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Lady Penelope's latest activity
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The rebuilding of W.M.Taylors in the 1960s and its takeover by Owen Owen in the 1970s. Must have been a sad, but predicted, end for... -
On reflection ( ;) ), I should have put a "smilie" instead of a exclamation mark at the end of my post as my joke was not evident.
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Alan remarked that the horse may have been taking a drink, and it looks like there is some water in the picture. I could not remember...
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Lady Penelope replied to the thread High Street Erdington.The shops on the right gave way to W M Taylor and then Owen Owen. The church was on Newman Road I think. .
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Lady Penelope replied to the thread Erdington.Pedro, I'm having a senior moment I think. What does the previous post refer to please?
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Lady Penelope replied to the thread Sutton Park History.Looks to be the 1950's mw0njm. I believe the donkeys belonged to the Chipmans who had a field at the Chester Road end of Court Lane. I...
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1950s I spent hours at the late rag market, about 8 or 9 years old, this would be goods in and out for the market, if you went to that...
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i know that in 1851 people were living in some awful housing conditions but reading the above greens village sounds as though it was a...
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Lady Penelope replied to the thread Greens Village.My great grandfather, Henry Davis, lived in Green's Village in the mid-1800's. He came from Radnorshire.
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On the 1911 census it is referred to as part of the parish of St. James' (Mere Green) but obviously covers a large area. There is a...
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Lady Penelope replied to the thread Marsh Lane Erdington shops.Hi Jenny1702, the photo above brought back lots of memories for me. We used to walk to Erdington Village through the little cut-through...
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Lady Penelope reacted to Stokkie's post in the thread Percy Taylor photographer Handsworth with
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As to your family photos Wendy, perhaps you might be very lucky if you make a family tree on say Ancestry and put your photo in the... -
From the RSC Local History Stories on FB. I wonder where Coldfield Hill was?
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Lady Penelope replied to the thread Sutton Coldfield.I can only think that it refers to Hill, as we know it today. It's in the right area but I'm not sure. Names and area boundaries change...
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I attended the celebration of Chris's life this morning, which was excellent and revealed many aspects I was not aware of. The Order of...
