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What a cracking photo JH

I stood there at Aston Villa around 1944 aged 14 Jh

Re: Moseley Swiming Baths Open Day Sad to say what is the use of keeping this building.it is never going to be used for anything Time to pull it down I swam there in 1943 but just retain what ever memories you may have Regards John Hughes

Hello Bob My relation to Francis according to Ancestry he was my Paternal grand father of wife of nephew of husband of first cousin 1x removed if you could access ancestry there are 12 family trees featuring the Durows I have photos of Emily Durows 1880,Lilan May Davis 1913,William Henry Dorows...

Charlie Chaplin's son Unveiled Memorial to Romany Gypsies at Black patch Park.It is situated on a bridge over Hockley Brook inside the park.a foot path from Woodburn Rd takes you direct to the bridge.a steel fence protects the memorial.most of the entry's to the park have been blocked off Regards Jh

I have Francis W Durows b 1852.wife Emily Mary Doody b 1855 on my tree.Francis is on the trade directories 1884 and 1888 plater at back of 25 Grosvenor St.He is said to be plater of Coach Harness He was in Lunatic Asylum in 1911 ,Kings Norton Dying there in 1915 J Hughes

Do a Google search.this throws up several possobilities Jh

We had a similar device but as i recall it was operated by rotating a handle mounted on top.it was fairly effective but passed out of fashion Regards J H

Brian many thanks for your sugestion .I have no complaints about the Handsworth staff.they have replied to my E mails and i have met them face to facebut the bottom line is work is still going on inside the chapel and I will not be allowed in.I note some £700,000 was allocated for repairs Cheers J H

For over 12 months I have been trying to look inside the Chapel researching an Ancestor George Harold Faragher a soldier who died in 1919 I keep being told it is not ready to open.A vast amount has been spent on repairs but it is not open to the public.Just what is going on Regards J Hughes

as a youg lad my father took me top the Austin Motor Co to see a boxing event.Randolph was on the bill fighting as a amateur a very promising fighter.much to the suprise of the spectators he was knocked out. I was told later he had been knocked out at his place of work in a accident some days...

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At least the shoe shop is still open JH

I know its a long shot but is it possible to identify the adults in this photo.the young lad is myself aged about 6 yrs old.that would make the photo about 1936 possibly Kings Heath or Cotteridge Regards John Hughes

Many thanks.I have now printed the photos and will frame them and add to my collection hung on my wall Regards John Hughes

No just a plain photo

2 more of W F Hughes 1920

Thank you both for your efforts.I am very pleased with the results and have found 2 more of the same location about 1920.please see what you can do Regards John Hughes

I have a photo of my father William Frederick Hughes b 1899 taken in 1920 on the North West Frontier He was in the RAF is it possible to brighten it up? Regards John Hughes

Many thanks to Mike ad Denniss John Hughes