DavidGrain

I may have said this before but my mother told me that many times she would be running back home as the church bells were ringing for...

Hi all, I’m Georgina (Rev David Collyer’s granddaughter). I recently read his book and came across this forum. Unfortunately Grandad...

There was a Goods Station on the opposite side of Curzon Street from the former passenger station. There was a level crossing across...

How many of them would have survived the First World War. I doubt many as they would have been in from the start.

Looking at the relative positions of the two hotels, I can see they could be easily confused. I had not realised the Friday Bridge and...

I am thinking that the 4 Storey Building on the left might be Lloyds Bank (Birmingham Old Bank) which was on the corner of Ann Street...

A rather nice-looking Daimler B bus on a trip to the Lickeys in 191

The image of the church on the medallion is that of St Philip's church before the east end was enlarged. Christchurch was built as an...

The King George III medal commemorates the fact that he funded the building of the tower of St Philip's when the money ran out for the...

Painting would be before the Town Hall was extended in 1850

No, it (2548, JOJ 548) was bought straight off service and is still owned by Rob Handford who has painstakingly restored it over the...

Seven years ago I went with a group of friends to the Isle of Man. While over there I had several sightings of an ex Birmingham...