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Thanks Alberta. Of course William Salmon's name could be a red herring! It's fishy whatever way you look at it. (sorry too good to miss)

Thanks again Colin that's an excellent example of how fair and sympathetic the poor were being treated (very pc you might say).

There were 3 cinemas within about half mile of each other. The Scala was on the corner of Smallbrook Queensway and Bristol Street. Later became the Scala Superama where I saw 'How the west was won' where 3 projectors were used to create a super-wide picture. Next was the Cinephone which has...

Thanks Roger that makes a lot of sense to me. I know she lived in Saltley Road but probably with someone as a lodger. On the BC it states her occupation but that doesn't necessarily mean she was still employed. Both her previous children were born at her home address which is why I originally...

Alberta. Thanks for your input it looks like what I was told is correct. I still don't understand how a pregnant woman with two children can be admitted to the workhouse and then go back to her home shortly after the birth. Perhaps lies come into it because my grandmother was an expert at not...

Two more pics.

Colin B. The information is from the birth certificate which states Where Born 1 Union Road, U.D. In the Informant column it has: W. Salmon Occupier, 1 Union Road, Erdington. The mother, my grandmother, is named and the address in Saltley Road is correct. Could it be she went to the...

Colin B. My aunt was born at 1 Union Road, Erdington in 1914 I was led to believe it was the Aston Union Workhouse, do you know if that's correct?

It appears the church site which I got the information from was incorrect then. We learn something new everyday (thankfully).

Sorry should have included the jpeg image not the bitmap. Do you remember old George the attendant at the Beaufort? Strange looking man reminded me of Lon Chaney Sr as the 1925 Phantom of the Opera, but George didn't have make up to look like that. No wonder kids were too frightened to try to...

mariew. I lived between the two cinemas at one time and visited them both regularly. Here's a pic for you. The Beaufort was the best.

granjay. It's the same church. Any other problems with Birmingham churches check this site https://www.bham.de/index_churches.html

You'll find a pic of William Perry's gravestone and some of his details at the link below. https://www.savestjohnschurch.zoomshare.com/16.html

If you go to the Godrey site (below link) the map for Gravelly Hill is on there. https://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/acatalog/Warwickshire__Birmingham_area_.html

It could be the Birmingham Boys Junior Football League (BBJFL) that's referred to. No team would have been called Birmingham Boys because of the representative nature of the name. The Birmingham County Football Association in registering names of new football clubs take into account the area...

Hey maybe 10 years past the sell-by date. lol

A great quality collection let's hope the Uni allow access to the rest. Many wonderful buildings evoking many memories suffocated by concrete atrocities! They certainly had no style or vision in the 50s/60s/70s, those architects who don't even live here.

Chris B. I really enjoyed reading your very detailed stories Chris, what a great memory you have! Nice to know not everyone suffers apparent pre-senile dementia. I can't remember names at all and have often been stuck when bumping into an old work colleague. Lewis's seemed a very happy place...

As long as.............. pmc1947. The second pic you included of Livery Street running down the side of Snow Hill station brings the Brummie saying, 'as long as Livery Street' well and truly home. Using the wide angle lens makes it look even longer! Great pic.

An interesting story revealed itself when I was researching my family's name during WWI. My grandfather, who died before I was born, was a bit of a 'B' to my father and his siblings and I always thought he was a big tough-guy sort of bloke. Now I think he was just a bully. I found he joined...