OLD WEST BROMWICH PHOTOS

does anyone remember the pirate ship that run down west brom high street

Pirate ship ?

did you see it after a session in the star & garter deka ?

New Zealand Baggie at October 10, 2011 at 1:46 AM

Pirate ship ?

did you see it after a session in the star & garter deka ?

I think the ship was for the carnival and was the display by the warriors club that used to be in beeches road

Good grief, that's going back a bit..! My Dad and Uncle were on the ship (I've got a pic of them in their pirate rig-out tucked away somewhere...). Mum and I went to see the parade, but when Dad picked me up I screamed because I didn't recognise him - I was about 3 at the time, which would make it 1951, so I wonder whether it had something to do with the Festival of Britain..???

I remember an illuminated bus going around the town but i think that was for the Queens Coronation in 1953