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Here is another old WMGB van (a toy model)

Lol No definitely not

An original gas apprenticeship brochure , look at the van is it a Commer?, or BMC?

Incandescent mantle burners / filaments, handled with care, you only had to look at them and they would fail.

A picture of the original City of Birmingham Gas Department Holyhead Rd 1923

An early advert for Gas Lighting

Great Picture, I had forgotten about the footbridge remember going over it with my Dad. Thank you for posting

Not the happiest of nursery rhymes https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/borden-parents-found-dead

I was born in Balsall Heath (Sorrento Maternity Hospital) live in a Flat on the the Moseley Road until I was 3(ish) . Often drive through the area now , it has changed totally .

Maybe of use as a reference if you are close to agricultural land...

It fairly common knowledge that when Birmingham had a large Manufacturing and Brewing industry the amount of water abstraction taken by these industries by default kept the water table in check. Ansell’s and HP sauce production in the B8 area used gallons of water via abstraction (aquifers and...

The Small Heath woodbine , I believe those cigarettes were called ??

Hello, in the 1800’s Sutton Coldfield had its own gasworks, but it is most likely Erdington was fed from Saltley / Nechell’s works via the then Birmingham Gas Light Company was purchased by the Corporation of Birmingham in 1875 as part of Joseph Chamberlain plan for one central gas supply...

Picture taken at the junction og Rupert St and Avenue Road showing the holder and the distinct ‘Lattice / Honeycomb design around the holder. The site entrance in the picture adjacent Rupert St sign is now bricked up.

Barr_Beacon, Great call I remember the Drakes Drum bier Keller, I and several friends left there one night , we got split up only to find out the next morning two of our group confused a police panda car as a Taxi ???, which lead to them having an interesting evening.

A picture of the holders in Windsor / Lord Street the, the holders are decommissioned and awaiting demolition. In the foreground you will see where the old 1 storey car park and access ramp have been demolished .

RIP Wilko, a master guitarist very unique style ; the Story of the Jam was on Sky Arts last night and Wilko featured in the show. Back to Bogarts spent many a Friday and Saturday night there , downstairs in the Keller first then upstairs (if you could get in) later. Fantastic place brings back...

The Webb Patent Sewer Gas Lamp was invented in the late 19th century by the Birmingham inventor Joseph Webb. In response to control the large amounts of gas (mostly Methane) produced by sewers , his invention designed, and built in Birmingham was a very efficient method to reduce gas vented by...

An Advertisement for gas lighting (Source Dodo Posters / WMGB Scrapbook )

A copy of a £10.00 share certificate for the then Sutton Coldfield Gas Light and Coke Company circa 1834.