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Phil, I tell you what: I lived in the area for many years and I actually remember my gran taking me to the "Del" - to the pictures...! But I have learned more about the area in which I grew up than I ever knew existed - from the remeniscences of members of Heartlands (such as yourself) And...

Mikejee, and all the rest of you obliging mates who dive to my assistance: Once again, thanks for your efforts. The items you offer me are extremely enlightening and often add to my family research. Heartlands is like having a mobile local history encyclopaedia at your fingertips...

Re: Jack Hood - boxer Thanks, Jmoon; I suspect that Jack Hood did actually live in Lupin Street at one time. We back-street kids didn't have much to look up to, or people (other than footballers, of course!) to idolise in those days. And the fact that a famous boxer once lived near us was...

Thanks, Polly - and all you other helpful mates. I have to depend a lot on other folk coming to my aid to pinpoint some areas because I am tethered to an oxygen hose and, as yet, haven't the muscles to carry a mobile oxygen cykinder - or even to get too mobile..! In 1871 my grandad's family...

Hi, Folks, I have just received a Birth Certificate - my grandad's! - which says that his mom and dad were living at Holborn Hill, Aston, at the time of his birth in 1871. Can anyone tell me where Holborn Hill is - or was? Cheers, Jim Pedley (pedlarman) :)

Re: Jack Hood - boxer Hi, Jmoon, I'm interested in the thread regarding Jack Hood. As a youngster, I was told that he used to live in Lupin Street just off Gt. Lister Street, Duddeston, near where I used to live. I wonder if this is true or not? Regards, Jim Pedley (pedlarman)

Mike, As I say, it gets more and more confusing as we delve deeper...!!! Cheers, Jim

Mike/Phil/Rupert/John: I can only thank you all for your kind efforts regarding my ancestor's address in 1881. But I still have the ever-present problem of Bricklin Street and Brick Kiln Street - which comes about purely because of the way we Brummies pronounce some of our words... As I...

John, I've just spotted your conribution to my appeals for the whereabouts of Bricklin Street. It's brilliant! Not only a map section but a picture that could turn out to be a pictorial piece of Pedley history... Thanks a lot. Jim

Thanks, Rupert: I address the same remarks to you as I have to Mike. That's the great thing about Heartlands - so many folk willing to jump to your aid. And one or two members know that - at the moment - I am stuck at home as a result of being tethered to an oxygen hose, so I can't get to the...

Thanks, Mike, This probably is the map that I have seen sometime in past months but couldn't recall because I was not looking for any place in particular. I notice that Dartmouth Street is shown and so is Aston Street, where my dicey memory may have decided it was Aston Road I had spotted...

To:GER22VAN/pmc1947, Ernie/Phil, As regards my query about Bricklin Street, I had it confirmed yesterday that my ancestor lived for a while at No. 2 Bricklin Street, Birmingham. I got the item from the Mormon set-up in Utah, but, unfortunately, they don't pinpoint the area. And I don't...

Ernie, I know exactly what you are saying. For instance, I loved my old school, Loxton Street, and one teacher in particular - George Grove, known by us kids as "Groggie". After I left I always intended to pay the school, and Mr. Grove, a return visit... I never did. And I have regretted it...

Re: Francis Street Thanks, Ernie, Pictures are creeping back and I now have my bearings. The trouble is: it is years since I took a walk around the old end and only went back when my mom was still living there. There are names on the newer maps of Ashted, and Nechells, that are...

MadMomma: Thanks again, Avril, but as SylviaSayers says, if your suggestions lived down Aston I doubt whether Gerald would have travelled all the way to Duddeston to attend Loxton Street School. Cheers, Jim Pedley (pedlarman)

JKC, Just to let you know that I picked up your post just now with the picture of the cutting about the Pedley fire. The family concerned in the fire was that of my grandfather's brother - Charles, my great-uncle. I suspect that Jackie is also related but we haven't found a connection...

SylviaSayers, Many thanks - but I know of only a Gerald, and I have no idea whether he had any siblings or other relatives around...! Thanks again, anyway, Regards, Jim Pedley (pedlarman)

Dear MadMomma, I can't help you with your specific query, but I wonder if you can tell me whether you know of a Gerald Da Roche, who was in my class at Loxton Street School, Duddeston, during the 1939-1942 period? I am interested because I am certain that my mother once commented that Gerald...

GER22VAN: I think you are probably right regarding the grammar aspect. I have had trouble recently pinning down a street that is pronounced Bricklin Street when it is really Brickiln Street. And I noticed - when I worked with Black Country mates at the Express&Star, Wolverhampton - that a...

Mike, My thanks once again. I have to apologise for getting you working on my behalf...! I am investigating my ancestry but am confined to the house because I am attached to an oxygen hose 24 hours a day and can't get to the library. But I am not doing too badly via the computer and have...