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jzadcitg 23-May-2012 21:40
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liz norris (wood) 13-May-2012 17:19
i came acroos your site looking for pictures of icknelled port road and peel street in the 60s, your pictures are amazing thank you, but if you know of a site i could get information on the streets above i would be greatful your liz x
Dean Gammon 25-Apr-2012 14:02
Sunning set of pictures!
Pamela 11-Apr-2012 13:52
Hi Keith, Your collection of photos is amazing. I am writing up my family history, not for publication, just for our sons. Would it be possible to use the image of Gas Street Basin 89376949.y0 to enhance the page about our ancestor who was a lock keeper living in Gas Street about 1800.
Derek wickett 01-Apr-2012 10:24
What a great site,Many thanx to the late Keith Berry,
I would very much like to get in contact from anyone that lived in The Perry common area from the mid 50s,I was born in Enderby road in 1949,My mother and father lived there until it was all but a few houses demolished,contact me on, stephanis@live.com
PATRICIA HLL(NEE ROSE) 10-Mar-2012 00:39
I was born in Handsworth Birmingham in 1941. I lived in Clarement Road in a house converted into two flats.I have been to look but it has changed so much I did not recognise it. I remember 'The Mint' was at the bottom of the Rd and we used to look for coins but never found any. We were re-housed to Weoley Castle in 1947. Its great to see all the pics, thank you so much for your hard work.
Guest 29-Feb-2012 18:33
Keith, lovely images and a great site for my elderly parents to reminise with whilst learning to navigate the net for the first time on their new computer ! Thank you
Lisa Karim 06-Feb-2012 19:05
Hi Keith
WOuld love you to get in touch regarding a reunion for ex residents of St Martins Flats, Highgate. We're on facebook 'Old Highgateonians' please come and say hello.
Una Widdett 21-Jan-2012 09:10
I WENT ON A MEMORY LANE TRIP THIS WEEK.
VISITED THE JEWELLERY QUARTER AND WALKED DOWN TO KEY HILL TO LOOK AT WHERE NORTON'S FAMILY DEPARTMENTAL STORE USED TO BE (BEFORE IT MOVED TO PERRY BARR.)
I WAS A SATURDAY GIRL AT KEY HILL AND WAS ALSO CALLED TO HELP OUT WHEN NEEDED.
I used to shop at THE FLATS shopping area in my lunchtimes when I worked at SWALLOW RAINCOATS on GT HAMPTON ST.
The ares has completely changed (no vibrancy/ no character) I walked from Jewellery quarter to Winson Green and toured looking for well known streets but much has gone and is derelect .
I also walked to Dudley Rd Hospital to look around as I did nurse training at the school of Nursing there. It has all changed and is now City Hospital and no School of Nursing.
I walked back and caught the INNER CIRCLE EIGHT BUS to look at the area and felt shocked and saddened by the changes.
I would love to know about the Norton Family who owned the Departmental Store.
I remember Mr John and Mr Christopher very well.
Paul Southwick 21-Dec-2011 11:24
Thanks for such a wonderful collection of photo's. I grew up in Aston / Perry Barr area and my family had four shops from the Aldridge road to 6 ways Aston. C.Southwick and Sons Ltd. wound up in around 1971 - 90 Aldridge Road was the Carpet and furniture shop, The Electrical shop was in Perry Barr on the corner of The Broadway, The toy and Pram shop were at 45 Birchfield road. I don't think we have any photo's left but I will check with my family.
Thanks again.
janina siekierski 27-Nov-2011 13:31
I am looking for lcation of St Vincents sec Mod school,nechells, 1960 plus, where was this and when did it close
Thank you
Janina
Dave Ruffles 10-Oct-2011 15:56
What a fantastic set of photographs. you're the "Eugene Atget" of Birmingham. Thanks Keith.
Dave
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guest 18-Sep-2011 02:15
i lived on villa road with my extended family does in the 80's does anyone remember a shop owned by a white old couple an old women with a hunch back they sold beautiful old toys and sweets near baker st. i also remember an old women at the newsagent who was always smartly dressed it then became a newsagent and a bakery all beautiful memories. there was a chemist by the brookcentre a furniture store i bought my rocking horse from that store i also remember a boutique which sold clothes and jewellery i bought my rubic cube from that store a big craze of the 80,s who remembers the big factory which sold teddies
Paul Carroll 14-Aug-2011 21:21
PLEASE READ
Hello
I am enjoying the Phillis Nicklin slide collection very much but noticed an offensive comment beneath the Heath Mill Lane Old Crown photograph. Please remove it.
Thank you
Paul
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Roger Lucas 12-Jun-2011 18:47
Roger Lucas
I am currently living in wolverhampton but lived in yardley and went to bierton road school.My dad was one of four brothers bill.sid.(howard dad)and frank they worked for ted haynes fruit shop in wright road alum rock.As a young lad i watched and played football and will never forget watching great teams like.newtown. counts.&satley great days.
Mathew Growcoot 18-May-2011 16:44
Hi,

I work for News Team press agency, based in Birmingham and we have had a request to gather pictures of high streets in Birmingham from the 1970's and 80's. We are going to do a comparison to what they look like today for a well known media title.
Please e-mail our picture desk so we can speak further.
jay 05-Mar-2011 19:16
I lived in villa st lozells opposite the vine pub and went to st silas school from 1950 then on to lozells sec mod school leaving in 1960.I would love to see pic of any pub in villa st and a pic of both schools.
Guest 05-Mar-2011 19:14
I lived in villa st lozells opposite the vine pub and went to st silas school from 1950 then on to lozells sec mod school leaving in 1960.I would love to see pic of any pub in villa st and a pic of both schools.
Mike Wallace 01-Mar-2011 11:47
Mr Berry - would you be kind enough to allow me to use your photo of a rope bridge crossing over the river Barle in my short memoirs of RAF Nat Service when we had to build a rope bridge - not very successfuly I'm afraid!
ROD FRANKS 13-Feb-2011 21:00
Has anyone got any old pictures of the Elmdon estate, especially the walled garden and knowledge of when it was actually built
lydia layton 01-Feb-2011 23:12
before old my live 1/69 cifford street lozell bham 19
mariewigley 16-Jan-2011 17:21
HI DID ANY ONE KNOW OF MY DAD HARRY WIGLEY HE WORK AT GEC IN THE 1960 AND LIVED IN HOILT ROAD ASTON
Jeanwest 14-Jan-2011 16:34
I just placed a comment to keith but was just told of his passing so sorry to hear this but he has left a wonderful site for us all to view.god bless
jean west 14-Jan-2011 15:57
Well Keith i broused through your old photos of Brum. Icould not believe it when i came to the photo of the Gunmakers arms. I worked as a barmaid there for 9 years and i beleive it still stands 2 day many thanks Jean.
Guest 06-Jan-2011 12:17
did enyone famouse live or lived in lived in lozells
Guest 06-Jan-2011 12:17
did enyone famouse live or lived in lived in lozells
Guest 06-Jan-2011 12:15
did enyone live or lived in lozellls
PB 08-Nov-2010 13:23
these photos are great of our old birmingham and sutton coldfield
keep the good work coming
Guest 27-Oct-2010 20:16
just enjoyed looking at the 'old photos' I lived on Burbury street for most of my life, and have many fond memories. Karen McGuinness
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John Waring 21-Oct-2010 15:16
My great great grandfather is recorded as having died at Guildford House Lozells, Birmingham. I have been trying to find just where or what Guildford House was but with no sucess, could you help.
Emma Smith 15-Oct-2010 20:17
Brilliant phtographs x
lou 19-Sep-2010 13:57
HI Keith, I was hoping you might be able to give me some info on a beige Leica replica ..Thanks Lou
patblower 01-Sep-2010 14:49
keith
i'm writing a memoir of my grandfather who spent some time in perry barr in 1940. It is strictly a non-commercial venture ( maybe 50 copies to be distributed to family- no exchange of money). I\'d like to include a couple of yr pics. What are yr terms for a non-exclusive licence? I would obviously credit you
kind regards
Patrick B
P Clarke 24-Aug-2010 14:18
Have you a picture of the coal wharf in Wellington Street Winson Green around 1948 to 62? It stood next to the brewery of Mitchels and butlers known as the Maltings
Nick Cross 13-Aug-2010 17:48
SEE BELOW.

The photograph is 128 of 460 Black and White images - (went back to check) one can see the "Gunmakers Arms" in the image.!!!

Feel free to re-title!!
Nick Cross 13-Aug-2010 17:35
One of the photo's is labelled "Jewlery Quarter" and is in fact in the Gun Quarter, because I used to go there to pick up repairs, when I worked in the gun quarter there in the 1970's - But the whole thing is AWESOME!! - And so many images are so familier. Aslo two City Centre CBD images in Colour, both have the same cars parked, in each similar photo, one is labelled 1980's the other more accuratly 1960's. but the most absorbing web site i have been on for some time. Absolute dream.

Very very well done
Becky Clarke 28-Jul-2010 10:49
Hi Keith, I am very impressed with your photos, I have stumbled across them while undertaking research for an MA in spatial planning - I am doing a case study on canalside regeneration schemes and I am looking for old ohotos of Brindley place around the early 1980s and the new location of Walsall waterfront (next to the new Art Gallery) I was wondering if you would be able to help me?
patrick blower 14-Jul-2010 13:06
Keith , I was just browsing, looking for old pics of war-time Perry barr where my father spent time. These are wonderful pictures . You have a very fine eye.
B.Smith 12-Jul-2010 17:35
Dear Keith thanks for taking the time to take all those photos THEY BRING BACK SO MANY MEMORIES HAVE YOU GOT ANY PHOTOS OF THE MATERNITY HOSPITAL THAT USED TO BE ON HEATHFIELD ROAD
Julia Biggar 25-Jun-2010 02:07
Hello, My name is Julia Biggar, Maiden name McLeary. I was born in Birmingham but I now live in Canada. My father, James McLeary (who passed away in 2004) lived on farm Rd. He had 2 Brothers, My Uncle George still lives in Birmingham but I am trying to find my other Uncle, Michael McLeary so I can tell him about my Father passing away. If anyone knows anything about my Uncle I would appreciate hearing from you. Mye-mail address is, j_biggar@hotmail.com. Thank you
margaret henderson 09-Jun-2010 15:39
hello i was born in moseley, birmingham, warickshire in 1958. i was adopted and took from my birth place and family around 1961. i now that my father was a metal worker but i do not know which company he worked for. my fathers is jhon leonard henderson. he died when he was 29 in 1960. his last ever address was 15 back sherbourne rd birmingham.
kay gough 20-May-2010 19:50
hi im looking for anyone who may have known my grandfather whom i never met he lived on village road aston passed away july 1996 at the grand old age of 90 ive never even had a photogragh anyone who knew him i would be eternally gratefull for any info you could give he had a son david george gough thankyou.
Richard T Elsmore 30-Apr-2010 11:22
Have just viewed your wonderful collection ... and would you believe it I found a pic of my Greatuncles buisness in the jewellery quarter.. and ID the location as 8 Branston Street.. Brought back some very happy memories of when I worked there with my father during the late 1950's. Thank you.
Ray Browne 08-Apr-2010 18:33
Has anybody seen a old photograph of Loveday Street Maternity Hospital ? Is it still standing?
andrew evans 11-Mar-2010 07:09
I've been looking at your picture's for the last three or four days through out you galleries. and have to say, like so many folk absolutely brilliant. the Birmingham city shots from the 50/60s are my favourites. I'm a Smethwick man and I see you have a few shots from my neck of the woods, I just wished there was more...Thank you Keith for your time and dedication and for sharing this...much admired
Al Hicken 20-Feb-2010 22:40
Hi
I just found this amazing collection of photos.
I was born and raised in Birmingham but we left for Canada just after the war when I was 11.
I am now retired and spend my days as an artist. I adored the black and white photos and would love to make an exhibit of my work - taken from my old family pictures- along with his historic pictures.



Guest 19-Feb-2010 21:00
Birmingham History Forum
JR 02-Feb-2010 10:34
You may be interested to know that the original slides in the collection “Phyllis Nicklin's slides of 1950s & 60s Birmingham” are now also available via the University of Birmingham. There are 446 images freely available for educational and non-commercial purposes.

You can find the images via a map at http://epapers.bham.ac.uk/chrysalis.html or by a keyword search.
Grant Lock 08-Jan-2010 17:24
Dear Sir/Madam

The company I work for have been appointed by Birmingham City Council to conduct Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan preparation for the South Lozells area of Birmingham. As part of this work we are undertaking an appraisal of the historic character of the area and are interested in several of the photographs in Mr Berry's online collection which show relevant views of buildings in the study area.

It may be likely that we would want to use some of the images to illustrate the documentation that we are preparing and as such would ask whether his estate would be willing to allow the use of some of the images for eventual inclusion in a Council publication?

Unfortunately the Council do not have a budget for the inclusion of images and we would stress that they would be used only for illustrative/research purposes solely for use in these specific Council publications (obviously Mr Berry would be credited as the photographer).

If this would be possible it would be great to hear from anybody with contact to Mr Berry's estate and I can be contacted by email on glock@nlpplanning.com. It would be a great opportunity to bring his invaluable collection to a wider audience for the public good.

I hope to hear from someone soon.

Regards,

Grant Lock.
Susie 29-Dec-2009 22:22
I have noticed my email address has not been shown on my messages. I am Susie from Erdington, Birmingham and have written two comments to Keith Berry whom I found out later had passed away and would like to have contact with any Birmingham People or "ex Brummies" my email address is: Suzienitcrafts@aol.com. Perhaps there is someone out there that can help with my artwork looking for pictures of back to backs in the Birmingham area and the prefabs I lived in in Pype Hays Road, Erdington, Birmingham? Suzienitcrafts@aol.com.
Susie 29-Dec-2009 22:11
I am so sorry to read that Keith has passed away. Very sorry indeed especially now I have found this site. I do hope someone is going to keep this web site going! I used to go to Paget Road Secondary School and Infants and lived in Erdington, Birmingham but knew the surrounding areas as I lived there from 1949 until late l970s. I have just sent the previous email asking for some photographs of backs to backs and maybe of the prefabs I lived in in Pype Hayes Road. Also worked in Birmingham Town at Baskerville House in the Council Offices as a Secretary in the 1960s to 70s. Replies would be welcome as I would love to have contact from Birmingham people or ex "Brummies"
Susie 29-Dec-2009 22:00
Dear Keith,
Absolutely love your photos. Was born and bred in Erdington, Birmingham from 1949 to the 1970s and remember the streets so well. Have you any of the backyards, mainly back to backs that were probably in Aston or thereabouts. You know where the yards backed onto each other and the washing was hanging across the street.

Have not finished going through your gallery yet but hoped you could come up with something. I used to live in Pype Hayes Road, Erdington in a prefab. Any of those? Would be thrilled if you could come up with something.
Alexandra Thrift 27-Nov-2009 02:41
Hi Keith,
Nice photos. Have you always lived in Birmingham ? I am searching for a photographer Keith Berry who came from Cumbria and wondered if it might be you.Kindly reply.
Best wishes,
Alexandra Thrift
John Sheard 16-Nov-2009 09:06
I am doing some research on Bells Farm in Birmingham and came across pictures by Phylis Nicklin on your site. They add to my knowledge of what it ooked like before the fire in the seventies. Do you have any more photos of the farm?

John
Frank Ward 15-Oct-2009 22:26
what wonderful memories the photos of mansfield road brought back to me.I worked for the birmingham co-op dairy as an assistent roundsman from 1958 to 1961,i was 16 when i started and delivery was by horse and cart(our horses name was goblin).We started our round in chain walk,then turned right into birchfield road delivering to some houses and shops on the left hand side only,then turn left into mansfield road serving the houses before albert road.then deliver to its junction with witton road,we would then turn round go back down albert road,turn left into mansfield road turn left into birchfield road and deliver on the left hand side only up to witton road.Then turn into witton road to deliver(left hand side only),just before mansfield road was a barbers shop where we had our first cup of tea,if he was cutting someones hair it was my job to make the tea.I cannot remember his name now but i remember him always telling jokes.back on the round we turned left into mansield road and delivered up to its junction with albert road.We used to serve a factory on the right hand side,it employed mostly women and they used to rib me by wolf whistling at me while having their breakfast in the canteen,at first i used to turn bright red,and that made them do it all the more,untill i got used to it.I also remember a girl called Edna who lived in a back house about half way up on the left hand side of the road.After finishing delivery in mansfield road we turned right into birchfield road,then left into johnstone street to deliver.The rest of the round was bennet street,carlyle road,roland road,lime grove and finish the round in finch road.Then we used to have a cup of tea at a cafe on the corner of lime grove and archibald road,and on the jukebox we used to play the then number 1 hit why by anthony newley.I myself came from balsall heath.My only regret of those times is that i never had a photo of our horse(goblin)he was a wonderful animal.
Wonderful People--Wonderful Memories of Youth.
cathy regan 15-Sep-2009 15:31
dont it bring it all back,brilliant collection.we never ad much but we got by. a scrap then is nothing like the fights ov today,
cathy regan 15-Sep-2009 15:31
dont it bring it all back,brilliant collection.we never ad much but we got by. a scrap then is nothing like the fights ov today,
John Jordan..a proud Brummie 06-Sep-2009 08:13
What a fabulous collection of photographs!...They bought back so many great childhood memories from the 50's and 60's..I was bought up in Manor Road,Witton and went to Yewtree Road School and onto Deykin Avenue,ending up at Moseley School of Art...Sorry to hear Keith is no longer with us but he will surely live on through these irreplaceable and valuable works of art.....I am 66,now live in the Peoples Republic of China.
Jo Comino 05-Aug-2009 15:21
I was sorry to hear that Keith passed away early this year. Great photos.

I'm working for The Rural Media Company in Hereford on a digital story project for The Gateway Gardens Trust and one of our contributors talks about his boyhood in Sandwell Valley. We wanted to use one of Keith's photos for the story and wondered to whom we should apply for permission.

Does anyone have contact details or any suggestions?

I can be contacted on comino@clara.co.uk

Many thanks
Jo Comino
André Rivard 03-Aug-2009 16:07
Wonderful galleries.
George Pyatt 02-Aug-2009 13:02
Just come across this site .It brought back many memories , like Six Ways Aston as i was born at Rifle Crescent in 1926. Went to School in Albert Rd Infants, then Gower St Lozells
Val Goll 28-Jun-2009 14:49
I have been browsing your site and have been filled with nostalgia, it's been a pleasure viewing in here. I am doing some research for my biography - I use the word loosely, it's a story of my life in 60's Birmingham, mainly for my grandson or anyone else to read if they nothing better to do on a wet Sunday afternoon.
I'll look in again if I may, it's been wonderful, thank you.
Val Goll
Klaus 07-May-2009 09:33
Hi!
I visited Your pictures from Birmingham for a few hours and I enjoyed this journey to a better(?) "yesterday" very much.
Best regards to "my" missing, lovely England...

Klaus from Klagenfurt (A)
Lisa Kavanagh 04-May-2009 17:10
Hi,
I was very sorry to hear the news about Keith this year. He was a very talented photographer and has left a fantastic collection of images for people to enjoy for years to come!

I am an interior designer, currently involved in the refurbishment of 2 beautiful old buildings with lots of history, in Birmingham.

I was lucky enough to stumble across the images of "old Birmingham" on this website. I found a small selection of images that I would love to use on these projects to try and keep the memory of old Birmingham alive.

I would like to obtain permission to use a small selection of photographs as wall murals on these projects.

Does anyone have any contact details, or advice on who to contact to get permission?
You can contact me on the email address:
lisa@kancho.co.uk

I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,
Lisa Kavanagh
Guest 11-Apr-2009 11:06
Hi Keith

As a member of Friends of Brookvale Park I am very interested in your photographs of Brookvale park. We are celebrating the Centenary of the parks opening on July 19 this year. We would love to have you join us and would welcome your photographs on display. Please contact me reference the photographs and the centenary celebrations. I look forward to hearing from you. Kind Regards and very best wishes. Mandy
Norman Hockley 17-Jan-2009 19:53
Great pics, do you have any of Acocks Green fire station in Alexander road??
Stephen Hawkins 15-Dec-2008 13:23
Keith.
Great slide show of all your work,
I used to live at 148, Freer Road, two up from you,in the 60s I was wondering if you have any more pictures of Canterbury Cross school, this is where I went to,
before moving to Canada,where I now live in Toronto.
your work brought so many memories back for me thankyou, also from all my family.
love to contact people like Gary Thompson or Tomas whitt, or gloria Heath.who used to go to this school,thanks Keith.
Dave Hickman 28-Oct-2008 13:27
Your images are superb and as a brummie they evoke a deal of nostalgia. Well done.
I am looking for pictures of the old cottages at the top of Station Road,Erdington. These were knocked down and a school put there instead. I am interested as my grandparents lived at #2 and my great aunt at #6. Any images would be gratefully received.
regards
Dave Hickman
Keith Berry 21-Aug-2008 01:41
There may be some more recent colour ones somewhere. I add them as I find them.
Gary Crutchley 16-Aug-2008 20:51
Hi Keith,

Your photos of Walsall (I live in Walsall) are superb, thanks very much for sharing them. Do you have any more of Walsall?

Best regards,

Gary
Reginald Cook 02-Aug-2008 20:43
Thanks Keith! Brought back lots of memories, I was born in High st, Aston. in the mid 50s
I wished I'd taken photos of my childhood haunts its such a sad loss that its all gone.
hockley 24-Jul-2008 11:14
hi keith. what a brillient collection of photos. thank you. would you have come accross any yet of any of villa street hockley and in perticular the vine inn also in villa street. my search for this pub goes on and on. it was only demolished in 78 but i didnt realise how hard it would be for me to obtain a photo. many thanks again lyn . if anyone else can help me my email add is lyn-harrington@hotmail.co.uk.
Guest 06-Jul-2008 02:53
I lived in 2/121 Berners Street, recognise the area buildings etc. I habe some limited photos of where we lived in a back-to-back house, I will try to dig them out and make them available. How can I put it, materially and in terms of the quality of housing it was desperate, BUT....... IT WAS A COMMUNITY!!


replies if any to g4jgv@blueyonder.co.uk
A.Gibson 02-Jul-2008 13:23
thanks keith,cant thank you enough for some great pictures of old brum.sad to see my local The Norton has now gone as well as the old well know industries.birmingham had a character of its own years ago.i worked for some of the old firms,dunlop,whites removals,h.dare,lep transport,however once again thanks.A.Gibson.
tom 12-Jun-2008 04:57
many thanks for your photo's brought back many a thought of when i was younger
do you have any of Wells street hockley b'ham 19 or perry common rd
AJ CHAMPANERI 29-May-2008 21:37
HELLO KEITH, ABSOLUTE BRIILIANT JOB YOU ARE DOING BY COLLECTING AND DISPLAYING THESE OLD PICTURES OF THE GOOD OLD BIRMINGHAM. WOULD THERE BE ANY CHANCE OF SHOWING SOME OLD PHOTOGRAPHS OF CAMP HILL, SPARKBROOK,SPARKHILL AND FINALLY SPRINGFIELD. ALL THESE AREAS ARE ON THE MAIN STRATFORD ROAD AS DRIVING PASS FROM THE THE TOP OF STRATFORD ROAD PAST THE BIG ROUNDABOUT. THANKING YOU AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU VERY SOON. GOODBYE. A.J
steve 28-May-2008 09:39
hi keith, looking at photos of falcon lodge, can you tell me if my memory serves me right that when brook tower was standing was there a shelter running from woodington road end to churchill rd with toilets situated in the centre? thanx
Jean Robertson 30-Mar-2008 11:57
I have just forwarded your site to my brother in Australia who is a very enthusiastic photographer himself. Our mother was born and raised in Birmingham so I am sure he will enjoy seeing your shots of the city as much as I did. They are fantastic! The pictures an amazing visual history lesson and are done with tremendous feeling.
Thank you for letting us see the Birmingham of my mother's and grandparents generation, what an incredible achive!
Jem Allaway 08-Mar-2008 21:20
Brings memories back.
john lewis 25-Feb-2008 14:55
Fantastic site, just wonderful, so many memeories and you deserve a medal for all your hard work. I will be revisiting this site may times. I also have a collection of cameras and although I use digital I still love the old cameras.
Keith Berry 24-Feb-2008 15:52
Hi Pete,
Yes, 'twas I! I remember you well - a friend of Phil Harris and with the most enviable ability to play the piano by ear. I recall seeing you at the youth club at Handsworth Parish Church, playing music for kids to dance by while holding conversations with several people. Last time we met was on the Newtown rooftop car park, when you said you were in insurance.
Pete Clay 24-Feb-2008 12:50
Wonderful pictures. Some, of my old haunts brought, a tear to my eye. I was at Aston Grammar with a Keith Berry. Was it you?
Guest 21-Feb-2008 21:01
ENJOYED EVERY ONE FULL OF MEMORIES. FOUND MY COUSIN ON ONE OF THEM THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THEM..
Keith Berry 10-Feb-2008 17:56
Have a look at http://www.cartedevisite.co.uk/ - they have Fletcher Bros. listed among hundreds of others, as providing these cdv photos was such a thriving trade in the first decades of last century.
Margaret Morgan 10-Feb-2008 15:20
I wonder if you know of old photographers...Fletcher Bros.Birmingham and Bromsgrove.Luxograph. A very good old cepia photo of a policeman in uniform had turned up in our old family photos and we haven't a clue who he is and wondered if we could trace the photographers. I could send you a copy.Lots of our ancestors lived in that area.
bob houghton 07-Feb-2008 21:53
hi keith
great pics of Tame rd area were i was born bred. bobby houghton still not living to far away.
thanks Keith
Guest 29-Jan-2008 10:45
Thank you for the memories, what wonderful photographs.
KEITH JENNEY 23-Jan-2008 18:14
Hi Keith, your site is fantastic only wished I had the forsight to have recorded images in my life as you have done.
Ido have one or two photos from my late mom & dads days at HILL HOOK MILL CAMP site in SUTTON around the 1920.
your galleries bring back many memories of my days around the Witton area, when I worked at the GEC in Electric Ave.
many thanks KEITH JENNEY
Geoff 07-Jan-2008 01:09
Hi Keith! I was very pleased to discover your Birmingham photographs. I worked in the labs at GEC, Witton in the early 60's. I revisited Electric Avenue after many years only to find GEC all gone! I couldn't locate the exact site of the labs and have been trolling the net for info, photos, maps etc, since then, and trying to use three photos I took at the time showing a distant Nechells power station and GEC New and Old Turbo Works as clues. So - the shot of Electric Avenue and Witton Locks have given me further encoragement.
linda harrington 10-Dec-2007 19:46
hi keith i grew up in villa street hockley and wondered if you have any pictures from the 50s 60s and 70s. i have lots of nursery road going right up to lozells girls school but i am finding it difficult to obtain any of villa street.
John Gardner 14-Nov-2007 22:35
Loved your site. It is a gold mine. I was born in Erdington, Lived in Handsworth till I did Natl. Svce in the RAF and went to the U.S. in 1954. Am now in Santa Fe, N.M. I have a flat in Sutton and have just spent a lovely a'noon looking at your treasure trove and shedding a tear at the old neighborhoods and how they've changed over the years. I wondered if you had any images of Handsworth Village (from Bendalls Corner up to the Villa Cross. That's where my Mum and I used to shop. We lived on Landsdowne Rd. off Holly Rd. We would ride our bikes in Handsworth Pk. I have just come back from a month's vacation in Sutton and one day I was busy photographing many of the sites you chose round St Paul's Sq and the Jewelry Qtr. I even got the Sikh Temple! Thanks for the memories, indeed. j.g.
Guest 26-Oct-2007 14:00
Hi Keith i came across your old pics of Birmingham by complete chance, I grew up in the Perry Barr area and lived in Wellhead lane, before leaving to join the Royal navy in 1974, ive been in Portsmouth ever since. Seeing your photos of the area brought back some great memories. Just for interest the paving stone you show on page 6 is identical to one that i have, i use it as a door stop, i spent many hours on my nhands and knees playing marbles on those stones. Best wishes and many thanks for sharing these images. Mike
Guest 15-Jun-2007 10:03
You got some mad skills.
Guest 25-Apr-2007 19:03
WONDERFUL SITE, HAVE YOU PICTURES OF CLIFFORD ST LOZELLS, OR ALMA ST JUNIOR SCHOOL, I LOST ALL MINE WHEN MY COMPUTER CRASHED. SHOULD HAVE MADE BACK UPS !! I WAS BORN IN TRINITY ROAD AND LIVED IN LOZELLS MOST OF CHILDHOOD UNTILL "REDEVELOPMENT" OH I MISS THE GOOD OLD DAYS.THANK'S FOR THE MEMORIES.
Keith Berry 23-Apr-2007 00:28
I suppose it would depend on how you convert the pics for computer viewing. The IS-1 DLX is in the PBase Olympus camera list at 1990. I have an IS-2 around somewhere and I sometimes use its C180 tele converter on digicams.
Guest 22-Apr-2007 21:55
Glad to see someone else using the A510. I just started on PBase uploading my pictures, and now I'm thinking of dragging my old Olympus SLR out. Do you think there would be an appreciable difference in quality? I can't even find the model number (IS-1) in the PBase camera repertoire.
Guest 08-Mar-2007 08:09
I stumbled upon your pictures by chance and I'm so glad that I did.
Eric Johnson 15-Dec-2006 12:07
Loved looking at your site, I was born in Dudley Road Hospital so I consider my self a proper Brummy, I allways loved this city and its suburbs and rememeber them well but when I look at these old photo's it makes me very sad. the Birmingham city council should be held accountable for the damage that has been done to our town even the Germans in the second world war did'nt do as much, I know people will say time marches on and all that and I agree that some of the slums needed removing but look at some of the beautiful buildings in the photo's did they all need to come down. I have travelled all over europe and been to many citys ravaged by wars but the people rebuilt the towns as they used to be and people like to visit them, what happened to my town, the amount of people I have known who have visited Great Britain and dont bother coming to Brum because theres nothing there (not my words) still cheer up I wonder what the old place will look like in another twenty years.
Mark C. T. Healy 15-Oct-2006 00:31
Have you any pictures of the Park Road/St. Chrystomoms end of Musgrave Road, Winson Green (Gibb Heath)?
Specifically of the terraced houses between the Church and Iron Railway Bridge.

I have a large text to send you, can you also provide me with an email address?

Keep up this amazing work you have been doing for decades!
Daniel Vincent 04-Sep-2006 23:14
Never been to England, but your photos are brilliant. You have a great eye. I have an olympus 35, it has a nice feel. Thank you.
Steve Wade 13-Jul-2006 19:56
Thanks for a brilliant site. It seems to prove the importance of photographing the routine and the familiar, with the knowledge that they will be transformed into absolute gems by the mere passage of time.
Nigwel 23-Jun-2006 21:38
Great Galleries and Photos...

http://www.pbase.com/nigwel

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/nigel.ritchie
gordon smith 22-Apr-2006 15:27
a lovely collection of differant views of sutton and surrounding areas ,please take some more . i lived at princess alice orphanage between 1962-1987 where my father was head gardener for many years i now live in boldmere ,so i havent moved far thaks for the pictures.

gordon.
Bryan Stone 21-Apr-2006 01:18
Keith, Thank you for posting these wonderful old pictures. I grew up half way between Perry Barr and Great Barr, and went to Queen Mary's School in Walsall and then Solihull School.

I don't see much to make me wish I still lived there, though.

Bryan
Sue Chatwin 03-Apr-2006 12:58
Hi Keith,
Enjoyed the gallery very much, My hubby did too, He was born in 6 ways Aston, 1/28 Alma Street, in 1944, and I was born in Highgate, William Edward Street (No longer there- anyone got any pic's?) in 1947 and went to school at St Michael's Deritend. My Sister Rose sent me your website address, and instead of working, we have just been sitting here talking our way thru' your photo's. I even found a guestbook entry from on of my old classmates Mike Floody! Thank you for a lovely morning of Nostalgia - Can't beat it! Regards Sue Chatwin (nee Clarke)
Guest 28-Jan-2006 15:47
I was born in Allesley Street, Aston in 1958. Your photographs have evoked memories of places and a time that are very precious to me. I never thought I would see photographs of The Onion Fair! I wish there was a way to record the delicious smells of the HP Sauce factory and the Ansell's lorries carrying malt and hops down Asto Road North! This is a valuable historical record.
Thank you
Mike
R.C. Lefever 28-Nov-2005 15:34
Thank you Keith for your comments on my pictures. Your A510 gallery helped in my decison to buy the camera. Your photos are wonderful to view. R.Lefever
Rowan 15-Nov-2005 19:11
Thank you again Keith for the lastest photographs. I enjoy dropping in from time to time to look at your lastest postings.
Haven't seen Langley Mill Pool since the 60's bought back alot of memories for me some good,some tragic. (a little boy was drowned nearby)
Please keep them coming.

Best wishes... Rowan.
Jenny 09-Nov-2005 08:20
Thanks Keith. My friend Marilyn in California sent me the link. I live in Coleshill though I was born in Castle Bromwich in 1944. I went to school in Erdington. I have seen some changes and its great to look at your pics and remember. Brilliant pictures!
F García Robles 24-Jul-2005 14:47
Interesantes fotografias
gracias por compartirlas
saludos desde España
www.pbase.com/fgrsgcr
Rowan 20-Jun-2005 14:08
Thank you Keith for making memorie recalls. I lived on Falcon Lodge in Langley Hall Drive in the 60's. Would be nice to see the old road if at all possible please
Keith Berry 14-Jun-2005 21:30
I don't remember any of those streets by name but I don't think I have any of them.
gaynor 10-Jun-2005 00:33
hi keith great memories .have you got any pictures of radnor street hockley ,it was a back street of park rd and lodge rd ? or pics of dover street or norton street or musgrave rd ?/thanks for the memories , from gaynor
Tim 07-Mar-2005 21:56
Wow what a site, its good to know others like russian cameras, I have a zorki 4k, beautiful, my favourite ever russian camera, also a fed, which to me is functional but not for me, bit too function over beauty, an XA2 which I got in about 82 and is excellent, Practica Nov1B, and a Chinon CE4 as an SLR, it only cost me £30 is as new and I put a pentax lens on it.
Oddly enough I also have a GE PR1 meter from 1952 that is very worn but works perfectly. Its a bit heavy so I use a Stitz mainly.

I was in Russia on holiday trying to find a camera, tried Moscow and St Petersberg, but no luck, when I got home went on ebay, bought a mint one from UK for a tenner. Crazy!
Guest 02-Jan-2005 18:56
Hi Keith, What great photos thanks for sharing them, some good old places!!!
Guest 04-Nov-2004 18:37
I relly like this old photos that you have here in your gallery
Thanks for sharing
Derek Slater 22-Oct-2004 18:52
Spotted the new Velo pic :-) thanks . Had to smile when you said it went towards a t500r
. Thats where my dommie went !!! I ended up with two, one second hand and one new - at different times - I loved them. Even a T500r would be a classed as veteran now sigh .
Cheers Derek