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I have two birth certificates in front of me. One dated 1942 the other 1946. Both have 77 Dudley Road as Place of Birth. I know this is the hospital, as my wife worked there as a nurse in the late 50s until 1974. George.

So sorry to hear of your very sad loss. Our thoughts are with you. R.I.P Penny.

Hi Astonian, I think this was taken from the rear of the Post Office on the main road. I walked that area day and night for years. It is the only place I can think of.

Monique died around 1986 in a flat in Hamstead Road, just before I retired. G.T.

Barrie, so sad to hear your dreadful news, you have my sincere condolances. Best wishes to you and your family at this sad time. George.

I played for Witton Rangers, It must have been around 1952/3 before I went in the army. I think it was in the early days of Festival League.The only names I can remember were Bernard Gilbert, Norman............the manager/player. We didn'y win anything.

I wish they would re-instate it. But at what cost ? George

I have a car badge with P.B.& D. Auto. Club thereon. I would think this is pre 1939/1945 war. Does anyone know of this club. Or, could they suggest where to look next. Regards George. :redface:

Hi Jean, I'm pretty sure that on second photo. Top Row - 5 from left Roy Lee. Bottom Row - 2 from right ......... Wassell. I know some of the faces of some the others but cannot remember their names.

The whole Turpin family used to fight at the Onion Fair, I cannot speak for other venues. George

Wendy, Happy New Year, A dealer in Balms for soothing the body, also aromatic substances. (probably an early chemist)

Oisin, King George V1 one side, Its me on the other side with the dragon. She's downstairs now.

Re: Munitions works 1951 I left school (Deykin Ave) and went to work at I.C.I. This was a vast site. We youngsters who were going to do apprenticeships, hgad to work as messengers for 12 months. I worked in the wages office for that period and got to every area of the site. There was a Sporting...

Hi Bernie, they didn't get all of the barracks, they missed out on the Large cast iron Regimental badges of the Scots, Coldstream, Grenadier, Irish and Welsh Guards Regiments. They were saved and stored. Returning to Public View last November, when the Duke of Edinburgh, dedicated the Household...

Spencer, Abbott were fuel dealers and part of the business operated from Tyburn Road (just where the Expressway starts). My father worked there for a short time but left because of illness. He was working on the building and repair of Barges (narrowboats for the moderns). I visited there on...

Hi Mike-g, Glad to see you back, take it easy and you will get there in the end. It takes time but I am sure you will soon be on the mend. Happy have we met, etc............................... George T.

Thanks for your help Wendy. I will visit in the near future. Regards George.

Thanks once again Wendy. Do you know which part of the cemetry 366 is ?. You may be right, the records may have been lost but I doubt if the Minutes have. May be to much trouble for some to search for them. I can tell you that the Lodge was formed in 1864 in the Province of Warwickshire, Number...

Wendy you are a star. Your inscriptions go past those on my photograph. It was given to me by my cousin a couple of weeks ago. She does not know where it came from but it is our family. I used to work from Kenyon Street Police station and was in both cemetries on numerous occasions. Must have...

Hi everyone, I am trying to trace a grave of distant relatives. I have a photograph of quite a large Gravestone with the number 366 at the foot. The first internment marked is Elizabeth Palmer D. 1876. There are several other burials, the last being William Palmer D 1916. The family lived in...