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  1. zzf00l

    Forward Statue

    c1991 I think. I liked it!
  2. zzf00l

    Kingsbury Rd, Erdington

    My older sister, still in Erdington.
  3. zzf00l

    St Barnabas Church Erdington

    Can anyone tell me when the organ pipes were relocated from the choir area (see page 16) and where exactly were they relocated too?
  4. zzf00l

    St Barnabas Church Erdington

    Thank you Bernard..
  5. zzf00l

    St Barnabas Church Erdington

    Hello everyone.. I'll admit I have not had the time to read all the comments on the previous 20 pages, so please forgive me if this topic has been covered. Does anybody know if there are plans to replace the memorial plaque to our war dead in the Memorial Chapel?? Ian
  6. zzf00l

    New library.

    And for us to pay for it!
  7. zzf00l

    New library.

    I think you might have hit the nail on the head with that comment Mike... Perhaps they are keeping their options open... if it fails as a library just turn it into another Mosque!!
  8. zzf00l

    They Were Caught In Our Old Street Pics...

    It looks to me like the 'A3' is attached to the downpipe on the building... a group of people on the 'zebra' crossing in front of the standing bus, also the patiently waiting scooter rider (is that a Vespa) and of course... look at that smart E-Type
  9. zzf00l

    City Centre Photographs

    Back in the day when the City Centre layout made sense and 'looked right'.
  10. zzf00l

    Dunlop

    Dunlop continued Tyre Manufacture throughout WW11.. a relatively small amount of Spitfire manufacture (I believe steering gear) took place on the Dunlop Site. The vast majority of Spitfire manufacture was 'next door' at what is now the Jaguar Plant.
  11. zzf00l

    Dunlop

    Indeed it was/is Erdington... B24 9QT
  12. zzf00l

    Garfield Cycles

    Hi world traveller. I remember your Dad as a tallish man with glasses and a pipe... I think he wore a 'cowgown'. I think your Mom worked in the shop as well! Ian
  13. zzf00l

    St Barnabas Church Erdington

    Well I think it is a b****y eyesore now and key hill brian is quite right... It is obvious the Vicar has little or no interest in the feelings of those whose relatives are buried in the grounds of the Church... lot's of talk talk but no action. Lots of War Dead memorials in the Church yard (some...
  14. zzf00l

    Body Washer at St Barnabus.

    Thank you for that information.
  15. zzf00l

    Body Washer at St Barnabus.

    That's interesting Chocks... are you referring to the church records for St Barnabas ? I thought they had been destroyed!
  16. zzf00l

    Erdington

    Try Friends Reunited for the Birches Green photo's Ian
  17. zzf00l

    Kingsbury Rd, Erdington

    That's the one David.. I was only 5 yrs out ha! So, 1913 map showing no houses in that portion of Kingsbury Rd. By 1917 No. 441 plus others were already built. They were owned by Dunlop to meet the needs of their management team (the houses with bay windows) coincidentally the house numbers...
  18. zzf00l

    Kingsbury Rd, Erdington

    Interesting map... the letter 'e' in Birches is I think the Farm entrance which may have become Birches Green Rd. The later OS Map around 1908 I think shows it more clearly as well as the Farm buildings (in my photo) and the position of the pond.
  19. zzf00l

    Kingsbury Rd, Erdington

    I take your point that the farm'land' is now occupied by the school then yes!
  20. zzf00l

    Kingsbury Rd, Erdington

    No mate.. if you were the photographer of that picture the school would be on your right.. the farm buildings in the distance are what is now the junction of Birches Green Rd and Kingsbury Rd. No. 441 is approx midway between Firtree Rd and Birches Green Rd :-)
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