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  1. gingerjon

    See Birmingham by Post Card

    Its Park Road
  2. gingerjon

    Summer Lane

    I have just found the funeral jpg in Brian's collection it says Mr Birches Funeral. I am in the process of building a new summer lane web site it as only the Home page and an introduction at the moment as any poster got and material to help out with John H https://www.the-summerlane-kid.co.uk/
  3. gingerjon

    West Bromwich Albion

    Jessie Pennington My Mom was a Jones her Dad was a groundsman at the Albion the Jones were involved with Albion Teddy Sanford was my cousin
  4. gingerjon

    Christ Church New Street

    They are basket carriages as Ray said Jennings Parliament street hire them out was also with flat carts and builders carts they were used for all manner of things, the flat carts were used by tatters, fuit and veg dealers and not forgetting moonlight flits when the rent man got uptight with no rent
  5. gingerjon

    Theodore Street

    Here you are Lyn just for your perseverance Replacement photo .
  6. gingerjon

    Handsworth Cemetery 100th Birthday

    Re: More of Handsworth Cemetery This link will give some more on Handsworth cemetery https://www.handsworthhistory.co.uk/Handsworth-cemetery
  7. gingerjon

    Great Brook Street Aston - Where is /was it?

    Ashted was in Aston prior to 1911 so this photograph would be before 1911
  8. gingerjon

    Handsworth History & Astonbrook through Aston Manor Links

    Thanks John fixed that now working and thanks to Mike Ingram John H
  9. gingerjon

    Handsworth History & Astonbrook through Aston Manor Links

    Looking for help I have just finished the new look www.handsworthhistory.co.uk site would like a feed back and some input from members stories and photographs new and old, any input would be appreciated you can e-mail me or message me. Would like to thank Mike Ingram and Jamal from Nibs...
  10. gingerjon

    Anyone Tidy up a 1930s photo

    I have increased the resolution
  11. gingerjon

    Anyone Tidy up a 1930s photo

    I have enlarged it a bit
  12. gingerjon

    13 Bartons Bank, Aston 1940's

    Follow this link it will take you to Upper Thomas Street school photographs go down links and click on link you want https://www.astonbrook-through-astonmanor.co.uk/schools
  13. gingerjon

    Books: about Winson Green area by Gary Smith

    I have posted you the address you need Gary as three Books A trip down the Flat Winson Green my World A walk up the Green
  14. gingerjon

    Online Gutenberg Library: Showell’s Dictionary of Birmingham

    would be very interested in browsing it if no one else as asked for it
  15. gingerjon

    whistle PC Thomas - New Street Police Station

    Re: PC Thomas whistle - New Street Police Station John, Dave cross of the Police Museum has sent me a pic of this whistle---have you asked him about it. Whose is it out of interest ?Where does it come from. I will investigate---it is not one of ours. Yours Simon Just had...
  16. gingerjon

    Aston Villa Groundsmen 1932ish

    Update regarding Villa archives John H Hello John, As far as I am aware, there is no one yet appointed to do that specific job, but if you were to contact Villa Park (0121 327 2299) and ask for Lee Preece - who is the manager responsible - I am sure your query will get sorted out. Best...
  17. gingerjon

    Norton's of Key Hill

    Looking up what's left of Key Hill July 2010
  18. gingerjon

    whistle PC Thomas - New Street Police Station

    Re: PC Thomas whistle - New Street Police Station Florence can you take a photograph of it to see who were the makers
  19. gingerjon

    Aston Villa Groundsmen 1932ish

    Aston Villa do have archives I don't know were that story of Doug Ellis came from but it's not true I have put a link to Villa archives , John Lerwill haas left the club I have yet to find out who is looking after the archives now https://www.lerwill-life.org.uk/astonvilla/index.htm
  20. gingerjon

    whistle PC Thomas - New Street Police Station

    Re: PC Thomas whistle - New Street Police Station one of Hudsons whistles
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