Recent content by aston lad

Lindsey...just a couple of photographs of Upper Webster Street, Burlington Street School, and the Clarendon Arms on the corner of Clarendon Street and Upper Webster St.

Lindsey, I am Clarendon St ( 53 to 69 ) born and bred, I lived further down the street on the other side, I cannot say that I knew your family, just before my time, my dad, uncle and myself all went to Burlington St School and Upper Thomas Street as well, Brummie John has posted a photo of...

I have purchased a few Kelly's of Birmingham in cd form off ebay, around 6.99 each, they are very good and easy to use if you are using windows but not so when using a Mac, well not in my opinion... the seller is ( the_genealogy_store-2008 ), I think they have about 9 different years ranging...

Thank you all, I have just found it myself and was going to post it on here, but you all beat me to it.

No point Lyn, cos there isn't anymore information or film about it, I copied Body of two year old Pauline Johnson found murdered at her home on Shefford Road at Aston in Birmingham. and that is all it states, 5th December 1962..

Sorry if this is the incorrect thread to post this, but I unable to find a suitable thread. Body of two year old Pauline Johnson found murdered at her home on Shefford Road at Aston in Birmingham. I came across this while viewing Mace Archive site this afternoon, Does anyone on here know...

Hi All, I am looking to see if anyone can recognise the uniform or cap badge of the attached photo, it was passed on to me last year, its was tightly rolled up and kept in a tube and I don't think it has seen the light of day for decades, thank you in advance for any help you can pass on to me. John

My uncles late wife mother worked at Penfold, don't know for sure how long but I do think it was for a long time, she retired in 1967 aged 60, her name was Emily Lewis nee Liliee, she died September 1976, I have attached two photo's from her retirement day. cannot make out some or most of the names

Sorry for the poor condition of the photo's, taken by my then polaroid camera around 1970/72ish maybe a little later, the views are from my bedroom window when I lived on Warren Farm Road ( 168 ) .

The photo does belong to Moria Taylor not Mona, that is her and her brother running up Potter Lane, they lived in the Shareholders at that time..

Hi All, Someone sent me this message earlier today, I have no answer but maybe some of you might. quote Sorry to bother you john but can you let me know if evil rumours that the back of aston church graves are going to be dug over or disturbed!, has anyone else heard the rumours ?

I am so sad to hear this news, Jim and I go back many years on the different forums, way early than this one, and before the forerunner of this site Astonbrook through Astonmanor and before that was another Birmingham forum which name I have sorry to say I have forgotten run by Peter Gamble I...

Its was still being used in the 1960's by the army cadets, a few of my school mates, I went once or twice around 1967ish.

Thank you all for your help and suggestions, the date of the label/tag has to be after 1928, that is the year William moved to Elkington St, I asked his grandson if he could get a better view of the first letter (C) but he was unable to confirm due to the crease, I wonder if it is a printing...

My first reaction was Company Colour Sargent Major, he was a Sargent Major during WW1