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I liked this article today in the Birmingham Mail: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/new-street-station-honour-fallen-6414593

Uncle Albert: Here is the site for the Monumental Inscriptions for Birmingham Churches. You can have a search through these to see if any of your relatives are listed: https://www.hunimex.com/warwick/mi/mi_indx.html

Hi Uncle Albert, In my experience with the Monumental Inscriptions Lists they are fairly accurate. However, as mentioned names can be missed off the lists and other people can be buried in the graves in the cemeteries but not always recorded. I think you would need more proof as to where Henry...

Looking at the Monumental Inscriptions for St. Saviour's, Saltley. There is no one with the surname Plumb on their list. https://www.hunimex.com/warwick/mi/mi_brum_salt.html

Wonderful news Lindyloo. Thanks for letting us all know.

It is indeed a lovely shot. I love the little girl's outfit. I used to attend St. Margaret's Church when it was in Somerset Road and also had some friends in Enstone Road further up where the Pavilion Cinema used to be. That photo on Google must have been taken early in the morning or after...

Like Old Mohawk I think the picture is before 1939. King Edward's Grammar School was starting to move out in 1936 and was subsequently demolished.

Hi Paul: There is quite a lot about the Bundy clocks in Brum on the forum. Here's one thread about them: https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=39124&highlight=Bundy+clocks

Hi Viv: You are correct about the railing around Nelson's statue. These links confirm this and also something about the controversy about the railings when the statue was renovated and moved to where it resides now...

Hi: This came up on the pub images search. The photo was originally posted by Phil I believe. Thanks to him.

I liked this article and accompanying photos a lot today. I think the Markets opening on Sundays will attract a lot of people. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/birminghams-bull-ring-outdoor-market-6355563

That's great Les. I really like this site as it contains so much historical information beyond the pubs of Brum.

Hi sss65: I have spoken today to my friend Margaret who lives on the corner of Wilton Road and Osborne Road and has done for decades. She said that the newer houses were police houses and that the Police Station was in Wilton Road. Maybe some photos will turn up eventually.

Re: Moseley Road Baths, August 2009 Hi Lyn: This is shocking after promises. Can't believe anyone in gov. these days. Erdington Leisure Centre is going plus seven others. In the case of Erdington there will be nowhere for the kids to learn to swim unless they go to Wyndley Leisure Centre in...

Hi Shortie: Could be this one........ GRAHAM STREET INFANT SCHOOL. Connected with Mount Zion Baptist Chapel. In existence 1850 in a building (presumably the Sunday sch.) erected 1821, with 60 I in attendance.(58) There was only a Sunday sch. here in 1830 (56) and the day sch. had disappeared...

Hello JKM: This site is a good place to start. https://www.libraryofbirmingham.com/tracingaburial

It was the third month of my Canadian adventure. I was on my lunch hour at work when the news came through. It was hard to believe. The American news stations were totally alive with the awful news. I lived in the YWCA in Peterborough,Ontario at the time and a couple of the girls who lived...

Have got a bit behind with posting the links to the Birmingham Mail Nostalgia series of photos. Here are the photos from today. If you scroll down to the bottom of the left hand side of the screen you can see the photo galleries going back to October. There are some great shots in this series...

Hi Viv: Between British History Online and Bill Dargue's site there is more information of where this rally was held. Links: https://billdargue.jimdo.com/placenames-gazetteer-a-to-y/places-n/the-newhall-estate-city-centre/ https://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22971&strquery=1819...

Hi aok: Welcome to the Forum. The Birmingham Government https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/harbornehistory pages have some great links to Harborne and also their Local History Group. You may be able to find some information on the house that you are looking for on Harborne Park Road and perhaps a...