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Small world indeed! I have many relations from Upton and have Jeynes from Worcester in my tree - My Jeynes married into the Sneed family, living in Hockley in 1901

Post 2 & post 8 Maps do not show the same house marked in red?

Hi Colette & Lyn, This is the corner of Guest St & Little King St. Your house is 2 down towards the church, with it back in the open yard behind the wall to the right. Not an actual pic of the house - but very close!

Fingers crossed I'll be there, Viv. I'll bring raffles prizes as usual. Brian

Hi Judy & Astonian, There may be 'Paupers' buried in KH & WL but they are NOT Paupers Graves - The Graves had to be paid for - Only staff were sometimes allowed a 'free' grave. They have had the cheapest burials possible - but they were paid for - they were not buried for free - which is the...

Judy - There are NO Paupers graves in Key Hill - This has been stated many times. All graves had to be paid for - it was a Privately owned Cemetery - a Business. However, you get what you pay for - and if cannot afford your very own personal private Vault, you can at least buy a space in a much...

The Woodman??

Hi Astonian, (Alan), Sorry about Aunt Lilian, , hopefully she enjoyed Telford and will continue to do so. She probably would not have wanted to travel all way back here, anyway, given the chance, and Telford is a still a nice new'ish place, that's probably better for her than much of back here...

Hi Viv, hadn't realised there had been a political bust up between the Main Forum & the Fb page who each went separate ways, Always seems to be the same contributors, and articles, but never the twain shall be connected - apparently. Sad that so many who view the fb and rarely look at the Main...

Just posted this onto the what I thought was the fb page of the Group - Birmingham History group - always the same people posting, same pics, etc, and many references to checking out the main forum for extra detail, etc. only to have it instantly deleted as it is NOT the same group - and they...

Seems no one wants an Eric picture if they have to pay - Pity - because they can wait all their life to try and win one at the Meet ups! I'll go £30. Brian

Looks in very good shape, Drill and Pin Cross to base, Dig out and fit new foundation, Drill and pin Base to Foundation. Not a major job for any qualified Mason, half a days work? Prices may have gone up since I was involved but a few hundred, I should imagine. Hope you do get it restored -...

Be nice to see the pic? You can ask at any Stonemason about restoration costs - There is usually one outside every cemetery - opposite main gate at Witton Pete at Yardley memorials is a nice bloke, though maybe not the cheapest 706-2473. memsafe did a lot for the Council and the Friends in Key...

TRAPPED BY FIRE SEVEN PERSONS PERISH BIRMINGHAM TRAGEDY TRAPPED BY FIRE IN ATTIC LONDON. Jan. 12. A disastrous fire in a small house at Bir- mingham occupied by Charles M. Pedley, his wife and eight children, and a girl nam- ed Dora Barker, resulted in the deaths of Dora Barker, Mrs...

When Birmingham had a traction rally every year in Newhall St outside the old Science & Industry Museum, there always used to be Model Railways in the Church. Haven't visited it often since than, although when I worked in Gt Charles St, used to visit the Xmas Carol Concert & the weekly Organ...

This is a framed print obtained from St Pauls many years ago - dated 1989, reproduced from a drawing made by Charles William Butterworth. Shows the church with present steeple, but after the exterior was cleaned of layers off soot & grime that it had in my youth - it used to be black, but is now...

Quite by chance today, I found this pic of the interior of St Pauls, on a family tree, where one of my distant cousins was married.

Entrance to a private family Crypt. Someone with some money & wished to show it off!

The Grant Number is the number of The Grave Deeds. The Grave has been purchased privately and the Deeds are your proof - It will state how many people are allowed to be buried therein. The Cemetery has a Register of people buried (In sequential order of Burial), and also a Register of Grave...

Sounds like it's all coming together - will keep an eye open!