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Hello Leonard, it's been quite a while since iv'e been on here. Yes, I do remember Mike Parkes, I think he was area manager, a nice bloke as I remember. He always seemed to arrive with a bunch of paperwork under his arms. Nice times. Best wishes....Steve

Hello, this brings back fond memories for me. I worked at W.R&L in 1963-64, in the drapery department on the ground floor. The staff entrance was at the rear of the building, next to Phillip Harris Medicals, where I also worked for a couple of weeks, prior to joining W.R.& L. The money was poor...

Hello, Now that you have his army details, i.e. rank and number, you can now look on ancestory.co.uk or the national archives, medal index cards (mic). If you go to your local library, you can access ancestory.co.uk for free. The mic will show what medals your ancestor was entitled to...

Hello Mike/Sylvia, There is a small Police Museum at Sparkhill Police Station, Stratford Road, Birmingham. I visited there a few years ago. I remember that they had one or two original old hand written record books, of Police Officers who served in the old Birmingham City Police. I have just...

Hello, I lived in Jiggins Lane in the 1950/60's. There were 2 police houses directly opposite the Cock Pub. The one on the right had a blue police phone in the front garden. This house was occupied by PC Harry Whitehouse and his family. A further 2 Police houses were built either side of the...