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Tranquil yes but it no longer feels isolated and there is a feeling of safety within the walls. I remember all too well my first visits two decades ago. It was a lonely and only a place for those society had forgotten. Let us not forget the measure of dedication shown by the voluntary friends...

Thanks for that Ray, another of my fixed false perceptions disproved bless. Im off to google earth Ettington Road.....

Two days after losing my St Bernard I brought my father home from his nursing home for the day. In his earlier years he had trained as a medium with the spiritualist church so even in his closing years he was still sensitive. Sitting in his chair he suddenly turned towards the conservatory and...

The trouble was you could never really check they had activated as wing mirrors when fitted didnt always give the correct view. My first car, a 1949 Hillman had the semaphor indicators, you only knew if they had worked after cancelling them as there was a loud thud on their return. Until...

Thanks for the link Patty. I have perused Keith Berrys site many times but always managed to miss the old Birmingham gems. They too brought many happy memories of the area, strangely enough Witton Rd hasnt changed that much. The photo of the catholic church brought back a sad memory. My mom and...

Diesel at 55p a litre in NZ, you cant buy red diesel for that in the UK. I am currently paying £1.09 a litre, the VAT increase seemed to add 3p on the 1 January. Im just very glad my diesels do 50 and 70 to the gallon.

Was there a fire station next door to the Coop or is my memory playing tricks?

Shortly after my father passed we renovated his old bedroom. On photograhing the room before wooden flooring was laid there were many orbs against the fitted wardrobes, the largest one when enlarged clearly showed the face of my father. Not my imagination, I showed the photo to many people who...

I used to have a very provocative sign that said "YES, ACTUALLY I DO OWN THE ROAD". After making a silly mistake on the road (as we all do occasionally) a driver took this sign in entirely the wrong way so I decided to remove it. The only sign I frequently now see is "BABY ON BOARD". And......

What wonderfully descriptive writing rowan. As a child of the 50s I remember huge coal fires, the coats on the bed supplementing the thin ex army blankets. Waking up in the morning with the nights condensation frozen solidly inside the metal window frames. One everlasting memory was that of my...

That link was tame for these sort of groups. I know their members are not beyond gaining entry to such things as catacombs. Just type crypt of barons in google! The catacombs in Warstone Lane are fully brick lined, the more adventurous of us did have a cautious amble down the main entrance...

I worked four agency shifts at Heartlands 4 years ago and I was horrified at the standard of care in the areas I worked. Wards in excess of 30 beds, inadequate staffing and demotivated, exhausted staff. I came off shift feeling that I had worked in a Mash Unit. This is regretably the norm in...

I have checked the Motor Insurers database and the bike is not insured. It may well be SWORN as befits a bike of that age at this time of year.

Re: Martha Taylor and George James Davies Brilliant help thank you ladylinda, going to get the marriage cert for this. I am starting to feel really foolish now, all this information must have been available on ancestry yet I have been unable to find it. Im not a novice brummie for nothing:)...

Re: Martha Taylor and George James Davies Thanks mike, this is something I hadnt found. Im very grateful. Having only just rejoined ancestry I clearly have a lot to learn of what is available. :redface:

Thank you so very much Lloyd, you are a marvel.:)

Re: Martha Taylor and George James Davies Sorry for the delay in replying but I have been so busy tracing my mothers ancestry I have only recently got around to getting the certificate. Yes Shera, you were spot on thank you. I have now been able to trace the lineage after her marriage to...

My great uncle was not a Birmingham man but I would be grateful for some advice on how I could find out more about him. I have been extremely lucky in tracing my mothers ancestry back to 1652 and I now wish to find some background information on certain members of the tree. He is commemorated...

What interesting viewing, thanks for the link. Having watched that I did a little exploring of the pathe site and found the funeral of Queen Victoria. https://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=52004 Towards the end two coffins appear to be offloaded off the gun carriage. The first with a...

Yes folks, progress happens. Remember the days when the largest supermarket was Wrensons when you were served items off the shelf by an assistant, now we happily load our trolleys around miles of isles. Remember when if we needed cash from the bank it involved standing in a queue with a pay...