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  1. Keith R

    City Centre Photographs

    wore these when I got married...I was soon cut down to size ha ha....
  2. Keith R

    City Centre Photographs

    Mine in '75.....lol
  3. Keith R

    Courtyards and yards of brum

    Bet the lady leaning on the fence invented selfies in later years....lol
  4. Keith R

    Sorrento Hospital Nursing Home

    Sorry Lyn,Loveday and everyone on here.......I forgot about her still being living.
  5. Keith R

    Sorrento Hospital Nursing Home

  6. Keith R

    long lost family special

    just found this........... LONG LOST FAMILY SPECIAL: THE MOTHER AND BABY HOME SCANDAL Two episodes across two consecutive nights on ITV1 and ITVX SERIES SYNOPSIS: Extraordinary reunions end decades of yearning in this special edition of Long Lost Family, which spans two nights. At the heart...
  7. Keith R

    long lost family special

    Never thought it was Middlemore...I commented on the original post.....lol
  8. Keith R

    long lost family special

    Sounds familiar...is it a repeat ?
  9. Keith R

    WW2 casualty and civilians who died look up

    I have the Death Certs but was hoping to fill some blanks........I am sure I have mentioned both on here before......Fred was in army and has a Commonwealth Grave but died from Chronic Nephritis in Hospital.Couldnt get his war record but was obviously in Brum in 44. Beatrice died from Asthma -...
  10. Keith R

    WW2 casualty and civilians who died look up

    Thanks but I know 99% about them and was just trying for the other 1%...lol
  11. Keith R

    WW2 casualty and civilians who died look up

    I know most about both but was looking to confirm things.....Fred died in Selly Oak hospital and Beatrice was taken to Coventry but thought maybe they were injured in a raid before going to hospita.
  12. Keith R

    WW2 casualty and civilians who died look up

    No worries Lyn,thanks for looking.
  13. Keith R

    WW2 casualty and civilians who died look up

    Hi, is there a Frederick Butcher died December 1944 and a Beatrice Butcher died August 1940 please
  14. Keith R

    Rocky Lane Perry Barr

    Wife's Mother's sister Doris Bayley/Brown......that was unknown to us till recently lived right opposite school in Dorrington Road after marrying.Was still there in1950.When looking on a modern map I always wondered why woudl they live in such a built up area......but looking at this map it was...
  15. Keith R

    new electoral rolls on ancestry for birmingham

    have you a clue how we access these records please ? EDIT......Found them now...thanks.
  16. Keith R

    forum problem

    Had it earlier on PC....but tried now on tablet and OK.
  17. Keith R

    Scott Arms, Great Barr

    I wonder if Mr Day was the landlord of the cottages?
  18. Keith R

    Yardley Cemetery Plot Map

    I had this merry go around last year.Searched on their site and told me they were at Yardley so went to Brum library and found location.Got to Yardley and got a map....no letters so phoned and then they said it was a certain place which turned out to be a public area where they were scattered.A...
  19. Keith R

    Scott Arms, Great Barr

    From around 1860 up to the mid 1920's my wifes 3x Grandparents lived next door to Scott Arms in the Days Building which was a row of cottages on Newton Road. Think they can be seen in a few of the pics from around turn of century.
  20. Keith R

    Jamaica Row

    Up until recently there was a small road called " The Darkies" in Northfield. it was originally an alleyway that ran from Woodland Road around to the Church/ cemetery. But for some reason the sign was moved across the Road and was placed at the end of Wychall Road where it seemed to be more...
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