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I am still searching for details on Jane Wheatley as mentioned a few years ago, would anyone know where the parish records for St Thomas would be kept, it would be useful to know for when I come back on a visit to Birmingham again...thanks for any help given.

Oh yes....super .. 45514 Holyhead...a rebuilt Pate...remember it well....

Not in 1954 when we were behind it......I think in the past few recent years parts were robbed off it for another restored loco

One shilling and fourpence ha'penny return when I used to go....I recall there was uproar brcause it had risen from One Shilling and Three pence....what a rip off we thought....but it was super fun and I'm so pleased I was able to be involved....my mom would go mad when I returned...rather mucky...

Although they were in Addison Road they were opposite Arnold Genders which was where I worked on Alcester Road, Bradbury were also a part of their sales dealer in Woodthorpe Road...Greyhound Service Staion was also very near to them but again Greyhound was on Alcester Road .

Hi Astonian, I fear they are not my Wheatley line, and my folks were gone from Ladywood in about 1934 off to Selly Oak, I felt I had tracked most of my maternal Wheatleys of the time but one never can tell, although Nathaniel Wheatley was also from Leicestershire I haven't come across a link...

Hi Astonian, What year would you be talking of?? it's strange that my mother lived around there as did most of my maternal family, so there may be a possibility. Mike

Wheatley the funeral director was Nathaniel Wheatley and came from Hinckley originally, Richard Wheatley's family (my maternal line) came from Twycross.Leics.

Having a mooch through my photos, I found a couple where a pal and I went back in June 1981 to Tamworth station and field.....the warehouse photos were taken on the advice of the then Station Master...who pointed out they were due to be demolished to make way for the by pass......many months...

That's a few years old !!!!! you can even see the triangle track that was hidden from us 'Field Users' of the time, what happy memories!!!

Hi Graham, Good to see some recognition at last.....about time too!!!!....hope your wife is well on the mend now..........you both take care... Best Wishes..........................Mike

I think you need to go back somewhat.......the Princess Royal class...were NEVER streamlined and we just knew them as 'Royals'....46202 was the Turbomotive....remember seeing that in the Harrow/Wealdstone accident with Jubillee 'Windward Islands' And the first lot of Coronation Class were...

To my recall....anything spotted in the distance with 'blinkers' on it there would be a cry by the ''''experts'''' ?? as Semi....it got everyone's attention I guess that's why !!! 'main to local' was another cry...I do recall 'copping' Silver Jubillee' on that once....my eyes like chapel...

Yeah Pistonvalve.....we found a wrinkle ......a train used to go out at 8.45 and straight there non stop.......and got us into Tamworth for the '9 o'clock stopper'....usually a good Jubilee 'Cop'.........sat in that field a few times wrapped in my bike cape with it pouring with rain....remember...

Ooooh Yesssss!!! Platform 6...and sometimes 1A..........my goodness....what memories!!!! I used to be there in the early 1950's and sometimes go for a treat to Tamworth....One shilling and Three ha'pence return....then they put it up to One shilling and Fourpence Ha'penny.....didn't we think...

My vote has also been done Graham....let's hope for a victory on this.....both arms aloft.........Mike

Oh yes Graham...those names mean so much, I was at one of my resting times in the Bournville then, but Mick Pain and I had competed against each other many times and later we did 2up time trials together,sadly Mick no longer with us.......Tony Quinton and I were at Cadburys together,Alan Lloyd I...

Good to see you Graham in the Cyling Weekly...or the 'Comic' as we so called it then....how well I remember your epics...I was in the Bournville CC at the time you were in the Solihull.....then I went in later years to Saracen....(our 60th anniversay meet up Sunday 22nd Nov) and now felt the...

Re: Jane Wheatley c1835 What you have from Frank Wheatley is what the American site displays, the original Richard Wheatley came from the Twycross area and as yet our family haven't found 'exactly' where nor could we find hs marriage to Sarah who came from Branston that now comes under Burton...

Re: Jane Wheatley c1835 Yes...Jane is Richard's sister....and my gt gt gran was Richard's elder sister....so you can see that Richard was my gt gt uncle.........I have lots of information on Richard and what you are interested in is covered most comprehensively by an American company that has...