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    St Laurence School

    Just stumbled across this a bit late... but the dates in your memory seem a bit off! Mine are, too, but luckily there's a St. Laurence FB group that has a lot more lucid members. I have strong memories of my time there, but I have never tried to match them to an exact time-line; started '59ish...
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    Lost streets of birmingham

    Judy, is this a clip that can be re-posted? Sounds interesting!
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    Benacre Street

    This is not in the Palmer line in my tree, but if you have your mother's DNA results it should be straightforward, if tedious, to work out her line. Sometimes an adoption was made from another member of the family; in the case of Dora Mercy Collette her mother was also a Palmer. If the DNA test...
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    Birmingham Town Hall

    A bit early for Christine I think, she'd still be at Moseley college - She was with Stan Webb by '63 though, pre Chicken Shack and Stan loved Hank Marvin.
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    Birmingham Advertisements - Early 20th Century

    Nothing to add of substance, except that I used the cross-city line a lot in the 70s - 80s; I was just by Northfield station and my gf in Four Oaks - door to door service! Later I moved to Malvern while at Uni and could do Malvern - Uni - Four Oaks - it's like it was built for me. But today is...
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    Needless Alley

    I remember the bierkellar as Mr Bills at the end of the 70s - was it the old Mr Sams or was that a few doors up?? We used to play at Mr Sams late 70s.
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    Benacre Street

    Yes, the 1st 2 are father and son, John Jr age 16 in 1861 and 26 in 1871, both hairpin makers. In 1881, John Jr is shown as a tin maker at 15 Barford St South; in 1911 he's at 76 Leopold St., just up from where my mum was born. With no home ownership and living from payday to payday, it still...
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    Benacre Street

    Hi Mike, I see a John Ault in Sherlock St. in 1861, and then at 40 Benacre St. in 1871 - is this your line?
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    Benacre Street

    Thanks for the link - these are great for the city centre.
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    Benacre Street

    Hi - these plans are VERY informative - would you have any plans for nearby 26 Sherbourne Rd? Is there a site where these can be viewed? Thanks! Chris
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    J.F Poulson L/Cpl Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire light Infantry 1915-1919

    Hi Kalli, so sorry for only seeing this 13 years after you posted it! If your'e still interested, the record above has his demob address wrongly transcribed a 8 Oak Place, Sherbourne Rd. In fact the record shows it's 3 Oak place (Oak Place was a terrace of 3 houses back 26 Sherbourne). He moved...
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    Benacre Street

    These plans are great! Do you have access to any others - I'm especially interested in 26 Sherbourne Rd.!
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    Benacre Street

    Hi Kalli, last year I was in touch with Susan's daughter (below) in reference to the Palmers in Benacre St., and completely missed your post about the Poulsons. Leah Poulson (nee Bradford) & Joseph Poulson were my great uncle & aunt, and after Leah died Joseph (& Bertie) lodged with my...
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    Lennox Street

    Thanks!
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    Fordrough Street

    My great grandfather was at 12 ct 1 house, 48 Fordrough St in 1891 - if you go to the Mailbox and stand somewhere around Impress (the orthodontist) you'll be about 12' above the site of their house. It was off Severn St but mostly pulled down late 1800s / early 1900s as the small goods station...
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