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Has anybody read Bournville by Jonathan Coe? Well worth a read. Fictional characters in familiar settings. Based on significant events starting with VE day. All inspired by his mother's life.

News that Raymond Froggatt died on Sunday 23rd July aged 82. I am sure that many members have memories of him through the years. Carolann

Just read about the attempts to stop the closure of this historic shop on BBC news. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-66275511 Worth a look. Carolann

I recommend any members who have access to Find my Past browse these fascinating photos. I could not find any Birmingham photos but there are some of Stratford. They are post war 1947 to 1955. They include 1952 Germany, early Apartheid South Africa, Brussels as well as Britain. They are from the...

Now that I am living in Stratford-Upon-Avon, after over 50 years living around London, I decided to take the train in to Snow Hill and take a look around to see all the changes that you all post about. I started by going to St Phillips to look at the Burne-Jones Windows, spectacular! Lovely warm...

I have found my widowed Great Grandmother Ellen Hope living with her daughters and lodgers at 73 Plume Street on 1921 census. Are there any photographs on the forum of the street or even the house from this time. I know the house was a family home on 1939 census. Any help would be appreciated...

I am looking for a newspaper report of a road accident where my cousin and his friend was killed in November? 1966 in Lichfield area. My cousin was Colin John murphy aged 18 and his friend was Phillip Hollis aged 17. Another person was injured I think. I vaguely remember it being in the...

I am looking for Jackie Witherell or Cope who was from Sutton Coldfield She may have remarried an army chef. She had a couple of daughters and a son Martyn born in 1966. I lost touch with her in the early 70's. She knew me as Carol Davies.

English heritage have put the most common surnames in England onto a digital St George flag. You are able to search your family surnames and see if they are on the flag and where they are now most prevalent in England. Some physical Flags will be flying on some English Heritage properties. You...

This is a report on an attack on my Dad's father. He died shortly after this. I have no other information about this.

Whilst searching through some family papers I came across a piece of very old sheet music of Sally The Sunshine of our Alley sung by Fred Barnes. No 1391 priced at 6d. I know that my Grandmother, who was a few years younger than Freddie, as she called him, was a fan because she had talked about...

Does anyone have any information about this hospital? I have just found out that my Grandfather died there in October 1918. Thank you

Does anyone remember this fundraising week we did when we were Brownies in the 1950s? It was meant to be the Girls version of Bob a Job. I am not sure it would be an appropriate name these days!

Does anyone know of a post war pub called the Turner's Arms? It may have closed in the 50's or 60's and/or was run as an outdoor. Not really sure which part of Birmingham but there is one recorded in Turner Street

Whilst researching my family history I found that my Great Grandfather Bernard Hope lived with his Wife, 2 daughters and 4 other family members at this address in 1901. He was a fried fish dealer. On looking up the address now I see that it is a Pizza and kebab shop! Does this mean that the...

I was one of the first groups of students at the new building in Summer Row when it opened in 1967. I have mentioned the paternoster lifts in another thread but wondered if any other past students remembered them. Someone has mentioned that they had them at Aston University. They were quite...