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That's made things much clearer :D My wife appreciates your input Cheers!

Does anyone know when this pub (Tavern) was built? I can't see anything built on the land before 1960, but a photo outside it seems to suggest a time earlier. Just wonderin' ;)

The Arthur Lloyd site states it opened on 24 December 1863, but it was ready to open much earlier according to an earlier newspaper report..... It gained it's licences in late August.

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Another suggestion was to have King Kong back... ;)

Someone on the radio, yesterday, suggested that a wrecking ball and crane knocking down old buildings would be a very suitable to represent Birmingham.... Both unfunny & funny at the same time...

There's a very similar one on https://www.flickriver.com/photos/wilfy2007/5456389735/ The grave of Sarah Wrench (1833-1848), by the North wall of the chancel at St. Edmund's Church, East Mersea, Essex, is unusual for an English grave because it is covered by a mortsafe, a protective cage used...

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Sorry TAY.... I'm still at a loss to know the answer to most of my questions above. None of my Cousins have any information on this part of the family..... Joe died around 1970, (can't remember off-hand) then the family went to live in Australia. Whether they all went, i've no idea. I'll look...

Cheers for that. :courage: I have used that site before and it'll be very helpful for most of what i want,.. i think? lol BiLL

Thanks for the info. I'll use FMP once i get all the info together for what i'm looking for. :courage: Thanks again! BiLL

Cheers Sue... I've already used the Electoral roll site, which helps a lot. I'm looking for places in 1891, 1901 & 1911 mainly. Not all in Birmingham, but most are. I just assumed there'd be a breakdown of this information somewhere, at least. I'll probably transcribe it all myself then post it...

Is there an easier way to search for a street or building in the Census's rather than ploughing through endless pages....? I'm using the Census Summary Books on Ancestry to narrow them down, obviously a 'name' would help, but i'm not doing that sort of research. For Birmingham, you could have...

Hiya kids.... ;) I received an answer from J D Wetherspoon today about why the pub is being called 'William Tyler'. "Farming was the way of life in Yardley into the early twentieth century. The centuries-old trade of tile making was first carried out by farmers and also lasted into...

Sorry.... My first attempt with a photo' since the new way.... It's just a map from the book i referred to..... :friendly_wink:

This is from "Acocks Green History Society" & where the name possibly comes from.... Brick and tile making in Yardley The standard work on early Yardley is Victor Skipp’s Medieval Yardley. This is an extract from chapter 19: Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Century Crafts, with associated...

I'm looking for more information around the time Frank and Gaynor ??????? ran it.....

Hi Phil, that photo' is one that i found..... Still can't find one later. Morturn... Do you remember a barmaid in there, name of Carole Baker? Just wonderin'.

Has anyone got a photo' of The Sydenham pub/hotel from the 1980's up until it got demolished? Found two online that pre-date it... BiLL