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To add to above posts - Some more info about Barron & Mills: from advert dated 1830. Advert c1830s Trade card 1830s This is for sale on Abe Books - have copied their description as it gives quite a bit of info about firm. James Barron first appears in the records in Holden's 'Triennial...

Another pic in the factory 1970: And as mentioned on an earlier post, they also made fire extinguishers [perhaps appropriate?] 1938.

Like many folk, I have always connected Kynochs with the munitions industry. One of my interests is looking at old Birmingham ephemera on Ebay and I was quite surprised to come across this poster: Originally issued as a promotional poster in the 1920s it was an instant success and has regularly...

Not heating but may be of interest. From Ebay

St Mary’s Row overnight road closure. You may have already seen the signs advising us that St Mary’s Row will be closed overnight from 8pm until 6am for four nights, starting on Monday 8 December. The No. 1 and 41 buses will be diverted between Wake Green Road and Salisbury Road. Full details...

St Marys Row was an integral part of Mosley Village. It had pubs, banks, shops, the village green and the public toilets [underground!] as well as St Marys Church which was the original parish church of Moseley. I remember it as a facinating row of interesting shops; Gascoines the undertakers...

Hi Smudger, Agree with you. As do ten other folk - is that a record?

If you are a fan of the Jack Reacher books by Lee Child [aka James Grant] there is a free exhibition celebrating his work just opened at Grand Central, above Birmingham's New Street station. Opened by Lee Child himself to launch his 30th novel, called Exit Strategy. Open into December.

This may be of interest: called a chapel in the early days Graham Street Hockley Birmingham - Elim Tabernacle Church. On Graham Street opposite Vittoria Street is a chapel which reflects some of Birmingham's social and ethnic changes. Built with seats for 1000 people, it is neo-classical in...

Mikejee: What an incredible post on Lenches Trust!

I guess that in 1757 when Baskerville designed his typeface it was a vast improvement on what else was available at the time. While I think it is a beautiful in appearance, it is not the most readable particularly for folks who are visually handicapped. These are the fonts usually recognised as...

I am watching with fascination the alterations to the road layout in St Marys Row in relation to Moseley Village Station. Work will take three months [!] and involves closing Oxford Road, a one way traffic system, badly phased traffic lights everywhere, lots of workmen and heavy plant. Chaos...

What interesting comments! A few personal notes based on experience of working in/and using all three library buildings. Victorian Library: I atended a job intervew in the old central library back in 1967. My impressions were of an old, worn out building no longer fit for purpose. Cramped...

See also on Forum under HODGE HILL CHURCH

Postcard on Ebay. From a painting by Robert K. Calvert the well known transport artist. Said to be 1952. Was that just before the tram service stopped? But another source suggests scene is in the 1940s but painted in the 1970s?