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Mark, many thank for posting this it a super article. I would be very interested to know where the workers houses were built? I do recall the Dunlop bus service with stops along Holly Lane. It is interesting how the whole organisation was structured itself around it workforce providing local...

I had one in my garden the other day, early morning

Looks like they are widening the bridge

Looks like this with it railing and the plaque wat at the one end. Here is a description of the plaque https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7571205

I grew up in Erdington and don’t remember the railing, so I imagine they were removed for WWII as was a lot of other ironworks

My recollections of that are it was built into the low wall that surrounded the pristinely manicured village green that no one was allowed to walk on. I recall it had some mention of queen Victoria, perhaps a jubilee.

I did take a look at some old maps Lyn. We have the social housing built in the 1920's but before that just farmland

We have a regular pair of crows who vist our garden. I think they must have chicks they are feeding. They seem to have found a source of bread which they bring to our garden and soak it in the water bowl we leave out everyday and make it all mushy to feed the chicks.

I have heard Terrys Lane mentioned before but am at a loss to know where it was. There is a Terrys Lane now, just by Paget Road but its fairly modern

I popped out to Warstone cemetery yesterday and managed to take 1,073 photos of the catacombs to assemble into a 3D model of the site. It gives a new prospective on the catacombs, I always thought of them as crescent shaped, but the model shows its an asymmetrical horseshoe. You can see on the...

As you most likely know Richard it’s project creep, followed by all those lovey prolongation claims

Nicholas Hennessy was the Minister of the Congregational Church from 1891 to 1903 and lived a short distance away on Coventry Road. I am researching him fora relative of his, now living in New Zealand. I'f it were possible for you to photograph the "Chest" it would make lovely addition to the...

The one I can think of was the Long Boat

The house dates to around 1920’s Pete so I recon WWII is right

That’s interesting, osier’s are normally associated with willow for basket making

Hope all goes well, my thoughts are with you.

I rode a Triumph Tiger Cub; I seem to recall third party fire and theft was just less than a tenner.

I recall the hosing department took all of its fleet vehicle to Curzon St depot for the servicing ad maintenance. I do also recall the Railway pub, famous for some of the bands who played there. The landlord was a legendary pool player too.

Good morning members, we are talking about motorcycle shops here so let get back on track. Thanks

Looking down the road towards the Golden Cross there were two mains installed. On the right it was a water main that crossed the stream to the waterworks on the right hand side. The left side did eventually have a gas main installed that also cross the stream.