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Hi Kaitlyn, Welcome to the Forum. However, please note that Deritend is one word not two as you suggest (Derit End }. Old Boy,

Hi All' Welcome Had Ken. Your father seems to have been a wonderful chap despite his disablement. Pity his escape did not get him very far but it seems that the food, at least improved as a result of his adventure. Where about in Brum did you live?. I was born and grew up in Small...

Hello Roger and a hearty welcome to The Birmingham History Forum. I well remember the football pitch within the grounds. I played for Birmingham (D Division) in the MIdland Police league whose matches were held in midweek. The home ground of C Division was the one at Dudley Road and we played...

Hi All, We seem to be getting mixed up with this Police Ambulance Division nonsense. I joined Birmingham City Police in 1952. There were no police ambulances then and I am reasonably satisfied there never were. After all what is the point in having 2 ambulance services, in fact 3 if...

Hi All, The British Restaurants were always busy. Apart from anything else they supplemented the normal ration. The poor housewife who had to stay at home to look after the family was the one who suffered. Old Boy

When I served at Steelhouse Lane Police Station it was often said among ourselves that if you stood at the junction of Corporation Street and New Street for long enough you would see the entire population of Birmingham, Looking at the various photographs of this junction on different threads I...

Hi All, There are many lovely photographs on this thread but several show no indication of where they were taken. I look at a photo and think that looks a nice place but, without knowing where it is, I cannot persuade my daughter to take myself and the good lady for a personal view...

Hi All, The evacuation started on Friday 1st September 1939. I was evacuated on that day to Evesham with other pupils from Waverley Grammar School. We had ,at the most, 48 hours notice. This was because Hitler, whose army had invaded Poland a short time before, had failed to respond...

Hi Viv It is many years since I visited the North Western Arcade. I used the Victorian Restaurant whose main premises were on the first floor. This could only be reached by entering through the ground floor and climbing the stairs. As far as I am aware this was the case with all the...

Hi All, This tram thread has been most interesting. I have followed it from the beginning but am still unable to reach a firm conclusion. However, i am left with the question, "If it is a composite of 2 or more photographs what is the point of it ?" It would have been a good enough...

Hi All, It cannot be all that old as microwave ovens are very much post war. I imagine it was taken off the market very soon after it went on. Old Boy

Hi All, Does not the Hall of Memory deserve a thread of it's own? Otherwise it will get lost among the night clubs etc of Broad Street. Old Boy

Hi All, Referring to the photo at 125 and Vivs' comment at 126 I think that this is a penny farthing cycle. I doubt if it belonged to the old chap leaning over the water trough however.. A pity that the back wheel is hidden by the trough . Old Boy

Thanks Bob. You certainly 'obfuscated' me. I had to resort to Google to see what it meant. I name you the BHF Scrabble champion for 2017 Old Boy

Hi All, I also remember the TV Shop in Weoley Square called College Radios.I can only guess that it was named after another shop with the same name and owners. Does anyone know of a shop called College Radios possibly situated in College Road somewhere? However Daves comment that most...

Hi All, There is little doubt that "Gone for a Burton" is an RAF euphemism to indicate that the unfortunate subject has been involved in an incident (shot down perhaps) that has led to his demise. I am sure that it has nothing to do with Burtons suits. One thing certain is that this...

Hi All, Can anyone confirm that 3 months before the changeover Sweden experimented by ordering that buses and large vehicles must drive on the right side of the road? Old Boy

Hi All, Ah! the Tower Ballroom is where my wife and I had our first date. I met her at my friends 21st birthday party in November 1948. I fancied her but made no moves at the time, then just before Christmas 1949 my friend suggested that we went with his girlfriend and himself to...

[QUOTE="Astonian, post: 600247, member: 127"n That would be the old guy selling is last remaining mails each used to stand outside the golden cross pub and when he got down to about a dozen he would cross over and stand by the billiard hall and the litle shop next door to catch loads of people...

Hi All, Bear in mind that this junction is only about 100 yards from the Coventry Road bus despot. Perhaps there was something there attracting the attention of the bus employees. Mohawk when we were bombed out of Small Heath we went to live with my sister in Marcot Road, South...