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Just noticed this post had been resurrected.... But my William Lee of Bell Barn Road was born in in 1820 (ish) states place of birth as Henley in Arden, although never confirmed. Had ONE known child Henry Lee born Birmingham 1844, I have never found a census with Henry and his parents/parent...

Mike, yes brilliant, thank you. Go in most Thursday nights after visiting the Birmingham Archives, and have done for the last decade or so, then last week I found that my Gt Gt Aunts hubby used to run the "Beer House" as it was then, found them on the 1891 census, Frederick Bowkett and his...

As any of our esteemed posters a photograph of the "Shakespeare" public house on the corner of Summer Row & Lionel Street please? Turn of the century would be absolutely amazing too if anyone can help? (Lynn ? :)) Dibs

There are images of GREAT Tindal Street on the Old Ladywood site. https://www.oldladywood.co.uk/gttindalstreet.htm

Dad, Harry Begley, and his brother in law Stan Griffin fought and played footy for the mint as I understand. Also, mention of the "Acid Vats" dads brother Jack Begley slipped and fell into one of the vats you mention and was severely burned on his legs and lower body, spent a long, long time in...

Astonian. Sincere apologies for delay, I know I had seen a WW1 image of the Mint, spent days and days trying to find it, then looked at my book "Ladywood at Work" and there on page 87 there it was, copy of a postcard, reverse says.... "I suppose you've heard by now I have started at this...

Astonian, sorry I may have misled you a little, the building on the left of the mini van, (same side) I always thought that building was the rolling mills for the mint (may be mistaken) I know the mint was opposite where all the stampings were manufucturered, but I was wondering what the...

A question for Astonian, the building by the mini Van, was that the Rolling Mill for the Mint opposite?

Pure guess here, it seems to be on the level ground rather than inclined so my best guess would be the row of shops opposite the Mint.

It seems Tesco are good at "Pay Offs" the new Tesco being built on the A41 West Bromwich bypass, Tesco put in 2 million towards the redevelopement.

The site around the library is now being rebuilt yet again, as ..................... You guessed it a supermarket................ Tesco I think..........

I agree with Mike, it was built but never used, I seem to remember it was something to do with a safety aspect.

"Your picture shows the NEW Rimini Cafe Lyn, in Icknield Street itself, close to the corner of Warstone Lane. Maybe it moved across the road from Icknield/Hingeston Street when they demolished the area" I guess the original "Rimini" closed when the road was widened into a duel carriage way...

On the corner of Hingeston Street & Icknield Street, opposite the old toilets.... The view is from Icknield Street, looking up the entirety of Hingeston Street.

Someone wanted an image of the Rimini Cafe?

Corner of Hingestion Street & Icknield Street, work has already started prepairing the ground works.

Yes, it was John, I remembered last night, nice young man, and his parents were always very accommodating to his friends too.

If I remember correctly i used to work with their son (name escapes me) whilst I worked at Collis Radio & TV in the Newtown shopping centre, we used to nip in after work for a few bevvy's, nice well run pub. There was another decent pub on Barr Street a little further down on the opposite side...

Great image Lyn, I thought it may have been a UXB, but surely the crowds of onlookers would have been kept well back?

For anyone hoping to check out school records you need written permission to view the registers, the application forms are available from the archives, they need to be completed and returned to (it was Harborne last time I had permission) then if they deem the application acceptable you will be...