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I can remember reading about back to backs been modernised , healing and towing. does any one know what exactly was meant by this ? I have also read about some back to backs being knocked through, to creat a more livable space, but i know there was a lot where nothing could be done due to poor...

Does anybody know to which church the headstones on park street near fazeley street belong to ? It is now just a small piece of grassland with some headstones on it. Iv'e often wondered which church it belong to. i assume it has long been demolished ? thanks phil

thanks jennyann Yes those are the ones, i just thought they might of been some old back to backs that had been altered, as they do look quite narrow and have a piece built on the back of them. nice to see somebody else has noticed them and i'm not the only sad person looking at old buildings...

Just wondered if there are any other back to back houses still standing in Birmingham other than the ones in Hurst Street. I went down Bordesley Street today and noticed some old houses that looked like they could have been back to backs at one time but may have been altered. just asking if...

Any information on Charles Leonard Bates born Feb ? 1881, possibly Birmingham. I am unable to find his birth in the gro index, although there is one for charles, but not charles. L. He married Hilda Goodburn Cooper in 1914, lived in Aston, & Erdington. He Died 1959 There Children were ...

Hi jennyann Thanks for taking the time to look up the information, it was much more than i expected. sounds like that was the place for meeting people when there was no television. i suppose its gone now, i'll have to take a drive up there sometime and see what there is in its place now...

Hi Lloyd Yes i think it must be winson green, i've checked old maps and can only assume its winson green. i've also checked on the net but no luck maybe it might be in one of the directories. I haen't checked 1:500 maps yet, something else to add to the list at the library.

Has anyone heard of Wesley hall in Peel Street, Birmingham, I think it may have been a meeting hall of some kind but i'm not sure. I have a book from there presented to my grandmother in 1896 from one of their social evenings. if anyone has any information about it i would be very grateful...

Thanks Pom, thats the one. I know there's not much to go on, but i was hoping to match the scullery window with other back-to-backs in the friston street terraces, thats if i can locate another photo of those terraces. i've looked at other back-to-backs and there are definitely differences...

Hi Wendy Sorry, i can't post the the photo, i haven't got a scanner yet. but i went to the local history fair in Birmingham and showed the photo to oldladywood.co.uk and he has it on his miscellaneous section, its the one with the family posing outside their ivy covered house. as soon as i get...

Hello everyone Does anyone out there have any memories of Friston Street, Ladywood, I am particularly interested in the terraces which ran off the street. I have a photo which i think maybe of a back-to-back in portland terrace. Can anyone remember any of the terraces and if they had small...