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I asked at the Sutton history group yesterday but nobody had heard of Dog Lane. Do you think it could have just been just a name that the older locals used? May get back to you if anyone thinks of anything.

It may be called The Driffold now. This starts opposite Maney Hill Road and turns left into Wyndley Lane. The straight route is via Birmingham Road into Manor Hill. Not sure that would be classed as Maney though. Perhaps Dog Lane didn't sound posh enough for the residents! There are some very...

Well, I am quite disenchanted with the museums a the moment. Last year we bought a membership to all the sites and couldn't visit many of them as they were closed or only open for limited times. I complained and had the membership renewed but so far I've tried Soho House which is closed, Aston...

Good point abut the milk churn Viv. I can see it now. On the right hand side of the picture, just above the white gate posts there is a large building in the background which I took to be trees at first. I think this is the orphanage - not very clear but it's the only building in the area...

Hi Viv, Chester Road is always confusing and so many road widening schemes have taken place over the years. If it is as you suggest then the road on the right is Orphanage Road (Bell Lane) and this should continue over the Chester Road but the blooming van's in the way so you can't see...

This looks really interesting Mort and I shall be looking at it later today. Viv, I was listening to a podcast the other day and they mentioned 'Mole Days' where you visit places you knew and enjoyed as a as a child. The 'Mole' is apparently from Wind in the Willows and this is what he did - I...

Viv, I have a copy of that poster and I'm waiting to get a frame for it. Thank you both - I will pass the pictures on.

Hi Everyone, just to clarify (I have a tendency to think everyone can read my mind and they can't). The term 'Spaghetti Line' was only coined very recently and not by the railway itself. In the same way that the line which goes to Stratford is known by some as the 'Shakespeare Line', the...

Thank you all. I found quite a few that might do and I'm only half way through! Plenty up for discussion at any rate. Here are a few names - Bird's Custard, Bournville, BSA, Bull Ring, Cadbury's, Dunlop, Hudson's Whistles, Kunzle, Kynoch, Lucas, Prince of Wales Theatre, GWR, & Wolsley Motors...

Perfect, thanks Viv. I tried all variations of Advertisements'/Adverts' in the search facility and have spent some time on 'Adverts of Yesteryear' but nothing really suitable. However, I shall now pass another happy hour. It keeps me out of trouble anyway! Penny

Hi, I've been asked to look for early 20th Century advertisements particularly connected to Birmingham. This is to do with the Cross-City Line, also known as The Spaghetti Line. The theme is around 1908. If anyone has any pictures of posters etc. I'd be very grateful. Many thanks, Penny

At the 2021 Christmas Fair Graham dressed as Uncle Holly (not a good photo unfortunately) and whoever wrote the notice they called him Mr Holly. He had rigged a bike up to a Christmas tree and if it was pedalled hard enough it lit up the tree.

They tried this for a time at Erdington Library, sweeping away the lovely old entrance desk, bringing in the neighbourhood office and then deciding that it wasn't a success and reverting back to library only. Sutton Library is falling apart and access to records is minimal. The staff are as...

Glad you found it useful JoPro. It looks as though Joseph was a marine if I've read it right. I have Wilkes in my family tree about six generations back but as I said before lost all my research with the crash. I do have papers but they will take some time to look through but if I find anything...

Morning JoPro, Firstly, I'm not familiar with the Merchant Navy but I had a look on the internet and I don't think the term applied until much later. This needs looking into but unfortunately my laptop crashed and I lost years of research (my own fault - I now back up regularly). I'm sure that...

Hi Sue, yes, Birmingham is a long way from the sea but regular recruiting parties used to set up stall in this city and I'm sure in many others.. They probably would have run out of local men! I have two ancestors, Birmingham born, who were in the navy and two in the marines.

Happy New Year Everyone. Hope it's a good one!

Happy Christmas everyone.

Mark, I have a postcard in my aunts collection sent on the morning of a visit to say that they wouldn't be able to meet this lunch time.

My Mom always used her mother's Christmas pudding recipe and that included grated carrots. I think they were ahead of their time as these days we all like carrot cake! Nannie Woolley was born in 1871 and the recipe could have been her mother's. I remember suet coming in a big uneven lump which...