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Think it was St John's Church

My nan lived in Hathaway Terrace off Shakespeare St, I was christened in the church opposite

I was born at 4, Greenway st in 1942, I remember Humphries shop well used to go in for ice cream wafers & milk ice lollies

There was always so many bikes nice to know someone remembers

Hi, I lived at 4 Greenway St from 1942 / 1962. I think it was next door to the shop you mentioned I remember a daughter it could have been Yvonne cant quite remember. We had a large garage joined to our house where space was rented out to cars who was lucky enough to own one , also a Coal...

Hi Does anyone remember a shop or office that was on the Stratford rd that was something o do with model airplanes it would be sometime in the 1940's I think the name Smyths my sister worked in the office there I remember going once I think there was a few steps upto the door, from what I...

My dad is to the left of the photo kneeling his dad is first left standing & his brother William is third row up behind the lad with the dark stripe shirt

I Have just found this interesting post, My dad was a member of Small Heath Harriers in the 1920's his name was Ernest R Harris so were 2 of his brothers William & Arthur Harris, he is on the photo shown above so is William, their father is the gentleman standing on the left of the photo he was...

I dont know if its any help to you, George Longbottom was born in 1874 to Alfred Longbottom & Mary Ann Hines Randel Mary Ann was born in 1847 to Richard William Hines ( born 1804 in Birmingham) & Eliza ? born 1816 in (Linconshire/ Lestershire ?

Hi ,Ann sorry it's been a while but I have only just come across your post, Would love to hear more from you Pat

My husband John Bassett was member of Small Heath Harriers in 1956, he said they used to meet up at The Three Horseshoes in Sheldon..my father & his brothers were also members in the 1920's

Hello Lily, My Gt Grandmother died in RHH & is buried in the grounds in 1893, she was only 39 yrs old, I know you cannot pass on photo's but is there anywhere I could view them ? her name was Elizabeth Roberts, I have seen some of her records she was in Powick in Worcester before RHH opened. Pat

Hi Jess My Gt Grandmother was in Rubery Hill Asylum she died there in 1893 & was buried in the grounds, I found a lot of information at the old library they have an old plan of the burial ground but it i couldn't pin point where she was buried ,most of the grounds have new houses built on now...

Hi Jess My Gt Grandmother was in Rubery Hill Asylum she died there in 1893 & was buried in the grounds, I found a lot of information at the old library they have an old plan of the burial ground but it i couldn't pin point where she was buried ,most of the grounds have new houses built on now...