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Hi Tim Eborn ,or ticker as my cousin Bertie Moyden called you. Saw your reply to Dave Rock and thought I would give you a shout. My name is Charles Rose or Chas and if you remember you sometimes joined us to play with his collection of Dinky Toys in the garage yard amongst the sand and...

Hi Peter, Thank you for your posting with the information about your Dad giving some back ground I was not aware of. I attended Loco school from 1946-53 and recall a number of my teachers as mentioned in my posting #78. I remember your Dad very well, a respected and dedicated teacher who showed...

PMC1947 Hello Phil, I was delighted to see the great photo's you posted, that was a kind gesture and much appreciated.I can place most of them, obviously the Clock Tavern pub as my folks managed it from 1945-50. I would be 7yrs old when we moved in and then joined Loco jnr/snr school an...

Hello Mike-g, Many thanks for that quick response thats very helpful and I will act on it. Probably no help in your research but I knew of a family called Guest who used to live in Henage St. Nechells, around 1950 and understand that Joan the daughter now lives in Burntwood. Thanks again...

Hi Postie, Understand that you had a few pictures of Ashted Row a while back, being new to the forum I would have missed them and apparently they have now been deleted. If they are still available I would love to see them as I lived there from 1945-50 during the last part of my school years...

Hello Derek lcg & John Knight Just a thank you for recalling details on Cromwell St. and great pics especially the red Phone Box which I can recall using.This would be around 1950 ish whilst working for Arthur Howells Plumbing (not far past your house Derek) my first main job after leaving...

Hi LES.G128 The Clock Tavern Pub was at the end of Ashted Row number 115 next to a cafe as it continued into Bloomsbury St. Just before the junction of Vauxhall Rd and diagonally was Newdigate St where the Co-op and other shops stood. Spent many happy hours in the Ashted Cinema especially the...

Hello BAZ M. Thankyou for waiting 6 years before showing those great pictures of Loco.I have only just joined the Forum and would have missed them otherwise. My parents took over the Clock Tavern Pub in Ashted Row around 1946 and I started at Loco Jnr. the Head was a Mr Hawkins, teachers I...

PMC1947. I think the Turnpike was next door to my Uncles Garage it was quite a large spread and had all the petrol pumps on an open forecourt with workshop to the rear. His name was Jim Moyden, I don't think it was displayed on the garage.His son,my cousin Bertie also ran a petrol and repair...

PMC1947 Thank you for the great pics of Balsall Heath area,especially the one of "The Wallace" my Dad being a publican left the little Bull in Digbeth to manage the Wallace around 1957/8. Its the only pub of the many he managed that I do not have a photo of, with your ok I will down load it. I...

Hi Mike, This is my first time on the forum so treading carefully, within a couple of hours I have found so much information about the early days at my old school and area around the old end. I was amazed to find out that you started life at the Clock, did your parents live locally? This was the...

Hi Wendy, I can confirm that your husbands uncle Bill Bailey used the"Clock Tavern" at 115 Ashted Row which continued in to Bloombury St. My parents took over the management from Mrs Collins around 1945/6 when I was 7years old and ran it for 5years.I can remember the Bailey family,vague memory...