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Patent Ferrule Co., Sheepcote Street Based in Sheepcote Street at a time when the area was very much part of Birmingham's metal working...

Date for your diaries. The Tolkien Society is bringing back the popular event on the Sarehole Recreation Ground, adjacent to Sarehole...

Woodlands Park Hall was part of the original plan for the Bournville Tenants estate in 1906, and has been used for a variety of...

Kings Norton to Birmingham newly opened trainline Well, its been a long time coming. I first rattled the cage of the cabinet member in...

Well it really did happen. Hope to travel on later in the week. Good slot on local BBC news. Attached view looking down on Moseley Station

September 1897. This building on Birchfield Road was once known as the Perry Barr Institute. It became Birchfield Library, a satellite...

Morturn is correct with his reply, but I would add - From left oil tank ? Looks like there might be a boiler in the adjacent room with...

Have you seen this article https://groups.google.com/g/uk.rec.waterways/c/jfqj0MGhXS0 about the Pope family. Gives some details of...

Info from Graces Guide: "W. and C. Wynn and Co formerly William & Cornelius Wynn & Co. founded in 1787 in Caroline Street, maker of...

Wynn, Timmins & Co. Came across these adverts on Ebay as well as over a hundred items made by them for sale; must have been quite a...

Historically Sparkhill was in the ancient parish of Yardley rather than Aston. Not sure about Sparkbrook.

A birth was registered at the appropriate REGISTRATION office. Aston Registration Office covered a very large area covering much of what...

Came across this phot on an interesting site called the Tourist Historian. "Dated 1910, iron tram tracks, a cobbled street and a...

It might be coincidence as this 1909 advert for Henry Riley stresses 'No other address' . Interesting that Henry started c showing his...