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  1. paul stacey

    Soho Road Handsworth

    They build hundreds around UK, just before the Baor War.
  2. paul stacey

    Bingley Hall

    A date would have been nice. It was a good read.
  3. paul stacey

    Chamberlain Square Place

    Rambert Chamerlain Place as a child, boy, youth. Great part of my life in brum.
  4. paul stacey

    Birmingham Town Hall

    Great picture and piece Viv.
  5. paul stacey

    Ghost signs of Birmingham

    Maybe, 50's, Lyn.
  6. paul stacey

    Clocks

    Great piece Pedro, sad there is not a photo of this monument, should be, as photography was starting to be widely used by 1853.
  7. paul stacey

    Street furniture

    Brilliant piece of our city's history Viv. So Iconic, of an age before electricity. We lived in Edgbaston as a child for a while, in Raglan Road, off the Pershore Rd, it was pretty posh, still in late 40s early 50's.
  8. paul stacey

    Broken crisps & biscuits

    I have written about that shop before Richard, my sister and I, would always go there on Saturday mornings, after going to Tiverton Road swimming baths, in late 1950's early 60's.
  9. paul stacey

    Gun Trade Factories

    What a very interesting Piece. Viv.
  10. paul stacey

    Horse Fair

    Great History Viv.
  11. paul stacey

    Erdington postmen heroes remembered

    Well done Lyn, so very important for our cultural history, that these names of lads, who served and paid the ultimate sacrifice. I did something similar, here in Cambridge, for the Gas company pals.
  12. paul stacey

    Central Fire Station HQ

    THEY ARE DESTROYING EVERYTHING I REMEMBER , THAT MADE BIRMINGHAM GREAT, HARDLY ANYTHING REMAINS FROM MY CHILDHOOD.!!!
  13. paul stacey

    Georgian consumerism in Birmingham

    Great piece of social history!!
  14. paul stacey

    Artists Who Painted Birmingham Landscapes

    Great paintings. Pedro, thanks for posting.
  15. paul stacey

    Woodlands Park Preparatory School, Weoley Castle

    Dear old Weoley Castle, seems a lifetime away now!!
  16. paul stacey

    Birmingham buses

    Ha, the Ivy Bush, my local for a while!!
  17. paul stacey

    National Service

    Great reads,!!all gone now, Caterham, a housing estate, Pirbright, D' Lines,and Gods acre all gone, along with drill sheds, and Wessex on a pole!! Though to survivre 1960's, Pirbright, " Hell hath no Pain, as Guards Depot,Pirbright." My best mate John Corefield, 1st batt GG!! Anybody do a SHAPE...
  18. paul stacey

    Market Hall 1835 - 1963

    I so love these photos of Brum, from my time.
  19. paul stacey

    Ladywood

    Really miss Alan, (Astonian), great bloke, and very knowledgeable about Brum!!
  20. paul stacey

    Temple Row

    Great read, and historical background to a major B, Ham place!!
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