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Here are a few photo's of King Norton Green. The first one is Kings Norton island looking from Wharf lane direction and taken in 1950 The second is of the same island taken in 1950. The newsagents shop on the corner of Masshouse Lane and The Redditch Road was formerly The Providence...

Great photo's Lyn. Thanks for taking the time to post these great photo's I know everyone appreciates it. Thanks Stars

Hi Stitcher Another great photo with it's detail. Thanks for sharing it with us. Regards stars

No problem Jean. I went online and reserved a copy and they e-mail me when it is in. usually takes a couple of days. Stars

Hi Jean I see that they have ( I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree) on kindle for £3-99p on amazon and is now available for download now. Regards Stars

Hi Lyn I meant to put the ifo on but got weylaid. Stars

Here is a bit of information on Flights Coaches. Frank Flight started his buisness in 1913, which was a taxi service and garage next to his house in Victoria Rd, Aston. There is a good piece about Flights in the Golden years of Birmingham. Well worth a read. Regards Stars

Here are a few photo's of Flights coaches. Frank Flight set up his own Taxi firm and service Garage in 1913. The first photo was taken in Victoria Rd next to Franks House. The second photo was taken in Berners St in 1961. The third photo was taken in 1957 and were off to the FA...

Another great photo stitcher, thanks for sharing it with us. regards Stars

Nice film Bob, great to see the old market. Thanks for sharing it with us. Regards Stars

Hi Mike Just to update you on 53 crabtree rd. That was the address on a letter sent to my nan. I was up the library Wednesday and did a bit more checking. it appears that the address was 5 Harold Place, Crabtree Rd, which i believe was at the back of 53. Perhaps to save writing all...

hi Sue I use IE and when i load from coppermine i have to remove the tick out of ( Retrieve remote file and reference locally ) and it post ok, but not the old way. I don't want to use a different browser as some things i use will not run of firefox or others. regards Stars

Re: new john st Hi Joan Not Hands But My gt grandparents and My Nan were Harvey and my nan lived in New John St West, my Mom was born in N/J/W The Harvey's were Harry and Annie. Regards Stars

Great Photo Lyn. Thanks Stars

A very big thank you Warren and everyone who has helped to get the Forum up and running again. Well done. Regards Stars

What a nice picture topsyturvey. Stars

Hi Mike Thanks for your quick reply. You do a great job with the maps, it realy helps when you can see where in a road your relatives lived. I think it is a trip to the library to look at the electoral roll after 1955. Many thanks again Mike. Stars

Hi Mikejee When you get a min Would you happen to have a map from 1950 onwards for Crabtree Road. I am trying to locate my Nans old house. Number 5 back of 53, their names Was Doris and Tommy Toal. Many thanks mike Stars (Eric)

hi If you look at the first photo you can see the front end of a metro car, which was first launched in 1980. So i think it is the demolition of the flyover. Great photo's Lyn. Regards stars

Hi stitcher What a great photo, i wonder what street that was. Thanks for sharing it with us. Stars