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[Radiorails]

Well, Alan (Astonian) probably would tell you - if he was still with us, as he was well acquainted with Ladywood and Hockley and many places in Brum for that matter.

 

[lmr3103]

There wasn’t many places Astonian wasn’t acquainted with. And he always had a story connected to them! I come across his posts so often when looking on here

 

[Stephen Halloran]

This was a school pupils in the 5th year at Archbishop Master School, it did not have pupils beyond that and the few that had further scholastic education needed to find another school that would take them and that would depend on their performance on O-level GCSEs and or CSEs. The school was demolished as the post WW2 'baby bulge' passed by. I moved to St Philips School for A-levels in 1968 and then on to University College London for a chemistry BSc... and on & on & on!

 

[Dionysius//88]

We have now moved into 1993 and this is the Old Holte pub, at the time looking as though it had seen better days. Grand building but sad to see it all boarded up.

EDIT : From Keith R - 1st picture shows houses along Witton Lane, all gone now. Dont know if Villa bought them all up to extend the stand or not. Used to be the chippy near this end..it might be the building in the picture and terrace houses further along . Used to go to matches on my Honda 90 and park in a blokes back garden here for a fee. But no idea how I found out this was possible, One of life's mysteries.
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Yes Steve we look at these closed pubs now and promptly although with feeling we say " Oh well that's another one gone " . What we seem to forget is with all the customers that have come and gone and all that chat that went into great pubs like The Holte they ain't just pubs "They're Institutions "

 

[lmr3103]

Dion that’s exactly what I think. All those characters gone, people you just don’t seem to get like that these days….

 

[Follett osler]

This rather non descript building is The Hyde on Hyde Road corner of Monument Street, Ford Consul in the street and a corporation dust cart in the background I believe, taken 2nd July 1964. Thanks to Mikejee for the correction

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Hyde rd/Clark st corner.

 

[Follett osler]

A bit of a jump to the Brickmakers Arms on Icknield Port Road, tow things of note - first the Co Op milk float and second the block of flats are no longer there - as this is 1989 when did they go - then realise this is over 30 years ago !!

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Flint tower.demolished1970s

 

[Follett osler]

We now move onto the corner of Granville Street and Holloway Head ( although a look at the street nameplate say Bath Row) I need your help though as my information says school - any offers which one? not much to add, two storey with various windows both square and arched and also arched brick frames and the lady with a handbag.

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At Thomas's

 

[Follett osler]

St Thomas's.

 

[Barbara Tarbuck]

Remember these? I have many more as I was born in 1947 and everything that I held so dear is now so much out of date. I remember mum used to say 'during the war' and I used to think 'time gone'

 

[mikejee]

Not sure what the second one is for. The chip pan is still around, though now electrically heated, for thos ethgta want real chips and not oven confections. Came across the first modern equivalent of the third other day, where a card causes the extraction of 40p from your account

 

[Barbara Tarbuck]

We used to make a tank out of an old wooden cotton reel. Putting notches in and an elastic band through held by matches eother end and then wind it up either end. it then used to travel along. No electronics in those days. Imagination and no cost

 

[Barbara Tarbuck]

ought to be a guessing game of things from long ago

 

[Astoness]

the old cap gun and the go cart took me back...dad was always making them for us kids and my brother always had a cap gun as for the old chip pan to my mind is the only way to cook decent home made chips...

lyn

 

[Barbara Tarbuck]

I agree about the chips. Frozen are dreadful. The reason I have these pictures is that I used to work for Wolverhampton council and go into day centers and 'do' reminiscence.

 

[Radiorails]

I had gun with explosive caps, I also made use of cotton reels - large and small. They were used as Barbara stated and also for "corking". See BHF thread for a description for those not old enough to remember.
.https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/corking.9556/

Many years ago we had a chip pan of type shown but a french type was chosen when we renewed our cooking pans and utensils.

 

[Barbara Tarbuck]

yes, cotton reels were used for corking. Thank you for reminding me. I had forgotten that. Again, cost nothing and kept you amused. (I made a mat)

 

[Follett osler]

Now to the city centre and a location long gone just off Broad Street, when I was little we used to go to the Ideal Home exhibition at Bingley Hall, park on one of the side streets and walk, and it always fascinated me this building and its almost Dickensian look.
Stratford House, antique shop , and streets with old lamps and is that a church to the right?
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St Peter's church

 

[Follett osler]

Granville Street and Bath Row Steve , Holloway Head started a little further down to the right of this picture

St Thomas's

 

[Lady Penelope]

Using an app to generate pencil sketch…

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Sorry Pedro, I missed this one so thank you very much. Penny

 

[Enel]

This is the Bonner Hall - we used to run cubs and scouts here back in the 1980s Proper old church school type building with classrooms downstairs and on the upper balcony

Also St Silas’ School annex for the final two years at that school.

 

[Jonob]

Just seen this but can't take credit as used AI, John.

 

[bobbytwentyone]

ought to be a guessing game of things from long ago

So sad with the polio machines. I note the last person in USA needing a machine died last week. I think Morris Motors made many thousands of these machines. Changing the subject, I am familiar with the SETRIGHT bus ticket machine, but this one seems different, any ideas?

 

[Radiorails]

Lloyd probably knows the answer, he dished out tickets from machines whereas I was just the recipient.

 

[Lady Penelope]

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Now I know I'm getting old Jonob. I spent quite a few minutes wondering who Al was! Thank you anyway. Very clear.

 

[Radiorails]

I like it Lady P.
Thinking of Al's a few came to mind. Al Bowlly - singer killed in 1941 by a bomb during WW2, Al Lewis - lyricist and grandpa in Munsters, Al Murray - comedian, Al Jolson, Al Pacino, many Americans on stage and in politics called Al, Al Capone and from the Ted Ray Show was Al K. Traz - who was an American comedian, to name but a few, mainly of yesteryear: well this is a history Forum after all.
There is, of course myself, who is known as Al in some quarters.