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  1. Kevkonk

    Tower Cycles, Gravelly Lane, Erdington

    I drove past Tower Carpets on Gravelly Lane today, and noticed they are waiting for a new sign, they took the old one down last week l understand. Probably will be replaced very soon, but the old Tower Cycles sign is riding high again…
    • Kevkonk
    • Thread
    • alan richards cupola erdington tower cycles
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Cycling
  2. D

    Pubs History Research Needed.

    Hi All, My Names Dan - Current Landlord For The New Inn - Summer Road B23 (7 Years) & The Safe Harbour - Moor Lane B6 (2 Years). I've Seen Previous Posts Regarding The Safe Harbour, Moor Lane B6 7AE And I'm Looking For Any Photos, Letters Invitations, News Posts Or Articles Regarding To The Safe...
    • D Black
    • Thread
    • erdington pub pub names witton witton cemetary witton cemetery
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Pubs and Hotels
  3. Sabir

    Bleak Hill Road, B23

    Looking for any information and old pictures of Bleak Hill Road, Erdington
  4. SquattersWrongs

    GEC, The Magnet Centre, Salford & Spaghetti Junction. Research Video!

    Hi all! I think this is the right place to be posting this!(?) I've had another quiet week, so I've been out and about with Pippin getting some photos and footage together of the current state of affairs in the pleasure grounds of the Magnet Centre and the general old 'Salford' area. I've...
  5. Sabir

    Wood End Lane, Erdington B24

    Hi, I’m looking for more information regarding Wood End Lane, towards the Kingsbury Road, i heard there’s lots of HMOs. Can anyone shed more information on the road etc thanks Sabir
  6. W

    Queens Beat Club, Erdington?

    Hi, does anyone remember or know where about the Queens Beat Club was in Erdington please? I’ve come across a post recently and Jeff lynnes band ‘the idle race’ used to play there, as did a band called ‘the capitol systems’ who’s singer Bob Catley joined Magnum. I know of and where...
    • Wayne page
    • Thread
    • bob catley erdington jeff lynne magnum mothers queens beat club roy wood the capitol systems the idle race the move
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Birmingham Nightclubs
  7. Sabir

    Holliday Road, Erdington B24

    Hi, Looking to move to Holliday Road, Erdington. Any info about the street and surrounding areas? Is it quite rough in Erdington? heard there are a few HMO's nearby. Any advice/pictures/suggestion - I would be most grateful. Thanks Sab
    • Sabir
    • Thread
    • arthur road erdington b24 birmingham edward road erdington erdington holliday road erdington
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Neighbours & Streets
  8. kitcub

    Edwards Road, Erdington

    Hi all, I'm new to the forum (apologies if this is in the wrong place?) and relatively new to Birmingham (I've been here since 2015) but recently I've been a little more inclined to learn more about the history of the area immediately around where I'm living now - in the vicinity of the...
  9. F

    Erdington Picture House

    I'm looking at a 1913 map of Erdington (east) and on the present site of the fire station were a skating rink and a picture house. I can find photos of the picture house which was next to the Swan and the Palace somewhere near the site of the present Co-op but I can't find any photos of the...
  10. frozenuk

    Frozenuk Saying Hello Fellow Brummies From Past To Present!

    Just a quick hi as new to the forum! born in 1970, Erdington living (with parents) first in Chester road near the Yenton junction....then a move to Ryland Road off Erdington Hall road then to a high rise flat on Castle Vale called Comet House (over the road from the Skylark pub where my mother...
  11. Z

    Aston & Erdington Tribute To World War One

    Dear All I have a passion for the First World War and as an ex soldier serving with the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers I wanted to create a electronic diary of the the events of the first world war. I created a facebook site to honour our fallen from WW1 for the Aston & Erdington area however it...
  12. S

    Old Erdington Methodist Church Wesley Road

    Does anyone have pictures of the Old Erdington Methodist Church? It was on the corner of Wesley Road and Station Road. I'm looking to build a model of the church so any other details such as height, width, etc... would be very helpful. Big thanks!
  13. C

    Clark Ethel May - born circa 1911- married to James Smith, 1931

    Hi all. Wondering if there is someone out there that can help me shed any light on my mother's ancestors. So far I have got her grandmother, Ethel May Clark marrying James Smith in 1931 in Erdington on 26th December. Am having trouble finding a birth entry for Ethel but I do know her father...
    • carrumba
    • Thread
    • alleyne road clark erdington smith
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: A - D
  14. S

    Magnet Club Greek Orthodox Church Stockland Green

    How do all. I'm a newbie, love this site though. Me and my Girlfriend have just brought a house on the northcote development which basically is on the site of the MEB in Stockland Green / Brookvale on George Rd. Behind our houses on a bit of a walk we came across the Greek Orthodox Church...
  15. Paul Higgins

    Pype Hayes

    Pype Hayes Hi. Pogmalion. Not often I see Pype Hayes posted anywhere! I lived there in Varley Road from 1957 to 1980 when I moved to 'Twilight' Tamworth. Where in Pype Hayes did you live? Be interesting to see if our time there 'overlapped' and we have any memories to share.
  16. Kevkonk

    Pope Visit to Birmingham September19th 2010

    I was amazed not to see any posts on this event, maybe I did not search correctly....... I was near Chester Rd and saw that the roads nearby had been closed off and that there were helicopters flying above. I thought there had been a road accident or serious incident as this road was closed off...
    • Kevkonk
    • Thread
    • birmingham erdington holiness pope suttoncoldfield
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: BIRMINGHAM NEWS
  17. D

    Crest for Erdington

    Is their a crest or coat of arms associated with Erdington? I know going back into the very distant past it was land owned by Edwin Earl of Mercia and then the De Erdingtons and more later Thomas Holte of Aston Hall Fame. Would anybody know where I might find a copy of their coat of arms, I...
  18. S

    Birches Green House

    Hi all...and thanks to Frothblower for giving me a start. We both used to play in this derelict house on the corner of Kingsbury Rd and Spring Lane when we were children (in the late 50's early 60's) Does anybody have a photo of it please before it became a garage? Does anybody know who owned it...
    • Suze
    • Thread
    • erdington
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Homes
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