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Re: Grange Road Hello Jackie. I used to live directly opposite that shop in the 1960's. It was run by a family called Brown as a grocery business. The daughter of the owner was Polly Brown from the 60's group Pickety Witch. There is an excellent site about the area, especially Grange road, on...

What a fabulous link!! I love the photo of Butlers in Grange Road. I can see myself walking down the road towards Baker Street & "The Nelson". I used to go to boxing classes at Butlers. Great stuff!

If you walked down Grange Road towards the cinema, the shop was on Grange Road on the RHS at the junction with Coventry Road Regards Pete

In the late 50's, early 60's, I lived in Grange road opposite Bertram road, at the other end of the block of terraced houses from the Nelson pub. We had an outside toilet in the yard that was shared with our next door neighbours. We were also lucky to have a "brew house" where Mum did the...

Does anyone have any information regarding Hoslers or Ostlers at Thorp Street? My grandfather was recruited as such during WW1, serving in France Belgium & Italy. He would visit the Barracks right up until the 1940's, perhaps in the TA?:)

Hello Karina My Great grandfather was William Baker. Born 1839, (I think he was married to Mary Matthews, who died before 1891)). He was a boatman during the 1880's, involved in coal deliveries. His daughter, Maria was my grandmother, and his son Alfred was shipped to Canada in 1894 (aged 11)...

My great grandfather, William Baker, was a bargee around Saltley during the 1870's/80's. He was known to be off work during the 1890's due to a "Coal strike". I have not been able to find him on census returns for 1851/61/71/81. Is there a link anywhere for census returns for bargees in...

Thorp street barracks My grandfather Alfred Bromley was stationed at Thorp Street at the beginning of WW1.He served as an ostler and reached the rank of sergeant. He served in France and I believe Italy during that war. There's much info, uniforms, medals etc for the Royal Warks at their museum...