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Hello Brian, only just spotted this. Who are your Rowe ancestors in Witton Cemetery? I have my great grandfather William Rowe, great grandmother Harriet Rowe, Great Uncle William (Bill) Rowe, Great Uncle Ernest Rowe plus their offspring. Rather than list them all, if these are the same Rowe's as...

Hello Judy, I think that John Rowe may be my uncle. I remember (I think) him talking about someone called 'Trob'

I'm not so sure that they were spittoons as such. The way that the pool systems works was that they had an overflow channel going all of the way around the pool where the water would go down to the filters, cleaned out and then back into the pool. It certainly was a very old fashioned design.

Hello Rebecca, slightly off topic, but my Great Uncle was called William ('Bill') Rowe as was my Great Grandfather. Great Uncle William had 2 brothers - Leonard (Len) and Ernest (Ernie). The Rowes originated from Devon. I'm not sure if this is the same family.

https://flickeflu.com/groups/346890@N21 There are some pictures of the school on this webpage https://birminghamchildrenslives.wordpress.com/2011/11/01/royal-school-for-deaf-children/ This page also has some informtion

The area where the boys boarding halls, the gym, the pool and the playground were, have now been replaced with a residential home for the elderly.

From memory, the building in the photo was not there when my Dad taught there. It had been knocked down and replaced (I think) with tennis courts, the Gym, a playground and the boys boarding halls. I did a project on the school as part of my school history work, but I don't think I have it any more.

Sue, I was aged between around 8 to 18 during the time I used to visit the school at weekends. I remember it being calm and peaceful, and the buildings at the front were very nice. There was a field at the back (the one in the picture above) where my Dad used to teach outdoor activities. I used...

Hello, my father worked at Royal School for Deaf Edgbaston for a number of years throughout the 70's as head of PE and then Deputy Head. he took the children on Duke of Ed trips as well as coaching numerous teams etc. I went there every weekend with him to train in the pool and use the gym for...