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Newspapers : From Birmingham Post 150 years ago
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paul stacey
master brummie
You read this often in Victorian newspaper reports, funny you would have thought that by this time , people would not go looking for gas leaks with a naked candle.Paul
Old Boy
master brummie
Hi All,
A tragic incident but what interests me most of all is that the hospital gave such a full account to the newspaper of the mens' injuries. Today it would be simply 1 man slightly injured, another seriously injured and a third man critically injured.
Old Boy
Eric Gibson
master brummie
What were the water slides that needed topping up?
I refer you to post 1110 at https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/for...m-birmingham-post-150-years-ago.39848/page-56, where pollypops explains with pictures
DavidGrain
master brummie
Daft as this might seem, I remember when I was a boy seeing the man fitting my parents new gas stove using a candle to check the joints.
13.10.1866
Wonder what Mr Scott wanted with all this wrought iron . It is not clear if it was for the Stork Hotel or merely that he was staying there. There was a Mr W.G.B.Scott , the proprietor of the Queens hotel at this time, who was also a visitor, and at some time chairman of the board of the Queens Hospital, but can find no association of him with the Stork
Wonder what Mr Scott wanted with all this wrought iron . It is not clear if it was for the Stork Hotel or merely that he was staying there. There was a Mr W.G.B.Scott , the proprietor of the Queens hotel at this time, who was also a visitor, and at some time chairman of the board of the Queens Hospital, but can find no association of him with the Stork
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paul stacey
master brummie
probably using hotel as a contact point for some business negotiations. Paul
Been away and therefore a bit behind.
15.10.1866
Explosion at Proof House
It would be OK for unmarried women to be given the franchise, but not married women, as the latter are under a disability
Shortened version of report of murder in Thorpe St
Position of the Birmingham gun trade
15.10.1866
Explosion at Proof House
It would be OK for unmarried women to be given the franchise, but not married women, as the latter are under a disability
Shortened version of report of murder in Thorpe St
Position of the Birmingham gun trade
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Rosie
Had a look at later reports (which had more detail) and the pub is not named, though, aa you say, might well have been the Lord Nelson. In December the accused was convicted of manslaughter and given 12 months , which, to me, seems quite short for such an offence at that time
Had a look at later reports (which had more detail) and the pub is not named, though, aa you say, might well have been the Lord Nelson. In December the accused was convicted of manslaughter and given 12 months , which, to me, seems quite short for such an offence at that time
Lady Penelope
master brummie
Regarding the two libraries opened at Gosta Green and Deritend, we've just learned that they will be closing Sutton Library. Amazing to hear when they've just spent a huge amount of money removing the asbestos which they found. I wonder what will happen to all the maps and reference books?
paul stacey
master brummie
Very interesting, and shocking stories from our past, most entertaining reads.Paul
Lady Penelope
master brummie
Is this the same site / building which became the Palace Picture House and Ballroom, I wonder?
devonjim
master brummie
St Mary's was my local church in 1940's so have been looking up some history. My parents were married there in 1939 and I was christened there in Dec 1940, on the 10th of that month it was bombed, could have been an omen?. Windows by Burne Jones were blown out services were then held in various buildings around the "village"including in the Warwick cinema. The church was planned originally to have had a tower and a spire but this never happened. Vicarage and it's gardens were sold in 1974 for houses to be built, I remember garden parties in the vicarage garden in mid 1940's.
Lady Penelope
master brummie
Thanks Mike, the Palace did have a certain grandeur - I used to dancing there on a Saturday night in the 60's.
Mike ,
Can i just divert on the closing of libarys did aston cross go, and what about the listed springhil
Libary is that still being kept alive or not it stuck in the middle of a cross road
Of springhill and summer hill
I hope no/one minds me asking ,sorry if i have imposed on your thread
Best wishes Alan,,Astonian,,,,
Can i just divert on the closing of libarys did aston cross go, and what about the listed springhil
Libary is that still being kept alive or not it stuck in the middle of a cross road
Of springhill and summer hill
I hope no/one minds me asking ,sorry if i have imposed on your thread
Best wishes Alan,,Astonian,,,,
