[HALLO RUPERT,
THANKS FOR YOUR MESSAGE ON ALUM ROCK, YES I DO REMEMBER ALL THE THINGS YOU MENTIONED. NOW HERES ONE FOR YOU, I WAS IN THE HOME GUARD IN SALTLY COLLEGE IN 1942, I`VE NOT LIVED IN BRUM FOR 50 YEARS SO CANNOT REMEMBER ROAD NAMES, IT WAS AT THE TOP OF A ROAD BETWEEN WOOLWORTHS AND A PUB, AT THE TOP OF ALUM ROCK HILL. I WENT TO ALSTON ROAD SCHOOL OFF BORDESLEY GREEN EAST, NEAR THE "BROADWAY " PUB. I WORKED FOR "SINFIELDS AND SON" BUILDERS HALF WAY DOWN THE HILL ALMOST FACING THE ROCK CINEMA IN 41 BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT WHILE, THEY WENT TO PRISON FOR FIDDLING THE COUNCIL WHILE WORKING ON BOMB DAMAGE REPAIRS. I LIVED IN CALDWELL RD, OFF BELCHERS LANE. FACING THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. NICE TO GET A REPLY, ITS A LONG TIME SINCE I HAVE TALKED ABOUT WHERE I LIVED ALL THOSE YEARS AGO.
REGARDS GEOFF