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Yes,have to agree with Chris (old Boy)...St.Mary's, Aston Rd North.

Moss, I sent a message as testing,it worked for me.This is his email address. [email protected]

Moss, Go on the site,click on "about me"bottom right,and then click on "contact me",also bottom right.

Moss, Who was your uncle?.I'm sure,Miles Templeton who owns the site would appreciate it.if you contacted him and corrected your uncles name. Ray.

This is a useful site for boxing fans... https://www.prewarboxing.co.uk/

Johnnie Prescott left the orphanage,and went to U.T.S.school,when he was 11.

It seems some of these historical fiction writers do so much research,they are a better read, and probably just as accurate as stuffy old history books. Ken Follett... Pillars of the Earth... Sharon Kay Penman.....The Sunne in Splendour... Nigel Tranter.... The Bruce Triology...

Go to this thread Heathy,they are all there...:) st georges school newtown Started by Astoness, September 1st, 2010 00:05

David,the king and Queen did indeed visit Queens Rd.12th.December 1940,to see the damage caused by a bomb that destroyed almost the whole road,they went walk about and met a few people,you seem to have been one of them...Check out Carl Chinns book "Brum Undaunted" page 122 for the story and a...

The great contribution made by women should also be remembered,and at this time they didn't even have the vote.This is my gt.aunt Charlotte,on the back of the photo.are the words "France 1916,love Lotte"considering at this time she was 46 years old with a grown up family,and a husband with his...

Heathy, I still have all my evacuation papers,they are posted on the forum somewhere. Nothing to do with your uncle, but what he would have had,it may be of interest to him. The reason I have them is because I didn't go...stayed in Aston and got bombed instead.:rolleyes:

You have come up trumps again Mike...thank you.

Does anyone remember Sheila Bird.??? she went to Vicarage Rd.school..

Re: John(Jack) Hood Boxer Jack Hood was a legend down our end (Aston),he was regarded as a working class hero,I would love to claim he was a part of my family. He had broken his hands so often,that he fought his later bouts one handed,to protect his right hand,other than this ,as I recall from...

Great stuff David,that's proper social history. Come on Wendy lets see your apprenticeship forms.

Probably something similar Stitch,although I don't think I have ever found food that I didn't like,I even beat the old man up our yard to the pig bin on occasion....liar liar your bums on fire...

Birmingham had there own Shamrock Rovers in the late forties and fifties,there headquarters was "The benyon " Hockley,they played at Lightwoods park mostly,but did once make a tour of Ireland. The team sheet as I recall was Kelly,Kelly,Kelly,Kelly,Kelly,Kelly,Kelly,Kelly,O'Shay,Baglin and Beard.

My gt.granmother she died in Aston workhouse.

I know what you mean Stitch,it hurts me to see food thrown away...never in our house though.

An old bloke up our yard used to take bit's out of them,can't imagine what,not many people wasted food. Does anyone remember when the bacon tasted "fishy"?,they were feeding the pigs some sort of fish meal.