Where For Art Thou....Shakespeare On A Float 1980
"We were expecting a lorry that was 26 feet long and we’d designed the whole of Shakespeare’s plays to go on the back of the lorry….and what turned up was about 12 feet long. We cut everything in half ...
Whitehouse in Balsall Heath by Jim Fitzpatrick
Keith Whitehouse came to Balsall Heath from Highgate with his family when he was seven years of age. The house at 271 Balsall Heath Road was a large Victorian house with a big garden and high brick walls ...
Why Bake on Ladypool Road
This car was outside a local cake shop. The number plate is very appropriate for a local baker! The car was certainly hard to miss for the pupils we took on a trip to see the road. Picture taken by pupils ...
Working on Mary Street
Elizabeth McKeon didn't have far to go when she started work on Mary Street in the sixties.
"My first job was at H (Harry) Monty a firm of seamstresses making dresses. For my job interview I wore a ...