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They were indeed and I can remember the man who wound up the clock in the gas street lamps each month would travel from lamp to lamp on a bike with to pannier bags with tools and mantels and he would carry the ladder on his shoulder.

To plug into the light socket Pete?

It sounds like when the Birmingham Corporation built public utility’s like baths, they did go all out to build quality and things that supported health and wellbeing

I recall that Erdington Baths had a Turkish Bath section. It had a lot of ornate tiling in the hot room and quite a nice plunge pool too.

They are absolutly super Mark

Thanks, that has just reminded me of what Jack Hargraves once said about why a boxing ring is called a ring when is square. It was a circular ring of posts for prize fighting but if the police turned up, they could quickly dismantle and hide four posts amongst the crowd.

I am not sure if boxing ever been illegal in the UK. Bare knuckle boxing has been legal since the 17th century as it is governed by quite strict rules. Street fighting was and still is illegal, but I also have my doubts that stepping into another county to avoid arrest is true too. I have...

Chris, your right c1850's, thanks

Excellent. The hand planed raised panel draw bottoms were common before the mid-19th century. The idea being the ½ thick bottom panel would create a weak area on the draw side rebates (rabbets) so they were slimed down to ¼ inch. Interestingly, this was the precursor of the raised panel door...

Thanks for the phots. So far so good. The hand cut dovetails indicate its possibly pre 1895 and the hardwood draw sides and bottoms indicate its English. American draws tend to be made in popular. That single board wide draw bottom looks great too. Can I ask you for a picture of the underside...

happy birthday Anthea, have an amazing day

If you take that bottom centre draw out and photograph the dovetail joints on the front and back corners, we can get a better guess at its age and authenticity.

I have wacked the contrast up so the image looks pants, but it makes the text stand out a bit better.

It seems it was a generic term for quite a few chronic conditions, the hospital at Jaffray Hospital in Birmingham was one such place too. Further details here https://historic-hospitals.com/2015/10/07/hospitals-for-incurables-the-former-longmore-hospital-edinburgh/

Just wondering about what they mean by incurable females?

Happy Birthday

I can remember Penns Lane Station just like in your photos. I recall they built a Kingdom Hall on part of the site.

Yes, you advance the injection timing and with a bit (quite a lot) of luck it will kick into reverse.

The picture top life showing Mr Humphries is also showing the infamous Bolinder Diesel Engine. I know them well, and you took your life into your own hands when starting a Bolinder Engine up.

Yes its a super kits. Thanks also, ill pop along later in the week and have a look.