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With regards to Bren Gun Carriers mentioned early in the thread, my father in law was employed in cutting up ex military vehicles, just after the war had ended, somewhere in Aston. He told me that the best vehicles to cut up was the Bren Gun Carrier, because apparently, the driver and passenger...

Hi Chinton25, Hello coz'. Yes that is my Cain family, I'm so pleased to hear from another Cain family member. I will message you with further family information. Smiler

Hi Chinton25, my Cain family connection is the one living at 29, Fisher Street, Gosta Green, Bham, are you connected to this Cain family? Smiler

This Sarah Ann Cain of 29 Fisher Street, Gosta Green, Bham, is my Grandmother and she married a Joseph George EVANS, in 1907, later they lived in Great Colmore Street, Bham, therefore she does not appear to be the person referred to in the original enquiry. I hope this helps.

In the early 1950's I attended St Anne's RC School, Allcock Street, Digbeth. I walked past this building every morning and afternoon, to and from school to home, it had long since closed as a Library, but a part of the building, if I remember correctly the door to the left, was used by a...

I think that you will find that the man marking out the lines with tar and covering it with sand is marking out the 'pitches' for the market stalls, so that the stall holders will know where to position their stalls on the next market day. Smiler (Born and bred in the Bull Ring!)

Hi Astonian, I was born in the Bull Ring and all my family were either working in the retail market or in the wholesale Smithfield market, therefore I was in Edgbaston Street, working every day of the week, the one thing that I remember about S&U Stores, was that it was one of the first modern...

Re post 93. The lady Flower seller holding the bunch of flowers in her hand facing the camera, opposite Snow Hill Station, was my mothers cousin, Mrs Joan King, nee Burton, the man next to her is her brother Charlie Burton, they worked together for many years on that same pitch in Colmore Row...

Hi Pipit 43, Thanks for the photos, YES I recognised both of them instantly, especially Annie Hassan, who was a real lady and always nice to me and all the other children when serving us our sweets or ice cream!! I dont remember their original shop, but in the photo of them standing...

Hi Pipit43, I'm sorry that I can't remember more, but I was only a 'kid' and well you just don't go asking the questions that you would want to ask today!!! Have you got a photo of Walter and Annie? I would like to see if i could still recognise them. Good hunting!!! Smiler

Hi Pipit 43 How interesting to read your story about the Hassan's, I lived in Rea Street Flats, Digbeth, situated on the corner of Digbeth and Rea Street from 1954 until 1967. I can remember that we lived on the first floor directly over Jackson's sweet shop. I have a copy of the 1962 Voters...

Hi Pamela, Yes, I think things were much different in the late 20's and early 30's, there were so many young men who entered the boxing game with the hope of making a few quid and other than their names appearing in the local papers and some sports magazine's that's all we know about them...

Does anyone have any information about the Birmingham boxer BILLY CAIN, his boxing record is on the web, he was a featherweight and fought between 1924-1933, I belive that he was a relative of my Grandmother's, Sarah Ann Cain b1879 who lived in Fisher Street, Gosta Green, Birmingham. I have...

How nice that someone has mentioned LEASE LANE and to see a picture of it, as I was born at no 8, Lease Lane in 1948, I have many happy memories of the Wholesale and Retail Markets and all my family worked in the Bull Ring. The well known character Percy Moseley and his family lived next door...

Would this be Mit Romneys, Birmingham relatives in 1891 Cesus, who previously lived in Carver Street, Hockley? Any of them still living in Brum? Piece: RG12/2407 Place: Aston -Warwickshire Enumeration District: 35 Civil Parish: Deritend Ecclesiastical Parish: Christ Church Folio...