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I remember most of the 'teachers' you mentioned.......Moss. Kerswell. Humpreys (later replaced by Herbert) they do 'ring a bell' Dave, but not for any fond memories....teaching by the cane and stick was not an education...in fact I learned more in my first 12 months in the army than all of the 4...

I had a look on Google maps ...still cannot remember it. Still when you get old the second thing you lose is memory....

I was brought up in Sheldon but visited all the cinemas you have listed, except The Era ....where was that?

So did one of Lady Dockers Daimler cars, which we repaired in the body shop in Smithfield Garage after a collision she had been involved in. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norah,_Lady_Docker

I worked next door to the cafe at Smithfield Garage. I well remember the tomato dip...used to fetch loads of them in paper bags for the blokes in the garage. The two lads that ran it were well liked by all as I remember.

I worked there for about 12 months as a 15 year old kid, in 1953. We all wore green overalls with 'Smithfield Garage' written in red letters across the back. I was in the body shop in Meriden street. The foreman was Charlie Cooper. His son Johnny Cooper worked there after finishing his...