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Lyn, I'm beginning to doubt the year. My sister was born Jun 52, I was April 55 I was in Mr Williams class - 3rd year Sep 64-Jul 65, I was Mr Brown Sep 65- Apr 66 when we wrer bulldozed out after 11 plus but before leaving Infants. She should be 2 or 3 years ahead of me. I'm thinking it could be...

My sister reckons 1963 sometime before end of term in July, but long afyter Easter (due to time the ice remained). She does not have her cardy on! she would 8 going 9 (in the June). Its given her kid a laugh if nothing else - although they did spot her straight away having seen other pics of her...

Must be early 1964. Sep 64-apr 65 I was in Mr Williams class in the Annex. 65-66 I was back at Farm St with Mr Berry. I thpught my sister was a couple of years ahead of me, so would assume 63-4 at latest?

Sent this to my sister Annette Southwell - thought it looked like her - front left wearing Alice Band. She has just confirmed it is her. She was born June 1952 - so very early 1960's or even late 1950's ???. I never saw a photographer whist I was there!

I have very little info now on KH Graves - most was left behind in the cemetery store, when I had to step back due to family illnesses / bereavements. I will have look tomorrow to refresh my memory of Section N and see if I have any otes on the external hard drive where any remaing scraps may...

for cars coming up hill st? Colmore row had become a one way street? have to go round island and down new st or Hill St

It should have the age that was given by the informant - sometimes guessed wrong. Address is usually the address they died at - sometime Hospital or Workhouse, quite often just a street name It should also have the name of the person who bought the grave - usually next of kin

That is one the former entrnces now sealed off - stonework is all new as is the stonework along the wall where the railing are fitted (top bit only bottom original)

Great - I can see my old house - between the L & I of Little backing on to Bridge St west - 1st house, 3rd block from Guest st end!

Thats it Lyn, they bent Gt King st when they redeveloped the area. The original lucas factory was much smaller than the Gt King st site and was near the end of little king st, I understand near to the juct of the original Gt King st.

I believe it is supposed to be on the site of the original factory, which was in Little King St, Off Gt King ST, but niow buried under the grass when the roads were mucjked about with during the rebuild of the area

Apologies looking at wrong grave for Albert! O is also Publics behind the mint

Hi Josie - hope the following is of use Name, Year, Grave area & Number - Burial Register Number I think P1967 (from memory is a deep public benind the Mint. D are is as you go uphill and turn right to ward Wsarstone Lane entrance - Again some Publics adjacent the wall WAKELAM Thomas 1884 I 5...

See posts 10 + 12 - Fentham has details of Inscriptions - his email address is also mentioned

Brian Hutton - recently died, Andy Firth, D R Weightman ? PE I went to Bryntial for a week in my 1st year 1971-2 and C G Thomas Lad - presumably Geoff - was there. always wondered how teachers kids got on at schools where their parents taught? especially if the Teacher wasn't liked much -...

Richard, In general the 100 years after use rules was the benchmark, but the council wanted to cut mtce costs as the Cemetery was bringing in almost no revenue, so almost anything and everything was 'game' It was a practise Church Graveyards did on an almost annual basis in order to reuse the plots.

sad that you cannot now walk around - keeping yourself isolated either here or in NT Parks & Gardens

Is it Queens Drive which ran between LMS & LNWR sides of New st station? Only other parcels would have been Curzon St.

Hope the clock runs longer than the 'Millenium Flame' which soon ran out of gas!

I did not have my camera with me and have no smartphone - needs someone to pop along and take a few pics - looking differant now!