Recent content by mick mcgrath

These photos bring back memories, I lived in Hanley St number 8 .I am sure that the window inbetween the two buildings is my attic bedroom mick m thank you.

Hi Astoness, Your photos of lower tower st brought back a few memories, my cousin lived at the back of the first house down with Southwells on the side. I stopped there on the night before we went to the Isle of Man ,with the settlement in about 1952/3. I also used the pub further down same...

Hi Leonardjob, I think the information about New Oscott was correct, I buried my aunt and grandmother in there 1964 and 1984 because I understood it to be the main R/C burial ground. other R/C relatives of mine are also interred there, if you have no luck try your local undertaker for info. mick...

hi againSteve, Yes I remember nearly all the names you mentioned, Mr Smedley with all his sports kit in the pavilion,still do some off his excises when I need to get fit, certainly Mr Taylor,best cosher apart from Mr Hope who could really lay it on . moved out of birmingham 1968 , 43 years in...

Hi steve, I was in the same house as you , the nun in charge was sister mary paul . left the homes in 1956, you must have a good memory if you remember me. do you remember any off these names Terry Goodchild , Patrick o hara, Peter Foden Jimmy Musson, Eric Harris Dennis Docerty, and I think...

hello morris116, sorry for the late reply. Yes thats me sandy Mcgrath as was known at Coleshill, I see that you were there for a long time, we must know each other. Lots of water under the bridge, what was your name at St Edwards?

Hi Ray, Back in blighty since july 2010, living now in Spalding.caught the article about Hanley Street really brought back memories.Will try and post some memories of the people from down the street sometime. The photo of the yard down Hanley St ,was our yard my aunt whom I lived with is in the...

went with the settlement, corner of summer lane and tower street, to the isle of man in about 1951/2. big white building .I think now there is a department there that offers advice for people with money problems. at my last attended army reuion one of my old serving mates said i remember you ...

Hi Saxonx, the records certainly exist. I was in father hudsons homes for more than 10 years. got all my personal records from them a few years ago the address to write to is FATHER HUDSON SOCIETY Coventry Road Coleshill birmingham B46 3EB tele 01675 434000 they where most helpful all my history...

hi Jennyann, I think the film you may be thinking about is called. THE CRUEL SEA starring Jack Hawkins , a sailor does come home on leave turns the corner and his house has gone. mick m

hi vic, I think the place you are looking for was called the Cuttle . the road to the Cuttle was facing the old cinema, called the Cameo i think the first road to the left lead down to the cuttle people came from brum to fish there, over the bridge led to maxstoke castle . mick mcgrath:cool:

HI Astoness I used this pub a few times with my step father he always called it the Lights ,it was a well known scrumpy house, it was opposite the park in tower street . Mick Mcgrath

hi mark , i lived at number 8 hanley st third house down fronm the garage on the corner of summer lane. lived with my gran and aunt lizzie rose from 1958 till they moved us to deeper into aston in1967. where did you live and what was your mom and dad called. I remember quite a lot of the lovely...