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Sorry to poke my nose into this fascinating conundrum, but may I add another query that I'm struggling with for help....that is, the homes of John Feeney....in particular these blighters that Chinny mentions in his biog copied below...my Gt gt nan lived at 90 Moseley Rd, which is still there, in...

Sorry old mate...I thought it looked a bit like you in that pony and trap in the original photo....?

I never knew them at all as I never used the Mermaid on the Stratford Road. Before my time, but Phil did and knew them well! Allegedly.....They knocked this one down and rebuilt it of course....!

An excuse to post a favourite photo....TIVOLI GARDENS.....does anyone NOT know where this was/is...?

We could have been neighbours Lyn! They were all over that little Newtown Row, Brewery St, Blews St, Manchester St square..! So, as you can see, we were probably Villa supporters once....until they moved to Small Heath! KRO......!

Yes lyn...it's where all us Willies were spawned!

Answer from Carl Chinn....

No idea where this was...but it's very evocative.....help!

You talking atmospheric Paul...and it was, very.....what about this beauty of Caroline Street, St Paul's Square...looking at the Church....possibly named after one of the Colmore's??

No sorry Bernie...I used Tony East in Albert Road, Stechford....! But Bob's books are ace...although the photos are not much bottle, but the text is good, if a little primitive! And thanks to mike and Phil for their input..

This is from an old Small Heath Local History 'Book' "ABC of Small Heath and Bordesley Green" by Bob Marsden, a local historian - from 1987.... hope it helps....

Brilliant deduction Holmes.....I heartily concur.....Hay Mills indeed! A million thanks...I can now be clever on the RB site and everyone will think I'm a genius, instead of you...as per usual...I always take other people's credit.... sigh...it's s burden, but one I've got used to...

Brilliant...thanks mike...you are a star....and my next query.....this was posted by Tom Burke this morning...on FB...and it is captioned the Moat House, Lyttleton Road, Hay Mills....? Now Lyttleton Rd Stechford I know well....and there ain't no water or stream anywhere near....but Hay...

And does anyone know if this lovely old house. which I understand was once a Nursing home of sorts...is still with us in another restaurant, guest house form, on the corner with Cotton Lane....? Ages ago on a past thread ...mike tracked it down to 38 Wake Green Rd....corner of Cotton Lane...I'm...

Many thanks lads...good work as per....nice map mike...QUESTION....I'm trying to do a piece on Moor Green and the houses therein...and this one looks a belter...Moor Green Hall...and this is the only ref I can find, courtesy of you Phil I think! I nicked it yonks ago? Anyway, does anyone have...

The death throes of the Bingley Hall Hotel. opposite old Bingley Hall entrance...King Alfred's Place...

This pic has to be taken before 1893 then Phil, when the Technical College was completed ...do yo think?

I think there's a Chinese Restaurant here...the Lychee Garden..that probably was one of the first EVAH in Brum...?

Blimey.....amazing stuff...we go from never eardovit...to knowing who, what, where. who slept with whom, wham bam thank you ma'm, and that Alan's family probably ran it!!! Life's never dull on here....and Phil is still leading 234 - 1 in the correction stakes....so don't get feeling sorry for...