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Birmingham in 1960s

Bikeral72 said:
Definitely the posh end of Brum in the day. My Dad worked at Joseph Lucas's, a top man in the drawing office. Although you wouldn't have thought it, tight old git. Lol.
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You were far to posh for me. I was born in Erdington Hall Road. The road was a lot better them days, then it is now:upset:
 
Frothblower said:
Probably not far from me then
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I reckon, somewhere near Ansell Road, Stonyhurst Road, or Abbots Road on the R/H side going towards Salford Bridge. Did you know Nesta Hampton, lived at 25 Woodend Road. Or do you remember Allen's TV & Radio shop on the High Street, Erdington.
 
Bikeral72 said:
I reckon, somewhere near Ansell Road, Stonyhurst Road, or Abbots Road on the R/H side going towards Salford Bridge. Did you know Nesta Hampton, lived at 25 Woodend Road. Or do you remember Allen's TV & Radio shop on the High Street, Erdington.
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I do remember Allen's TV shop. Was it opposite Owen & Owen?
 
It was on the L/H side about 150 yds down from Six Ways. Dave Allen the son of the owner and a life long friend is still going and we are in touch on a regular basis. The photo of the old taxi was taken outside his house in Beeches Drive.
 
Bikeral72 said:
It was on the L/H side about 150 yds down from Six Ways. Dave Allen the son of the owner and a life long friend is still going and we are in touch on a regular basis. The photo of the old taxi was taken outside his house in Beeches Drive.
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What door number?
 
A few Sixties memories.....

1961 - I became an Uncle - I seemed much too young but I got used to it.

1962 - Special broadcast from President Kennedy - If Russian ships sailing to Cuba with nuclear missiles did not turn round they would be stopped and boarded - uh oh ! We discussed it at work next morning, and decided Russians would not back down, so nuclear war by the weekend. Where was the best place to shelter from Atom Bombs ?

1964 - The Russians had backed down - so I'm still here, passed a driving test and bought my first car - and sat in those 1960's traffic jams, see them in forum pics here.

1968 - Got married - that was nice.

1969 - I sat in the early hours of the morning listening to the live broadcast from Apollo 11 as Neil Armstrong searched for a decent parking place on the moon and he only had 27 secs of fuel left.

That Was My Sixties That Was !
 
One can always remember where one was on special dates. Man on the Moon, we were in Tenby,Wales, camping for our fortnights holiday. Everything packed nicely into our Mini Van with two kids. Happy days.
 
Some Sixties memories.
I remember coming on leave to Brum in the early sixties when everywhere in the city centre was bright and shiny and everybody seemed to be driving around in brand-new Minis.
The first James Bond movie.
Stationed in Colchester there seemed to be "dozens" of Pirate Radio stations.
We were called in to camp one weekend and told get our steel helmets and draw a pick handle, the Mods & Rockers were performing at Clacton. (we were stood down later, probably just as well !)
We were lining the route of Churchill's funeral.
The first ever Indian restaurant I ever saw, (the Curry India), was in Colchester. Some wit conned me into having a vindaloo.
 
I remember being in Brighton in about 1967 when the Mods and Rockers were performing on the beach....bloody idiots, all of 'em.

The first "Indian" restaurant I went in was on Samllbrook Ringway, but I can't remember what it was called. But I was hooked, and for quite a while afterwards no Saturday night was complete without a curry, the favourite place being the Shah Bagh on Pershore Street. Strange that you never saw cats around there....

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erd.jpgI knew you was posher then me. I was born in the front room of this house. Although the garden was better in my day.
 
There used to be crazes on things I remember.
There was a restaurant called "Fannys" in the Town, they served a steak on a wooden platter. People used to queue for a seat, then, before you knew it, it had gone out of favour.
Fleur de Lis pies, shops selling them sprang up everywhere. God I loved the chicken & mushroom !
I seem to remember they originated from a pub called the Fleur de Lis but can't remember where it was.
 
maypolebaz said:
There used to be crazes on things I remember.
There was a restaurant called "Fannys" in the Town, they served a steak on a wooden platter. People used to queue for a seat, then, before you knew it, it had gone out of favour.
Fleur de Lis pies, shops selling them sprang up everywhere. God I loved the chicken & mushroom !
I seem to remember they originated from a pub called the Fleur de Lis but can't remember where it was.
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The Fleur de Lys pub is in Lapworth. It's still there, but I doubt it still makes the pies. Best place for them was in "Alex's" in Hurst Street, just like a mobile caravan place.
 
Used to go to the Fleur most weekends in the late sixties, just remember it being packed out. Also visited the pie van outside Snow Hill Station after a night at the Cedar, coffee was a bit rubbish though.
 
Great photo's, I like the old Standard Vanguard and the Ford 100E in the one shot. I spent a lot of free time in the city in those days.
 
Bikeral72 said:
Great photo's, I like the old Standard Vanguard and the Ford 100E in the one shot. I spent a lot of free time in the city in those days.
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Now come on what's wrong with the 100e, my first car after I past my test in 63. Took my Mother up to Manchester to visit my Aunt in 64 used almost as much engine oil as petrol, in those days you could stop and top up the oil on the hard shoulder of the M6, ended up changing one of the pistons after trying the new wonderful piston seal, what a waste of time and money.
 
nickcc101 said:
Now come on what's wrong with the 100e, my first car after I past my test in 63. Took my Mother up to Manchester to visit my Aunt in 64 used almost as much engine oil as petrol, in those days you could stop and top up the oil on the hard shoulder of the M6, ended up changing one of the pistons after trying the new wonderful piston seal, what a waste of time and money.
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Nothing wrong with the 100E Nick. my mate used to run his on a mixture of petrol and paraffin. It didn't seem to make a lot of difference to the performance. I had an Austin A35 at that time, with a stage 2 tune, on the head, used to go like the proverbial s--t off a shovel. Lol
 
Bought a Morris Isis after the 100e unfortunately it blew the big ends on the way to Blackpool, just did a U turn on the M6 and went back home as no central reservation in those days. Ended up with a Mini van after selling the E type and put a Cooper S engine in, boy did it go.
 
Apologies if everyone has already picked up on it but going on birminghammail.net clicking on "videos & pics"-"nostalgia", I notice there are some great old photos, particularly Brum city centre, there.
Real old Sixties memories !
 
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