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Thats it Lyn, they bent Gt King st when they redeveloped the area. The original lucas factory was much smaller than the Gt King st site and was near the end of little king st, I understand near to the juct of the original Gt King st.

I believe it is supposed to be on the site of the original factory, which was in Little King St, Off Gt King ST, but niow buried under the grass when the roads were mucjked about with during the rebuild of the area

Apologies looking at wrong grave for Albert! O is also Publics behind the mint

Hi Josie - hope the following is of use Name, Year, Grave area & Number - Burial Register Number I think P1967 (from memory is a deep public benind the Mint. D are is as you go uphill and turn right to ward Wsarstone Lane entrance - Again some Publics adjacent the wall WAKELAM Thomas 1884 I 5...

See posts 10 + 12 - Fentham has details of Inscriptions - his email address is also mentioned

Brian Hutton - recently died, Andy Firth, D R Weightman ? PE I went to Bryntial for a week in my 1st year 1971-2 and C G Thomas Lad - presumably Geoff - was there. always wondered how teachers kids got on at schools where their parents taught? especially if the Teacher wasn't liked much -...

Richard, In general the 100 years after use rules was the benchmark, but the council wanted to cut mtce costs as the Cemetery was bringing in almost no revenue, so almost anything and everything was 'game' It was a practise Church Graveyards did on an almost annual basis in order to reuse the plots.

sad that you cannot now walk around - keeping yourself isolated either here or in NT Parks & Gardens

Is it Queens Drive which ran between LMS & LNWR sides of New st station? Only other parcels would have been Curzon St.

Hope the clock runs longer than the 'Millenium Flame' which soon ran out of gas!

I did not have my camera with me and have no smartphone - needs someone to pop along and take a few pics - looking differant now!

The slabs have all been cleared off now - so should be clearly visible. Passed by a few days ago - looks different with the railings up - cannot just walk in from anywhere now! Builders were on site and paths were a mess - they have cleared that stubborn ivy from the catacomb wall, repaired the...

Went past WL sunday - very early 0730. New railings on Icknield St & Pitsford St look good - Hope they have those Ivy roots out of the catacomb wall - have cut it back so many times just to see it regrow almost as quick! Must try and stop and look once it's all done.

That is a Commonwealth War Grave Headstone - it only commemorates War Dead - put there by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, who check annually that it is still ion good repair. It is sited within the grave that the family have purchased and any inscriptions on the side rails will be what...

With all the pics gone - Vicky won one - Kelly than donated the port she won to me as a consolation, so was happy when I finally won something to donate it to someone who wanted it but hadn't won yet - Thats the joy of the raffle, nice to donate things to others who appreciate them - Hope you...

Cheers Lyn - Date noted - I've already begun hibernation - should be awake for than!

Heard on the Central Grammer School facebook page That Mr Hutton died yesterday My 1st year form tutor 1966 + Local geography :sweat:

See thread #39 on page 2 - map is still there

Pike was the last Bereavement Services chap responsible for Key Hill & Warstone Lane in the late 1950's and early 1960's who was tasked with job of easing mtce by 'laying flat / burying' as many headstones and kerb stones as was possible so mowers could be used on what was planned to be just...

If you are a member of Midland Ancestors, formerly Birmingham Society for Genealogy & Heraldry - you can view these for free in their room in the Birmingham & Midland Institute.