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Hayley, the attached news report records the fire.

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An article in the Evening Despatch on 18th August 1939 gives the location of the fire as on the corner of Waterworks Street and Lichfield Road and names the occupier of the premises as Mr B J Banning.

The cafe was at 533 Lichfield Road. In 1936 and 1937 they were advertising for a live-in girl or young woman in the local press as far afield as Sheffield and Derbyshire. In the 1939 Register the proprietor was Charles W Phillips.

Yes RRJ, Findmypast membership includes access to the British Newspaper Archive including those in the weekly updates that mikejee helpfully provides.

This is a better image of the Old Tollgate House in Gravelly Hill taken from Birmingham Mail 8th February 1939 in the newspaper archive. Can't find any of the others though.

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In case you haven't already seen it, Tinpot. Ashford gets a couple of mentions in the Birmingham Mail.

This looks like your Nan, Faye. I hope you saw some of that 'fortune'. From The Birmingham Post 7 July 1971

In 1901 census 49 Bevington Rd was occupied by Walter C Howle a married surgeon aged 30 and his wife Marie and two servants (a cook and a housemaid). In 1911 census the house was said to have 9 rooms (excluding kitchen, scullery etc) and was occupied by George Arthur Wilkes whose occupation was...

Some recollections from folk who worked at Lewis's in the 1920s and 1930s - published in the Sunday Mercury on 23rd and 30th March 1986.

Hi MidlandRed I hope these images bring back some memories for you.

From a publication 'Modern Man', 4th February 1911

Mikmik, I have attached three news reports concerning your Robert Mason that you may not have seen.

Interestingly both the Mealings and the Matthews families were living in Selly Wick Road at the time of the 1939 register. Richard and Netta Mealings at no. 48 and Leslie and Laura Matthews at no. 20. As Janice mentioned Richard Frederick Mealings (1904-1996) was an architect. With Netta he was...

A death notice in the Birmingham Daily Post of 5th October 1972 reveals that Mabs Semark was cremated at Robin Hood Crematorium on 4th October 1972.

This newspaper cutting from 1959 discusses the future of the Vintage Cottage in Blakesley Lane It appears that Frederick William Beavon died aged 92 in 1967

Dorothy Beatrice Pagett d. 25 July 1963 was buried at St Lawrence Church, Bidford on Avon. She lived at 7 High Street, Broom, Warwickshire and was survived by her husband William Ernest Pagett, a retired metal designer. A copy of her memorial inscription can be downloaded for £3 via this link...

The B'ham Daily Post of 8th August 1873 reports that the license for the beerhouse Bull's Head on Hatchett Street was transferred from Isaac Reeves to Geo. Carless.