Recent content by flossiefoster

That's a lovely picture Viv.

It's good to see so much interest in Yardley Wood. I have an ancestor buried at Christ Church (I think it is) so would be very interested in knowing more about Yardley Wood, how it started and its history. Good luck with your research, everyone, and please keep us posted.

Looking at this map - thank you, it's really a good one - does anyone know what was built (if anything) on top of the Friends Meeting House and the neighbouring Burial Ground next door - between Bull Street and Upper Priory? What was the burial ground called and was there a church or chapel...

I just wish that I could see inside it today as I saw it all those years ago (about 65 or so). I can't remember seeing the ceiling but it looks as though it should have been a theatre or swimming baths. It must have been wonderful when first built in 1897. My grandfather was born in 1895 (in...

Despite being so small when I went there with my mother I found it an atmospheric and fascinating place with activity all round me. Goods were laid out on what I think were trestle tables so there were rows and blocks of reels of cotton, piles of zips, glassware, materials and so much more that...

Thank you for replying so quickly. My grandfather's writing in his album isn't the best as it was obviously done with a dip pen and ink so looks rather scratchy. With regard to the teacher, the spelling of his name wasn't the same as Guerra but I can put down to his not being very good at...

Thank you for coming back to me so quickly, everyone. I was looking up to find a family called Sanders on The Genealogist but found them living in Cark Street and this had been repeated for each of the family members. From what you say and from what I saw on the transcripts, it must have been...

I found a street in Birmingham called Cark Street. It was mentioned in the 1861 Warwickshire census image no. RG9 PN:2133 FN: Page:116 Does anyone know where this street was? Many thanks

When my grandfather was at Central Secondary School until 1911/12 there was a teacher there called Mr Guterres. I don't suppose anyone on the forum knows if this chap was a relative/ancestor of Antonio Guterres who is the present Secretary General of the United Nations? Long shot, I know but...

I can say very little except that my grandfather, Frank Howard Gossage started at the Central Secondary School in Suffolk St and was very proud to have been there. He won the school sports cup in 1911/12 then went to work at Chambers & Hookham. He would have been 16 when he left as his...

I think that the old Deritend and Digbeth would have been vastly more interesting than they are at the moment but probably rather risky too! Thanks for the lovely photos.

Thank you, Astoness. I have just found it on the Facebook website as the Central Grammar School (which of course, it is now). Thanks for your help. My introduction to Facebook came when my children were teenagers so I could keep track of them!

Lyn: That's odd because I have had replies from members of this forum - is there a Malcolm?

I am sorry to bother you about this but my Facebook account has recently been hacked (a long story but probably through joining a Facebook Support Group which led me to a helper who then hacked my account) so I am now setting up my contacts again. However, despite searching Facebook, I can't...

Thank you for your useful reply, Davenport. I think that my 3xgreat grandmother, Hannah, was born in 1786.