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A reply to this old thread says "no". Well I disagree. How do you define a famous person of Birmingham? Surely it's a very narrow concept to only consider people actually born in Birmingham? Many of Birmingham's famous people were not born in Brum but were long associated with Brum after they...

Example of works wagon from my phot collection of local wagons. This from Google-Images. Also lots of maps & other illus. there. Well worth a visit. Roy/Superdad3 +

Reminds me that when I came to Birmingham many years ago our neighbour's name Houghton, was pronounced "Howton" - in Liverpool it was pronounced "Horton". When spoken it sounds quite different.

Used to be very interested in "Brickworks" & in particular the very interesting brickworks and associated "village" at California. This has been touched on in several threads but there is a brilliant web site called "UK Named Bricks: Birmingham Brickworks part 3". This covers California...

Famous People of Birmingham: Alan William Napier-Clavering (1903-1988) Alan Napier, as he was known, was an English actor who was born in "Kings Norton" [actually Harborne where he spent his childhood]. He was related to Neville Chamberlain & the Kenrick family. He trained at the Royal Academy...

When I worked at Harborne Library I used to take books to "The Grove". It was a local authority old peoples home at that time. This was the 1970s & it had been there for some time. Hope this helps. Superdad3

Very interested in this thread on neglected buildings & the attitude of the council particularly in relation to the Moseley Road tram sheds. This was a clasic example of council prevarication. The office building [which is a listed building] on the Moseley Road frontage came into the hands of a...

Moseley: Victorian & Edwardian Buildings: Hi Rosary Boy - if you are still exploring Moseley & residential property don't overlook the St Agnes Conservation Area. St Agnes Road has some particularly fine houses.

This is my wife's favourite photograph of Moseley Village. Why you ask? Well someone might. When she was a little girl back in the mists of time [1950s], she used to hug the tree on the left of the pic. whenever she went to the village with her mum. When she saw this pic [not sure where] we had...

Yipee! I've just been promoted to "Master Brummie! Not bad for an scouser from Toxteth................ Mind you I've lived in Brum for 51 years compared with only 23 years in Liverpool. I really enjoy reading & occasionally contributing to the Forum - long may it thrive and many thanks for all...

Still have the framed certificate. Sadly the BHam Museum not interested & Post & Mail didn't reply to me about it. Well, I guess it will have to go inthe loft with everything else. Don't want to throw it away. Anyone got any thoughts? PS Belated thanks to Vivienne14 for press cuttings - very...

I think it has been mentioned before on site but there is a site called "28DaysLater" which is the site of an urban (& elsewhere!) exploration group. It contains some brilliant explores of old/disused Birmingham buildings. You need to sign up to the site to use the search function. Well worth...

Came across this old advert for Hedges Snuff. The family firm of Hedges Cash Chemist developed into a major chain of chemists shops. William Ross Hedges Snr. was a highly innovative entrepreneur and developed a range of his own products additional to the usual lines stocked. Hedges Menthol...

What an interesting thread. Can't resist posting a pic of one of their wagons from my 00 gauge collection. Incidentally Acocks Green Library has on display some models of their carriages & very nice they are indeed. Proper engineering models made by the firm.

Came across this when browsing on the internet (as one does!) What a great idea. Cadbury is marking 100 years since the end of the First World War with a limited edition bar of Dairy Milk. Haven't seen it in the shops yet? Full info at...

Hi David, We visited the factory in 2010 and took about 30 photographs both inside & outside the factory. Quite a big factory but by then only about 5 or 6 staff working there. Although Ames, Stokes & Stevens still existed as a legal entity the families were no longer involved. The factory was...

Hi David, Will look out rest of phots of factory etc and post again in a day or so. but here's one to be going on with. Mr & Mrs Superdad.

Before the introduction of the NHS, a visit to the doc cost you! Perhaps this is why there were so many home remedies, some of which are still in use today?

Just brilliant, what more can I say?

Not sure if this is the best place to post this? Much of this information is from the brilliant book on Lucas by Gordon Bunce. Doing some research on the Lucas family and noted that several posts on the forum suggest that Joseph Lucas lived at Hilver in St Agnes Road, Moseley. At the time of...