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  1. Key Hill Brian

    Farm Street Hockley

    Hear Hear Lyn - all in a good cause. Thursdays are prebooked for me these days Rob, but I'll see if something can be rearranged. Have to loook through your pics again for any more showing the 'old end' in the background!
  2. Key Hill Brian

    Great King Street

    Another pic off the 1stA Boys Brigade site - Setting off for summer camp in 1966. Picture taken from the 'old' Peoples Chapel looking up Gt King St, with the New John St tower blocks visible on the skyline. Most of Gt King St had been demolished by than, but a few shops survive on the corner. I...
  3. Key Hill Brian

    Farm Street Hockley

    Hi Lynn, been over to the Chapel for the Xmas fayre - had a lovely sausage butty! Not very Xmas'y but delicious! That waste ground lyn - Bridge St West/Guest St/Little King St/Great King St still had 2 houses until April '66 - ours was one! Felt very lonely at night! Seems such a shame that...
  4. Key Hill Brian

    Farm Street Hockley

    Hi Lyn, Amazing that there is no sign of it all now - just new housing. I wasn't sure what the Tower Block was, I used to drop a friend off there some years ago loccasionally, he got moved to Yardley Wod when it came down.
  5. Key Hill Brian

    Farm Street Hockley

    Found this on the 1stA Boys brigade site recently featured - Farm St annex in Stainsby Ave. I seem to recall 4 classrooms as a new 'overspill' I was in there 64-65 with Mr Willaims in class 3B before returning tothe main school for 65-66 with Mr Brown and that fateful 11+ exam. The view is from...
  6. Key Hill Brian

    Chamberlain family

    About tiime Birmingham put something into the place - their neglect of it is a disgrace.
  7. Key Hill Brian

    Birmingham Buses Part 2

    They were all fully painted buses. I was the records clerk for the Advertising Company at the time - Jointly owned by British Rail/ National Bus Company. I recall they were about £3,600 for the year + painting costs (twice - had to paint themn back afterwards!) Brian
  8. Key Hill Brian

    Burials for Inmates of the Worcester County Lunatic Asylum, Powick.

    Key Hill - K 653 In affectionate remembrance of William HINDS M.D. who died October 18th [1881] aged 69 years. (Damage): And of Marianne widow of the above who died on the 6th November 1882 also of John HINDS who died February 3rd 1897 aged 78 years. Also Valentine Edward elder son of John...
  9. Key Hill Brian

    Saltley College Primary School

    Hi Harry, Apologies - it is Saltley Secondary school that was in Belchers lane. Thought St peters had closed some years ago? I know it was still there back in the '70's Brian
  10. Key Hill Brian

    Saltley Secondary School

    Hi Harry, Apologies - it is Saltley Secondary school that was in Belchers lane. Thought St peters had closed some years ago? I know it was still there back in the '70's Brian
  11. Key Hill Brian

    Burials for Inmates of the Worcester County Lunatic Asylum, Powick.

    Hi Jane - they are all Public graves, rather than Private graves - Just means they were normal everyday working class types, rather than slightly moneyed middle class! I don't think anything remains to mark the A & B graves - these sections are very denuded of memorials. The G & H are vaults...
  12. Key Hill Brian

    The Boys Brigade

    Absolutely brilliant collection of pics - Spent most of Monday last week leafing through them- great to see the Old man, Mr Parry, Dave Pearce, Roger Tipper, saw one of my elder brothers - couldn't spot the other! Brings back plenty of memories The BB has a good charity shop in Erdington High...
  13. Key Hill Brian

    Buriel place, George Crutchley.

    It's just the ground that becomes unstable, though, that way round isn't it? never does keep still for me if I do the Pub first! Bri
  14. Key Hill Brian

    Buriel place, George Crutchley.

    Right hand side - Charles - Eldest son
  15. Key Hill Brian

    Buriel place, George Crutchley.

    Rear view - left blank for late entries?
  16. Key Hill Brian

    Buriel place, George Crutchley.

    Left hand side - Eldest daughter Kate (Sheffield), and Ada May
  17. Key Hill Brian

    Buriel place, George Crutchley.

    It's a pleasure to help Lynne Just gobbled me dinna and can play again whilst the archers is on ans she's sat listening on 'er 'eadgfones whilst watching Boycie + NMarlene antique 'unting! Front of base Top to Bottom Henry and wife Hannah
  18. Key Hill Brian

    Buriel place, George Crutchley.

    Pics of the base and inscriptions have just been loaded up into Coppermine and labelled - I'm afraid I cannot play any longer - the clock has beaten me and the missus sez I gotta go in now and 'ave me dinna! Hope to come out and play aftawuds!!!!
  19. Key Hill Brian

    Buriel place, George Crutchley.

    View of J 2346 from main path View of main Pitsford entrance from main path View of Vyse St from Main path View of Warstone Lane from main path These should help you locate the grave when you visit!
  20. Key Hill Brian

    Buriel place, George Crutchley.

    View from J 2346 towards Lodge View from J 2346 Looking slighlty right of previous showing Warstone Lane in distance and sloping path towards Mint - where the car is parked
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