Recent content by Neilythere

Thank you very much for the map, exactly what I was looking for. :)

Further to some recent family tree/history research, I would be interested if anyone has a map available which can indicate a specific address within a street - my interest is in 6 Court 3 House Meriden Street, Deritend (1911) and the location of number 32 Meriden Street, Deritend (1920 onwards)...

Many thanks for the input regarding my query.

I have been recently going through some Census records relating to family members and have a query relating to a detail on a 1911 Census record. The word in question is written in the 'Occupation' column but has been partially crossed out, I think it may be the name of the company where the...

Reviving an older thread, I came across a photo from circa 1952 which I believe shows a garage located in Mansfield Road, Yardley - I looked at a current comparison view on Streetview and the main building of the garage (now a residential dwelling) is still present on the corner of the newer...

Pleased to see a reply from someone who was at the unit around the same era - and yes I remember Lisa and Anna, I think at that time they were corporal/sergeant respectively and can also recall them taking the drill/assembly parades. I'm not sure if it was the first Birmingham Marathon I...

I joined the St John Ambulance Brigade in 1981/2 as an ambulance cadet at Yardley Village Quadrilateral Division which at that time was based at St Edburghas church hall Yardley with the unit being run by Ken and Yvonne Marland. Training evenings (I think!) used to be on a Wednesday and I can...

Phil, That's great - exactly what I was looking for, many thanks for posting those :)

Hi there, Further to obtaining details from the 1939 Register, I'm trying to pinpoint an address on any available period map of the locality - the address I'm interested in is written as: 6/50 Leopold Street, if anyone could point me in the right direction I'd be most grateful. Many thanks

It certainly makes it a little more tricky when trying to pinpoint the location!

Mike - the person in question I'm looking into was indeed John Massam (rather than Messam) living at number 3 College Place

Many thanks for the replies and more detailed map, yes I think I can see a College Place off College Street

Hi there, I'm currently trying to find the exact location for (no.3) College Place, Springhill, B'ham at the time period of the 1911 census. Looking at other addresses on the census, it would seem to be a small number of addresses which fall between 158 and 164 Springhill.......I have looked at...

Interesting post - my grandparents lived in Oakhurst Road throughout WW2, as did my late uncle who would've been around 7 years old in 1940.My dad can also recount a few passed on snippets from that time - my gran apparently called the anti-aircraft gun 'Big Bertha' due to the noise when firing...

You may or may not have come across this website but there are references to the Middlemore Home locations in St Luke's Road on the following page: https://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/BirminghamMiddlemore/