Recent content by Nozzle24

You could be right, i will look at some of the old photos in our collection.

We hold the records of Birmingham Firemen from 1874 upto 1939/1940 with a few AFS & NFS records at the WMFS Fire Servie Heriage Museum at Ettington Road Aston .

The white hat covers are real they also had black covers, we have both types in the WMFS Museum at Ettington Road. I'm not sure that the station in the photo is Ettington Road if you look at the photo you will see the back windows through the front ones, to the best of my knowledge you have...

Nice to see the interest in the photo's of the Chief officers of the Fire Brigade, i was given these photo's around 15 years ago and am now looking for a good home for them. if anyone is interested please contact West Midlands Fire Service Heritage Group at Aston Fire Station Museum. I was...

Hi Vivienne this picture is of the UPPER PRIORY in 1909.

To get a birth certificate for someone who was born less than 50 years ago you will need the exact date not just the year plus all the parents full names. Mike

I think it's a bit to big to fit into our museum.

I think it's a bit to big for our museum

Thanks Lyn, My grandparents the Trueman's lived at 28 Sycamore Road they moved in in about 1935 and stayed there until being moved out when the Aston Exprees way was being built, nice picture of there house next door to the green grocers. Mike

Thanks for the update on the Lad in the Lane, sad that it as come to this after being named the oldest pub in Birmingham what was that about saving our pubs and our heritage.

Can anyone give me an update on The Lad in the Lane, the building was owned by my mothers family in the 1760-1780s the Dawson Family it was during their ownership that it became a pub. Is it about to get saved or knocked down or fired.

Hi B my wife's family the McQuades ran the cafe from about 1948 till about 1956 she said it was a flower shop when they moved in, hope this helps

Hi Aggie Sorry to have to contradict my good friend Two but i think the medal is the Queens South Africa medal with 3 bars, if you look close you will see Queen Victoria's head on the medal.

Do you remember Mr Baker, Mr Porter Mr Borne Mr Howe or any of the boys Roy Bash John Sutton Terry Ball Peter Baker Trever Dual Charlie Dunn Alan Bell Mick Trueman Kieth Smith ( Smudger ) Byron Ibitson Terry George plus lots more

Hi Ian just found your request for info on Lingard Street and Walter Hayes, I have Walters and one of his sons medals plus lots of letters and postcards relating to the family. I am a member of the WMFS Heritage Group based at Ettington Road old fire station we meet on Tuesdays 9.30-2.0 so come...