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No takers then ? Its Winnies Cafe on Kingsbury Rd. Not Tyburn rd. Close Phil, but no Banana.

Was just a concidence. I recognised the picture, seen it before, but wasnt 100% sure. googled Jamaica Row fire 1906 and found the ebay one.

Almost right, thats what it WAS, or what it says on the caption anyway. . Both buildings are still there, but where and what are they Now ?

Soory Polly didnt mean to steal it from you, I think we both posted at the same time. Can I have a go ? Where do you reckon this is, still there, but looks very different now.

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FIRE-SCENE-AFTER-BLAZE-JAMAICA-ROW-BIRMINGHAM-1906-/150457491005

Jamaica Row ?

Went and had another look in the churchyard couple of days ago, of the older graves (mid 19th centery)only a few have legible headstones. The wall doesnt look as old as the church to me though, if the size of the churchyard wasnt reduced when the dualcarriagway was built, I wonder if perhaps...

Re: BEER CELLAR ( KELLAR ) They seemed to be in fashion for a while. Didnt one room in the Drakes Drum become one for a while ? Funny thing is, bars I can remember from Germany in the 70s were nothing like it, more like UK social clubs. I wsas quite dissapointed. Prhaps we were the wrong...

Re: BEER CELLAR ( KELLAR ) Early 70s there was one under Bogarts, Sold Dortmunder Union beer, strong lager with a texture like half frozen jubbly, a lot colder ( and stronger) than beer in pubs at the time. Had a band with Gill Gordon in it, Accordin and Banjos, that wore lederhosen and...

No, my mistake really. I'm dont remember the area prior to the 70s. and made the assumption based on how close the road is I suppose. Heres a - not very good - map from the 1880s. Does look like the churchyard covered the whole area where there were houses and a Vicarage by 1913. but its not...

Thanks, Been looking for an old 19th century map on line, but had no luck. The few graves that I did find were round the back, but from memory, and it was a long time ago when I researched it, there were far too many graves for the size of the churchyard as it is now.

Nice pic with St Mathews in the distance. May be slightly off topic, and I dont want to hijack someone elses thread, but does anyone happen to know where the remains from the Graveyard were removed to, when, and whether the headstones were moved as well. My G G Grandfather was buried there in...

I used to haunt the radio shops in Hurst St when i was a kid, I remember the shop opposite Mathews well, always had loads of interesting junk, although Mathews and Norman H Fields were a bit more organised. The old chap in there was always helpful and ready to 'do a deal' reminded me of Donald...

The bit about the shed ame from a maintenance guy, could have been winding us up I suppose, bearing in mind he said working order, not ready to use. I s'pose that need only mean a hook and a trap door really. But this was way before the 2000/01 refurbishment programme got under way. Pison...

In the mid 90s I prepared a quote for some work at Winson Green which involved quite a lot of cabling. We were not allowed to include any underground ducting as there are a lot of remains buried within the walls since 1845 when the prison opened, and there were no accurate records of where a lot...

Thanks, Been trying to figure out where it was for years, I pictured it as being around about opposite Sheepcote St.

Somewhere at the top end - 5 ways end - of Broad St, I'm sure I remember looking in the window of a Taxidermists when I was little. There was all sorts of animals, Polar Bears, Tigers etc. Anybody on her got a clue what or where it might have been ?

Wonder if this was the vicar at your grandads wedding. And wonder if these are the 'volounteer steeplejacks' Bt the way, it Bordesley, not Bordesley Green. The steeple was removed around 1901 I believe, certainly wasnt there when I was growing up.

I'm not sure about the front of The Topper, was it Mickey The Monkey, or was it Biffo The Bear ?

This place ?