During the 1970's I lived in Wilton Street, Lozells. We lived at 238, next door to Lil and Ron Hardy. I remember playing in the play area we all knew as 'the dragon', in Bennett Street. It was a solid stone dragon shaped thing, we would climb on, slide down, crawl through and hide in. There were iron climbing frames we would make our dens in or do gambols over. There was none of that soft tar to stop us cutting our heads open (happened to me once or twice). Then there was the waste ground we knew as 'the bomb peck', just behind St Pauls Church, on the Lozells Road. I would love to see pictures of the dragon, its all grassed now. When it was raining, we would hang out in the entry's of the houses in Chain Walk. There was also a little shop at the end of Wilton Street, I think it was called Pendry's. Anyone remember those days?