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Time flies and we are remembering dear Peter once again. I too miss him very much and have some wonderful memories of my trip to London to stay with Peter and his wife Barbara. Also, his visit to Birmingham when I was visiting. He took me along the canal off Newhall Street explaining the...

Links to a photo of Mr. J. C. Holder and details of his baronetcy. Not too much obvious information on him that I could find or any article about the opening game at BCFC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holder_baronets...

I remember coming down Hunton Hill from Gravelly Hill Station every work night in the late 1950's when I worked at New Street Station and caught the diesel into work and back every day. The buildings with the gables at the bottom of the hill had some nice shops in them in those days. It was a...

Hi sss65: You might ring Erdington Library( Phone No: and ask them if they have any photos of the old Police houses in Osborne Road. Erdington has a Local History group that might have photos. Their contact info is...

Bernie, thanks for posting the link. I was engrossed in it the first time I read it a few years ago. It is fascinating to read and I am sure a lot of members haven't come across it as yet.

Hi c.Kember; You can search the Sutton Coldfield Cemetery site at this link: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2467844

Thanks for posting the photos Viv. It's always great to see photos of the assembly lines,etc.

Thanks for posting Viewfinder. Your post reminded me of articles I saw in the late 1990's regarding the stealing of complete pub interiors in Birmingham. Martin Mulleney said at that time that he thought the interiors were being stolen to order and shipped overseas. The pubs you mention...

All I can say is I remember Bar Six Chocolate Bars....Yum Yum https://www.google.ca/search?q=Cadbury%27s+Bar+Six+Chociolate+Bar+&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&gws_rd=cr&ei=mqiCUuWPMseeiQK5poF4

The white house is Rookery House, former Council House for Erdington. Not sure if it's Spring Lane or Western Road in the photo. Someone else might know Rookery House is still standing but is deteriorating fast due to no funds to maintain it. If it gets demolished yet another heritage Erdington...

Birmingham Mail article today- Tony Iommi receives an Honorary Degree from Coventry University https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/music/black-sabbaths-tony-iommi-gets-6296551

Hi Gensec: According to several references about JJR Tolkien's life at 264 Wake Green Road. The house was initially owned by a wealthy Birmingham solicitor named A.H. Foster. Mr. Foster had the house built for his servants. He and his family were living close by in a much larger residence...

Bit more about Sir Josiah Mason's Orphange in Erdington to add to Mike's map. https://epapers.bham.ac.uk/625/

Here in Vancouver Remembrance Day/Armastice Day is observed on November 11th. It is a provincial day off in British Columbia. I hate to call it a holiday. Not all of Canada's provinces have the day off on November 11th. There is a 21 gun salute in Stanley Park at 11:00am and usually, weather...

Hi Aklam19: Have you found James' record on the Commonwealth War Graves web site. If not you can look up their site at: cwgc.org James is listed there.

My Uncle: William Venville, son of Evangeline and William Venville, Witton, Birmingham Rank: Rifleman S/1459 12th Battalion King's Own Rifle Brigade...

Hi Viv, Topo Giglio was very funny and as you say very shy. I remember him from The Ed Sullivan Show on Tv way back. You can see and hear him on these Youtube sites...

Is the Hairy Lemon pub still shut down? I remember reading this article earlier in the year. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/lifestyle/food-and-drink/troubled-erdington-pub-hairy-lemon-3569558

Thanks for the pics Dave. Doesn't seem to change much in recent years. Here is the photo of the National School as promised. I used to go there some Sundays for classes when the Church House was being used for something other than Sunday School. This would have been in the early 1950's. It was...

Thanks for posting pics Dave. Those shops beneath the old Mother's Club hgave changed so much over the years. So many tenants and yet another Charity Shop now. It seems there are so many such shops in the High Street these days.