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thanks,terry, patrick sharkey was in a irish regiment, he was from n,ireland,royal irish rifles,age 18, william nicholl, came from dumfries, scotland, his regiment sunderland highlanders, not to sure of the spelling, he lost his arm in france,1918, they were both treated in birmingham dudley rd...

a big hello, to you all, i am looking for info on 2,man they were both in ww1, both were wounded & taken to dudley rd hospital,, one was called PATRICK SHARKEY, thee other was WILLIAM NICHOLL, if anyone can help with info please do, many thanks, in advance,...all the best,....christy

st albans sch ,dymoke st [highgate] does, any one have a photo please of this school, i think it came down in the late 60,s maybe 70, all the best,...christy..

hello,pomgolian, the chairman of the tree lovers league,[mrs crees] was awarded a MBE, for her work.& was given a box set of booklets,. all the booklets were given to parents from each school, our school [REA ST] was a pink colour, so there must be a book from each sch who was in the tree lovers...

pomgolian, yes the same one, i wish now i had one, i always look at car boots for any? i wonder if they are still going,[tree lovers league]. i will have to put up a better photo as you can not read what it says, if you here of any badges, going please let me know,all the best. regards,...christy..

hello,folks, is there anyone on the forum who has info on summerfield house,i,e childrens register & parents from 1906- onwards i amm sure my grandfather was there 1918-9. he then went to shenley-fields cottage homes till 1928, is there any info left to say they where there? please help!!. there...

walshy, take a look at post st martins flats, it has photos of gooch st, in 1957,& at the corner of conybere st, where the picture cinema was,o,k all the best,..christy..

hi,everyone , my grandfather, was sent to this place in 1918,he was there for a few years,[summerhill] i did get a letter, from s/ services, he then went to shenley fields cottage homes till 1928, summerhill is a old peoples home now,[i think] all the best,...christy..

lefthooker, how are you, i spoke to phil on the forum, he said there was a toy company making toys in angelina st,[ highgate,b,ham12,] OSKY METALS TOYS,. HALL & LANE,leopold st made metal boxes, did they branch out & make toys?. i will let you know soon when dot gets back to me who worked at...

hi,lefthooker, i asked the lady where she worked, she said chad valley she was there 1965, her job was vacunm packing toys, so, i have also said was it called [chad valley] or [hall & lane] i will let you know? regards,...christy,..this was in highgate,..b,ham 12. when it burned down it was in...

hi,lefthooker_uk, all i can say is it had plenty of burned toys in the factory, on one of the posts, on the forum, one of the young girls used to work there i will ask her what it was used for i.e [storage/warehouse] i am sure it was chad valley, it was next door to the peacock pub.also there is...

hello, lefthooker_uk, i like the work u have done on your pics,, do you have any info on the toy factory of chad vally in dymoke st,[birmingham] it burned down in 1967-8,we all used to go & fetch all the burned toys, out to play with. there must have been 20,30 fire engines, on that night, it...

hi,everyone, here is the photo, TREE LOVERS LEAGUE, CHAIRMAN,[ mrs crees, & alderman,mrs crosskey, most of us came from st,martins flats, i am in the middle. REA.ST SCHOOL. highgate, 1968-9, great times,, all the best,...christy..

hello,pomgolian, i have a photo of the tree lovers league, from 1968-9, we won a garden contest, our school was rea st in highgate, all us kids are in it plus the committie of the league, i will dig it out the pic ,o,k all the best,...christy.

hi,folks, here is the large photo, you may have to turn around, my grandfather is here some where? small photo he send back fromwhere he was, with those words, on the front,[five brummies] take care, all the best....christy,.

HI,everyone, IS there any brummies, out there who served in this regiment, i have a few photos, of my grandfather, there is a large photo of his battalion on parade some-where around the world,[india] it has no writing on this photo to say where it was or who they are, my grandfather was in this...

hi,everyone, is there any lists, of ww2, soldiers who where injured, & stayed at dudley rd hospital, for treatment?. i am looking for a patrick sharkey, can anyone help with info please. many thanks, in advance,..regards,...christy..

hi, all, is there any files,left, to summerhill house, or shelly-fields, or lists, of children who were in care in 1915-1928, in [BIRMINGHAM] all i get are littie bits, of info,who has these records,? if my grandfather came from a another planet, i would understand, this, he was born & bred in...

hi everyone, can anyone tell me why u have to go on a long chase, to trace your family members, who were in care? everytime i try to find any paper-work on my grandfather, [ we don,t know] is it through in a bin or burnt, who knows,? or [top-secert]. christy...

nice one,macca, i have e,mailed st,chad,s [ father-sharp] in there archive department, i will wait & see? i hope he is a good as his name? all the best,...christy