to tramp,
re highgate , ihave a friend who still lives in balsall heath ,his family moved out of longmore street in the early 60s to highgate road, midway between mosely road and stoney lane , opposite what usedto be a large garage , now there is alarge expanse of grass at least acouple of acres ,and just 3 houses he lives in one of them on his own, as his parents have both died, the point of this story being , he has lived in balsall heath all his life , ibelieve the only time he left the area was when i usedto take leave ,having a motor bike i used to take him to shelsley walsh , for the hill climbing,it has to be a record for residency, how can you live like that and never venture abroad it seems a waste to me but it never worries him he has his pub and bookie, handy hes happy rwm