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John T. If it is the Pope Street you are referring to, there is a Pope Street about a mile away from Hurst Street. The photo attached is also on this site: Just type in Jewellry Quarter page 2.

John T, This may be of further interest to you. I note with respect to Solomon Amos and Leah Brown that they lived in Hurst Street. Well the National Trust has preserved the type of property that they would probably lived in right there in Hurst Street – by the Hippodrome - The National...

Hi John T Initially I simply typed Searching for Arthur Rathbone and the name Brown into Google and this came up on Curious Fox web page:. Birmingham - Genealogy, Family History, Surnames and Local History. Searching for more info on Samuel SCANDRETT, born somewhere in .... (sometimes known...

Evening Steerboy, You were at Dixon and Oakley prior to me, my Sister was there about the same time as you. Mind you Raggy Allen was still there when I went. Remember he always wore a brown suit, brown shoes, brown tie and a cream coloured shirt. Was Killer Evans there at the same time as you?

Hello John, Birmingham City were originally known as Small Heath Alliance, then Small Heath, then in 1905 They became Birmingham and in 1943 Birmingham City. In 1906 They moved to their present home St Andrews. I'm not sure if the following may be connected to your family. It mentions a...

Oakley Secondary, Small Heath. Dixon Road Infants and Junior, Small Heath. Trinity Terrace Infants and Junior, Bordesley Edit. Here is a link to the Oakley Road School thread https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/oakley-road-school-small-heath.47613/#post-588450 Edit. Here's...

HMS Hazard was a torpedo gunboat launched in 1894. Later in her service she was used as a submarine tender. She was sunk in 1918 in a collision in the English Channel. In 1918, as the result of a collision in the Solent, HMS Hazard sank with the loss of four lives.

Hello, I found this, although you may already have the info. I was thinking possibly HMS Hazard's records probably kept with the Royal Navy, may have listed survivors: That may be an avenue for research. HMS Hazard to the rescue. The Royal Navy Submarine Depot ship HMS Hazard arrived on the...

Thanks Lloyd. After all the years I finally get the answer.

A little question with regards to the various classes. Jubes, Pates, Prinees, Coronation Class, Brits etc. We used to call the Coronation Class 'Semis' but why, Semis?

Hi Keith, I think this picture of Trinity Terrace may appeal to you. I attended that school too back in 53. It looks like Deans the money lender at the top on the right. You'll remember that the school was just below the houses pictured. Up the Blues!

Great Photos G G. Hi Sakura, You’re very observant; I noticed too that this particular Phoenicopterus rubber clearly has a problem with its feet, probably: Unilateral or rather bilateral oedema of the lower extremity. I’m also not sure that the term Phoenicopterus rubber reveals its true...

Hey up all you ornifollowgists. Just happened to have my camera on hand with this landed on my dwarf apple tree. Difficult to identify head on but i reckon its a Flamingo...amazing a!

Greetings Stitcher, You're not wrong there. I was down St Andrews watching Gil Merrick with you...and Eddie Brown, Spud Murphy, Gordon Astall, Alex Govan...I used to pop in to the "BLUES CAFE" on the Cov to get their autographs. Remember Jeff Hall? Now your talking....

It's pretty obvious Stitcher...Its a picture of the Villa!

Stitcher, I can tell you're not into footie....otherwise you wouldn't have posted this picture. Keep Right On!

Stitcher, Hey Up...I know where you can post this, open up a new thread and call it Rogues Gallery....Wait a minute, isn't that Mr Delighted O'Neill on the left of the photo?

Hi Mark, Researching a name like Roberts is really quite difficult unless you have specifics to work on. Roberts is most popular in Wales, and is often a result of the patrynomic system. For example the name Probert, may be a contraction of ap Robert, ap being Welsh for son of or belonging to...

Probably on the corner of Cyril Road and Coventry Road. Cyril road was between Whitmore Road and Henshaw Road.

Anon. Yorkshire Pudding Eh waiter, excuse me a minute I'm not findin' fault, but dear me 'taties is lovely and beef is alreit But what sort of pudding can this be? It's what? Yorkshire Puddin'? Now cum cum cum cum It's Yorkshire Puddin' yer say? I'll grant yer it's some sort o' puddin'...