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University House was built as a women's hall of residence in 1908. But the gates were constructed in 1926, 'presented to Alice Beale in recognition of her service to University House' (Alice Beale had chaired the executive committee of 1902 in which the idea of having a women's hall was first...

I remember Hardman's stained glass being at Lightwoods House in Bearwood. They made stained glass up to 2008, I think. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardman_%26_Co.

You could try to contact Ben Waddington, he wrote about Birmingham's Hidden Spaces.https://www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/hidden-spaces-subterranean-birmingham-exploring-9345738. He wrote a guidebook 111 Places in Birmingham that You Shouldn't Miss. I don't know of any tunnels in St Pauls...

The Ogham Stone is exhibited in the Herbert Art Gallery in Coventry. Visitors can see it on display in ‘Collecting Coventry’ until 27 April 2025. I’ll be sure to make the trip.

Broadcast today. Good to hear a Brummie voice on Radio 4. An eclectic choice of music: Dylan, Ella and his favourite Harry Lauder. The hymn Immortal Invisible took me back to school assembly. I'm not a fan of Peaky Blinders to be honest, but this programme is about Stephen Knight. Never knew he...

Spillage was at Pleck: 'Walsall council said people must avoid an extended area of the canal and towpaths from the Walsall lock flight to the lock flights at Rushall, Ryders Green and Perry Barr.'

Happy Birthday! Hope you have a good day. Derek

The custody record I posted is in the Prisoners of War collection from National Archives available in Find my Past. This Jean Antoine was 2nd Capitaine of the lugger, so an officer, but not the commander of the privateer. The marriage between John and Mary is by licence. He signs the register...

The Bacchus Bar is very much a going concern, but perhaps because of its location can be easy to miss. I was taken there by a work colleague about five years ago otherwise I wouldn't have been aware of it.https://www.nicholsonspubs.co.uk/restaurants/eastandwestmidlands/bacchusbarbirmingham#/

Good question. A family member, but there is a supporting document which is the page from the Portsmouth custody book. JA is the last entry on the page. I hope it can be read. There is a record of a Jean Antoine being held as a prisoner of war in Portsmouth. He was captured in 1797 whilst on...

Thank you Janice. I appreciate your comment, I'd thought to discount it, but I have little experience of genealogy having taken it up in the last two years. It is so easy to jump to assumptions. Derek

Thank you Janice. My JA married Mary Dennick in Evesham in 1808. Derek

A John Antoine with spouse Mary baptised Sophia Antoine in Jamaica All Parishes 1847. According to Ancestry but there's no original document in the collection. Looks to be microfilm.

London Gazette Tues Sept 11 - Sat Sept 23 1797

Thank you! That appears to be the ship and there is a report of the action in which she was taken by the British in 1797.

I hit a brick wall. Jean Antoine was born in France before 1780. He was my 2nd great grandfather. Oct 1798 Portsmouth Hampshire. There is a record of a Jean Antoine being held as a prisoner of war in Portsmouth. He was captured in 1797 on board a French privateer called 'Le Cerf Volant’...

Currently opening is Friday - Sunday, 11am – 4pm. Things can only get better, we hope. In 1989-1991 I lived in Davey Road, so was able to get to know Aston Hall and its grounds very well. A beautiful and atmospheric building.

Excellent! Be good to find evidence that Birmingham was notorious for coining before and after 1650 as in the Wikipedia account of William Chaloner. I didn't know about him. Newton's work at the mint has been getting attention. I'm guessing "Birmingham Groat" means a counterfeit one. Popular...

A readable transcription of The Trial of William Booth and his Associates which was published after his execution. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Trial,_at_Large,_of_William_Booth_and_his_Associates And an account of his execution...