Recent content by Annbee

You can't leave it just there Janet Hunt?! I can see a fairground of some sort now that you point it out. But Onion fair? Do tell.

Hello Astoness, tahnks for your interest. No I don't think so. I've been trawling through War Diaries - and read elsewhere - that Aston Barracks was, at least early in the piece in 1915/1916, the mobilisation centre for the 2/8th Royal Warwickshire Battalion. I am interested in the surrounding...

Thanks Janet Hunt and all. I found an image which suits my purpose more or less (Yew Street Road's proximity to the Barracks). Though Janet Hunt your image find was a lot better. I just can't find a way to embed it on my history website.

"I'm not sure where this is (possibly Molineux or the Valley, Charlton?) - but it certainly is not Villa Park" Thanks Mark Tooze. I've double checked the source now it all now and think it's London. A FA Cup semi final in 1929 with Aston Villa playing. Thanks for your correction, much appreciated.

Re Aston Barracks in WW1, in relation to the attached photo, would I be correct in saying the following: that the Aston Villa Stadium can be seen, and in 1915 the Aston Barracks adjoined the stadium to the right. And that you can see Aston Manor at the top of image and - importantly for my...

Transparency either means (1) the file format allows/has a transparent background or (2) it's alluding to "slides" a.ka. "transparencies" which are the two terms used to refer to describe a semi-transparent positive (ie opposite to a film negative). Jpegs, which is what you commonly want a photo...

Re. the sheepskin booties on the foreground lady, I'd say late fifties, early sixties for this fashion. (I had a pair - they were cosy)

Thanks for the link ed.s, I am currently with BNA, it's one of my favourite resources. I've read the article and am 90% thinking it may be my William Beach. It doesn't mention that he is also a merchant like the other contender. But apart from that, it does fit the William Beach profile. He...

They are a wonderful bunch, they help a lot of people, and they're on my donation list of favourite charities too :)

Here's another Lyn. It's the interior in 1913 which accompanied the article, unfortunately a murky news shot, but I have edited it a little to try reveal more. (retired photographer, can't help myself :) ). "Have you written to Mother" the first sign says. Combine that sentiment with the hostel...

Hello Curtsandy, I too had someone staying at Loveday street Salvation Army. It took me quite a while to find information to help understand why a person might be there - and here is it!. Extracts at least, the newspaper article is too long to post. Before I add extracts, my impression is that...

Hello ed.s, I'm confident the Tanworth families all knew each other; I've read more than once material in which the same names are repeatedly grouped together. I'm doing this from memory (instead of trawling through thousands of files I have!) but I know I've paid passing attention to the...

Thanks mikejee, I think you've nailed the dates. I'm glad to hear my grandfather didn't require a maternity ward!

I will add to my previous comment that it's also possible - speculation - my grandfather owned the building and leased it to the hospital. His widow was a 'proprietor of houses'. The family was also business friends with the Elkingtons and Simcox who are listed as donors to the hospital's cause.

Yes, I understand that, thanks. But those filling out the forms might not understand that. My gg (there's probably another great in there too) grandmother was Swedish, English was very much her second language. The previous census form had very strange names written on it - until I realised...