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    Coca cola

    I spilt coca cola over my keyboard yesterday I managed to tip and mop up some of it but today its not turning on. Does this mean my laptop is kaput. Please help
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    Westhill College Selly Oak

    We lived in No 67 so not too far away from your parents.
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    Bridge Street West

    My aunt and uncle lived No 6.
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    Westhill College Selly Oak

    I moved in 1976 to Weoley Park Road and yes its certainly different now - we backed onto playing fields then.
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    Bridge Street West

    Brummy-lad Its marvellous how even 9 years later someone finds more info. Many thanks and appreciated.
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    1921 Census

    Agree Lyn, it will be interesting to see who our ancestors worked for and what they did.
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    1921 Census

    Update on Census...
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    Harry lucas school

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    Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men 1877 by E Edwards.

    This is a very interesting read on Birmingham men and can be downloaded FOC. (when you have the time). https://www.gutenberg.org/files/18821/18821-h/18821-h.htm
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    Research help needed...

    I can only quote what I learned a few years ago re the Dark Ages of Birmingham 'Research would include inter-relationships between medieval parishes claimed to be fragmented remains of earlier parochial places and other land units'.
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    Research help needed...

    Tinpot there has been and that was where 'land continuity' comes in which land units survived from one era to another which involved archaeology, topography and place named evidence but of course it needed documentary research. With all the ongoing developments taking place, they may unearth...
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    Research help needed...

    Birth of Birmingham unfortunately took place during the foggiest of times which was rightly named the Dark Ages and from which there was a lack of written records. There was a theory from Sarah Wager (historian) regarding land continuity. I dont know whether anyone is able to research that.
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    St Thomas' Church Bath Row near Granville Street

    https://www.search.birminghamimages.org.uk/Details.aspx?&ResourceID=8252&PageIndex=13&SearchType=2&ThemeID=185
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    St Thomas' Church Bath Row near Granville Street

    Have a look on here https://www.search.birminghamimages.org.uk/Details.aspx?&ResourceID=8225&PageIndex=13&SearchType=2&ThemeID=185
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    Humorous And Interesting Newspaper Stories about Birmingham

    Alfred Fewbrell.
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    Dentistry past and present in Brum

    Dental Hospital. Ugh the mask over the mouth. I broke my front tooth when I was 8 and they covered it with a silver looking tooth, then they replaced with a plastic tooth which looked just as ugly, my mom asked them to do a 'proper' tooth they refused and said I might fall over in the...
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    Does this help credit Historic England
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    There's Regents Row but thats off Warstone Lane
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    Humorous And Interesting Newspaper Stories about Birmingham

    Ford Street
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    Viewpoint

    You will be able to see it on ITV Hub until Sunday
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