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Rosie My wife's Grandmother knew George Inwood,he was married to my wife's Grandmothers sister.

Very interesting Tyke, so young like many others who gave their lives for our country,lets hope you get a response,best wishes to you and your Mom for Christmas and the New Year.

Thanks for posting your photo Vivienne showing the Hall Of Memory and the beautiful Garden of Remembrance,I would imagine they had just been opened (No trees or shrubs yet in the garden) Why oh why did the council agree to remove such a lovely garden area which had been set aside for...

Ashley Place was divided in two (Even though it was possible to walk from Baker Street to Dawson Road) if my memory serves me right in the middle where toilets and wash houses,maybe one half came under Dawson Road and the other Baker Street,there was also another Terrace,that too was in two...

My friend said there was a confectioners on the corner of Holiday Road but cannot remember the name,sorry.

I remember some of the shops at the bottom of Ninevah Road a fish and chip shop being one,and also I think there was a cobblers,I was also in the scouts with a chap named Purchus who lived in a shop there I think that was a confectioners (I will get in touch with a friend he lived in Allens Road...

What ever happened to the bomb we used to put our pennies in,also, does anybody know the full story with regards where it landed and such.

Don't start me off please.

Thanks for the reply happy memories indeed, BUT PLEASE DON'T START ME OFF NUFF SAID

I think you will find this is 2856 looking up Livery street towards Hockley

Hello Steve,Just thought I would mention It was the Princes Suite not the Princess Suite,seem to remember being told the Prince of Wales opened it in the early 1900s,also was the scout group the same as the group I mention earlier on this thread.

Carolina, The pub in Hampstead is called THE GARDEN GATE. The one in Handsworth Is (Or was) just called the Gate.

The Gate Pub in Handsworth was a Davenports Pub,had a few pints of Drum Bitter in there lovely Place.

Thats me,been a long time since we played scrimmage in the hall, I also had a friend who lived in Allens Road, looking down the road he lived in the far right corner house, (Tony Ives) cannot remember the number though,flattened many a penny on the rail tracks at the bottom of his garden, and...

You are right I can see the entrance now in the middle picture, attended a few functions in the suite,had our wedding reception upstairs,a great pub along with the Farcroft, Red Lion,Uplands and many more in Handsworth just in the wrong place when the area went downhill

Phil this photo I think is before the Princes Suite was built,do you know the date ? Alan

The Lancaster just flew over Great Barr on its way to the Cosford show I would think.

Thanks Phil, Thats him no chin and very little hair thought himself the "Cats Whiskers" didn't like me and knew I didn't like him. It wasn't till I did my National Service and was taught how to vault over a horse and box that I realized how poor a PT Teacher he was,only trouble I never had the...

Hi Rich,I have been trying to access that picture of the stick insect but not being a member of Friends Reunited and also being dim regarding computers I have been unable to,any chance you could send me the Photo so I can put these pins I have ready to good use. Alan

I have tried without success to find the picture you mention of Mr Kitchen the chinless wonder any more clues please ?