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Looks to be exciting.. 19-22 Feb https://www.birminghamlightfestival.co.uk/

I'm not certain what date the first combo photo is but the other two are Bromsgrove street dated 1951 and 1964

The above aerial photo & looks impressive when colour is added

Claverdon to Langley is one of our favourite walks in the spring. These are photos of Claverdon church

1950's Somerville Road school song/hymn (and I think of a few other schools too?) When a knight won his spurs, in the stories of old, He was gentle and brave, he was gallant and bold With a shield on his arm and a lance in his hand, For God and for valour he rode through the land. No charger...

This is my attempt Pete

A few more...

Green Lane baths (and bank!)

A few more Green Lane photos - Green lane library

A walk along Green Lane in 4 slides (some old photos and some new to complete the picture) -

My internet service provider "VirgIInmedia-O2" (sic) informs me that my service has now been blocked because I haven't contacted them, despite being warned many times!! . Therefore, please ignore this post since I am unable to send it. With regards to most phone scams coming from abroad, I was...

Mr Grandfather worked at R C Gibbons & Co foundry in Ladywood in 1921. Does anyone out there have any information on this company please?

I think that these pages would also be of interest https://billdargue.jimdofree.com/placenames-gazetteer-a-to-y/places-s/stirchley/ https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Stirchley,_Birmingham

A few old photos of Pershore Road - some have been posted before.

Girling, Kings Road Tyseley 1940's/50's?

In addition to Wellingborough, Beans and Coventry (Morris Engines), cylinder blocks and heads were supplied by West Yorkshire foundry in Leeds. In the 1970's and 1980's, I worked for the company that supplied the different coloured block and head paints for all of these sites.

https://birminghamheritage.org.uk/ https://payhip.com/b/jbO5

!890/1906/1913 maps 1892/3 and 1893/4 teams

Some further back-ground information about Tranter's yard etc - I lived at 148 Grange Road (bottom of Bertram road on the map) in the late 1950's and early 1960's and I used to fetch coal in my brother's dilapidated pram every Saturday (except in high summer) from Tranter's yard. The yard was...