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Reasons as to why children were sent away varied. Some were genuinly orphaned whereas others lived in such abject poverty, they were...

Yes, nothing changes. Politicians have no spine they just follow the money, have no resistance to money and influence! I serve on two...

Just to add : COUNTIES COVERED by DD badge Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire. Anyone interested...

The seedling went into the meadow section to add to the wildflowers already there (we hope) from last year.

Hi Davina, Two phots of WHS vans: 1910 in the Midlands. 1934 at unknown WHS distribution centre. Hope these are of interest.

I think early BHam breweries often used boreholes. In 1922 Smiths sunk another borehole to supplement water supply. Taken over by...

This sounds like political engineering to me. I wonder what the real gain was?

Excellent detail Stokkie! I do not see, albeit from a distance the true gain for the citizens. I worked for a butcher after school on...

I suspect that big business in Smethwick thought they would have more influence and profit as part of Victorian Birmingham. Politics...

Hi Lemonella, This is from Smethwick Local History Website - well worth looking at. Modern local government in the town [ie Smethwick]...

It nearly was! There was a suggestion for Smethwick to become part of Birmingham in 1888 but vote was deafeated by the narrowest of...

There are usually two lanes from Moseley Village up Wake Green Road - inside lane for straight on, outside lane is a filter lane for...

The photograph in the pub is probably from an old postcard and is clearly labelled Moseley. That said I still cannot trace...

I noticed this photo yesterday on the wall in the back room of the Trafalgar (now Patrick Kavanagh) pub in Woodbridge Road, Moseley...

I don't think there is any doubt that the line will open! Most of the funding is available & not reliant on BCC funding. Kings Heath...