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The Indexes we have, thanks to the Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & heraldry photographing the Burial Registers, transcribing & computerising them - are alphabetical by Surname, than by Christian name/Initials, Year of Burial. They have the Grave Section/Number and a unique Burial...

Hi Rob, I joined up with the Friends of Key Hill after the 1st A had been, so missed that, but saw it mentioned. At that time I printed off the Founders from the Chapel website and searched the KH Index for matching names. It was passed to the Committee at the time as a possible research item...

Cheers Lyn - copied them off the flikr of Rob1ABB. Rob - the 1887 Chapel was the 'proper' chapel of the 1960's - great old building - large, dirty, dark, hard wooden boxes to sit in - proper chapel! The entry on the left as you looked at it led up a great wooden staircase to the upper floor...

Boys brigade parade outside Peoples Chapel, Great King St - Lucas's in background. Outside the Chapel heading down Gt King St.

Lyn, There are some attendance records for the Life Boys inc one with a Mark? harrington, Villa St - one of yours? https://www.flickr.com/photos/1staboysbrigade Bri

1990 view of same place - School annex now replaced by more housing

Hear Hear Lyn - all in a good cause. Thursdays are prebooked for me these days Rob, but I'll see if something can be rearranged. Have to loook through your pics again for any more showing the 'old end' in the background!

Another pic off the 1stA Boys Brigade site - Setting off for summer camp in 1966. Picture taken from the 'old' Peoples Chapel looking up Gt King St, with the New John St tower blocks visible on the skyline. Most of Gt King St had been demolished by than, but a few shops survive on the corner. I...

Hi Lynn, been over to the Chapel for the Xmas fayre - had a lovely sausage butty! Not very Xmas'y but delicious! That waste ground lyn - Bridge St West/Guest St/Little King St/Great King St still had 2 houses until April '66 - ours was one! Felt very lonely at night! Seems such a shame that...

Hi Lyn, Amazing that there is no sign of it all now - just new housing. I wasn't sure what the Tower Block was, I used to drop a friend off there some years ago loccasionally, he got moved to Yardley Wod when it came down.

Found this on the 1stA Boys brigade site recently featured - Farm St annex in Stainsby Ave. I seem to recall 4 classrooms as a new 'overspill' I was in there 64-65 with Mr Willaims in class 3B before returning tothe main school for 65-66 with Mr Brown and that fateful 11+ exam. The view is from...

About tiime Birmingham put something into the place - their neglect of it is a disgrace.

They were all fully painted buses. I was the records clerk for the Advertising Company at the time - Jointly owned by British Rail/ National Bus Company. I recall they were about £3,600 for the year + painting costs (twice - had to paint themn back afterwards!) Brian

Key Hill - K 653 In affectionate remembrance of William HINDS M.D. who died October 18th [1881] aged 69 years. (Damage): And of Marianne widow of the above who died on the 6th November 1882 also of John HINDS who died February 3rd 1897 aged 78 years. Also Valentine Edward elder son of John...

Hi Harry, Apologies - it is Saltley Secondary school that was in Belchers lane. Thought St peters had closed some years ago? I know it was still there back in the '70's Brian

Hi Harry, Apologies - it is Saltley Secondary school that was in Belchers lane. Thought St peters had closed some years ago? I know it was still there back in the '70's Brian

Hi Jane - they are all Public graves, rather than Private graves - Just means they were normal everyday working class types, rather than slightly moneyed middle class! I don't think anything remains to mark the A & B graves - these sections are very denuded of memorials. The G & H are vaults...

Absolutely brilliant collection of pics - Spent most of Monday last week leafing through them- great to see the Old man, Mr Parry, Dave Pearce, Roger Tipper, saw one of my elder brothers - couldn't spot the other! Brings back plenty of memories The BB has a good charity shop in Erdington High...

It's just the ground that becomes unstable, though, that way round isn't it? never does keep still for me if I do the Pub first! Bri

Right hand side - Charles - Eldest son