything any ideas what I can do to restart it

I remember being in Hudson's a few years back, and Stewart Granger came in to do a book signing.

I have the ' get windows 10' icon on the taskbar, is it just a case of clicking the upload now button to start the procedure.?

Viv, wouldn't that have been Moor St? it seems to be opposite St Martins.

Was the building in Park St ever a Polish club.?

Alan the Custard House pub is in Blake Lane.

There was also Drysalter shops that sold things like that.

OK Mike! no problem, I have in the past recommend the site to people on roostchat inquiring about Birmingham

Thanks Mike, could I just ask you, do you mean Birmingham Post 150 years ago or the Birmingham history site.?

Mike, I posted your article on the face book Wednesbury site, sorry for not mentioning the source of the story. will certainly do so on any others I post, and apologise for not doing so this time. Nick

I'm sorry to read that my post in 1592 correcting the name of the street should lead to the closing of the topic due to bad language. Glad it was quickly sorted.

I think the street you can see is Albert St, Carrs lane was the other side of the News Theatre out of site on the picture.

I remember using a section of an Anderson shelter as a sledge in the winter of 1947.

I don’t think the idea of owning you house would have occurred to working class in those days, most didn’t know where the next weeks rent was coming from.

I can remember two school trips, one was to the Houses Of Parliament, and was shown around by two of the Birmingham MP’s, and the other one was to Weston Super Mare, this was more interesting as it was a joint trip with the local girls school

They look like medal ribbons.

Yes Vivienne there must have been a lot of children killed, Gordon’s 4 year old sister Peggy also died on the same night, and a 2year old girl Hazel Long, was killed when the houses opposite ours was bombed.

Nice pictures Vivienne, the Tranter G on picture 4 is my old school friend killed when he was only 7 years old. RIP Gordon.