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Joseph George Baines, dairyman (retail) was listed at 29 Station Road in both the 1901 and 1911 census and the also in the1939 Register. In the 1901, the building is named as Rose Cottage. It was situated opposite the junction with Osbourne Road. He had married Agnes Jay in 1898. Joseph and his...

The newscutting was published in the Sunday Mirror on 19th August 1973

This image, previously posted in the Street Furniture thread by Vivienne, shows Yenton Garage adjacent to The Yenton pub, on the opposite side of Chester Road to the present McDonalds, where the Esso Station and Tesco Express now stand. Am I correct in recalling that, in the early 60s, there...

Welcome to the forum Jim. Your expert knowledge of the school will be useful here. Thanks for casting doubt on my description of the photo in post 3. On closer inspection, I agree that the caps do look different to my Aston cap from the 1960s. However, I am sure that the photo includes my uncle...

He was living ay number 17 along with 10 others

Thank you MWS. Both educational and entertaining.

17. CHINN (Carl)

No 2 Walker (Murray)

Hayley, the attached news report records the fire.

Free access to the newspaper archive via FMP. This message appeared on Findmypast this afternoon. We are deeply saddened this week by the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and extend our deepest sympathies to the royal household at this time. We are commemorating her reign by allowing...

An article in the Evening Despatch on 18th August 1939 gives the location of the fire as on the corner of Waterworks Street and Lichfield Road and names the occupier of the premises as Mr B J Banning.

The cafe was at 533 Lichfield Road. In 1936 and 1937 they were advertising for a live-in girl or young woman in the local press as far afield as Sheffield and Derbyshire. In the 1939 Register the proprietor was Charles W Phillips.

Yes RRJ, Findmypast membership includes access to the British Newspaper Archive including those in the weekly updates that mikejee helpfully provides.

This is a better image of the Old Tollgate House in Gravelly Hill taken from Birmingham Mail 8th February 1939 in the newspaper archive. Can't find any of the others though.

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In case you haven't already seen it, Tinpot. Ashford gets a couple of mentions in the Birmingham Mail.

This looks like your Nan, Faye. I hope you saw some of that 'fortune'. From The Birmingham Post 7 July 1971

In 1901 census 49 Bevington Rd was occupied by Walter C Howle a married surgeon aged 30 and his wife Marie and two servants (a cook and a housemaid). In 1911 census the house was said to have 9 rooms (excluding kitchen, scullery etc) and was occupied by George Arthur Wilkes whose occupation was...

Some recollections from folk who worked at Lewis's in the 1920s and 1930s - published in the Sunday Mercury on 23rd and 30th March 1986.