Born in loveday st, off Steelhouse lane, lived in Gem Street that ran between Aston St and Coleshill st (Fire Station to Gaiety cinema) but went to school in Oxford, bought first house in oxford age 19, then moved to Melbourne Australia, work life took me to KL, Singapore, Bangkok and Hong Kong, Still have two cousins in Castle brom, 1 in Erdington, 1 in Shirley, love coming back, but feel the new Uni has deleted my memories of the Aston area. If I had to return to the UK I would most likely go for Shirley area. But unlikely as I like wearing shorts 9 months of the year.