Wartime Birmingham

@WMFSHeritage I have a pic of that one in 1946 after its repaint

Birmingham Fire Brigade - Leyland SFKT Cub Limousine Pump Escape - 1st Fully Enclosed Crew Cab - 1939. (Picture Credit - John C Thompson).

@afneil K

Now in wipeout territory.

@BillesleyWMP They ride around the area with impunity, often in large numbers . Sit on cantlow road at 6:30 pm ,you'll catch at least one popping a wheely up it.

Two stolen scooters found in Hollybank Road

National Fire Service (NFS) - Factory Fire at Bayliss and Wiley, Rushey Lane, Tyseley, Birmingham - September 1943.

@WMFSHeritage I wonder if it was the dipping tanks at Morris Motors 1959 ?

Flammable Liquid Fire - Coventry Area - Thought to be late 1950s.

VJ DAY 15th August 1945

@ThrillaRilla369 Best times of my life

@ichoosemag It's on BBC sounds , a great podcast

Seriously, though. Who put Bella in the Witch Elm

allowed for the aircraft to be assembled. The event also drew thousands of visitors and was a huge success . other districts like Sutton Coldfield, Smethwick, Solihull etc all had their own fund raising events .

that came to Birmingham after a stay in London's Trafalgar square where it drew thousands of visitors. The Lancaster was originally supposed to be displayed outside the times furnishing Building on the Big top site,New street but was changed to Broad after insufficient time was

Wings for Victory week June 26th-July 3rd 1943 .the city's Bold attempt at raising £12,000,000 to build 1000 planes , the city exceeded that figure finally raising £16,290,630. The plane on show which is also featured in the badge image, was Lancaster bomber "O" for orange

@BillesleyWMP Friday nights criminals took cleaning to the extreme in Billesley !

Night car cleaning.......... It's a thing 🚔

National Fire Service (NFS) - 1942. Wartime Anti-Gas Training behind Central Fire Station, Birmingham (Then known as Station A1Z). W. Eades Collection.

@Britwarmemorial I'll be walking past in about an hour .

City of Birmingham Tramways Department war memorial. Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands. First and Second World Wars. Commemorating those colleagues who fell in the world wars, both in service and as civilians. #LestWeForget

@dizzernp @WW2Talk @ProfPeterDoyle Thank you , I'd never have found out where it was ..

@wartimeBrum @WW2Talk One for me old chum @ProfPeterDoyle - that’s the New Brighton War Memorial in Wallasey, Merseyside, I believe.

Does anyone recognise this war memorial?

@Deloftheunknown Thank you ..I'd never have found it

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My reading this morning

@WMFSHeritage there were 1363 of these tanks in Brum ,by the end of the war there were 82 left

Wartime - Emergency Static Water Tank - Victoria Square, Birmingham - c1939.

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