TROUBLE BRUIN: BIBLIOGRAPHY AND WEBLINKS

The following books and websites were invaluable sources of information and images during the production of Trouble Bruin. Not all the research made it into the book, but it certainly informed the narrative. There are some beautiful, sad and funny stories in here.

Special mention needs to be made of M.D. Norton's site. This beautifully-constructed, expansive gallery features hundreds of photographs of Birmingham and the surrounding area, taken by his late father, Dennis. This resource was beyond useful: I couldn't have finished Trouble Bruin without it.

Books:

How Does Your Birmingham Grow? – from the John Whybrow Collection
ed. John Whybrow
ISBN 0950245909

Our Brum
Carl Chinn
Publ. Birmingham Evening Mail 1997

Portrait of Birmingham
Vivian Bird
Publ. Robert Hale
ISBN 0709173490

National Service Memories:

Keith Scudamore
Ian Giles
National Service in Peacetime
National Service Platoon Photo

World War Two:

Handsworth In The Blitz
Building Spitfires at Castle Bromwich
Building Spitfires at Castle Bromwich (BBC)
Inside The Spitfire

Vehicles:

The A40 Farina Club
Buses: Daimler Freeline (1960's)
The Transport Museum: Midland Red5073 HA

Fashions:

Teddy Boys @ Wikipedia
Bombsite Boudiccas (Teddy Girls) (Photos down temporarily...?)

Birmingham:

The Bull Ring in 1939
Urban75: Birmingham Photos
David's Emporium (Views from the top of The Rotunda)
Peter Visiontay: The New Selfridges Building
D J Norton Photos

Miscellaneous:

The REAL Capability Brown

TROUBLE BRUIN © M. P. CRAIG 2006