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Lewis’s Toy Fair, clockwork train 15/6d apologies is a poor quality image

I am trying to remember, was Santa on the 4 th or top floor, I can remember the lift with the attendant and the mechanical floor selector , the double set of trellis type metal gates Uncle Holly , gave me and other children a badge with him on it and Lewis’s name , well I am also most sure ...

Davenports Brewery and offices Bath Row date unknown , an impressive building

The opening of the re built Coach and Horses Castle Bromwich

Seasons Greetings to all

Found this picture , WW2 Home Guard patrolling the canals (Brummie Navy) circa 1942 ish

The picture attached shows horse and cart transport for coke from Adderley Street Gasworks in Birmingham (circa1920). The gas industry during that period (like other commercial enterprises) used the mode of transport of the day which was at that time horse power. The gas holder frame you can...

Bridge 91 on the GU canal Jenkins Road Small Heath , my short cut from Sparkhill to Coventry Rd via the Acker Docks

Words that BCC council regularly use that always causes me great concern when they use them are - consultation, planning, and budget management

Not quite Birmingham related , but a ‘Wanted Poster’ from Glasgow re person or persons attempting to blow up a gas holder In 1883 .

See link for Kings Norton Toll house with the toll charges on the board https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2282013

I am told this picture relates to the dock at Arlewas, (by one of the local ex-gas employee at the AGI) I cannot verify this is accurate information.

Pictures of the Gas AGI, you can see the village on the top left of the first picture, they do not show a lot of the village if you click on enlarge the picture gives a better view.

And post # 72 same thread

Hello Morturn, Post #66Nov 14, 2022 - Gas Holders in Birmingham gives a picture and some information, it was Coleshill

I have some aerial pictures of Alrewas , mostly of the gas AGI I take a look at them and if any show the area in general I will post

Hello link attached https://www.alrewas-archives.co.uk/uploads/files/publications/alrewas-at-work-rest-and-play.pdf

I found this link to a History of Birmingham in some detail. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/13926/13926-h/13926-h.htm

I remember the Cape well, in my younger days I worked on a mp pipeline that supplied gas to the then new Woodloes Park housing estate and local industry . We came to work one Tuesday after a spring bank holiday and all our signs and barriers had been thrown in the canal!!, we spent the morning...

On gas and it’s long association with Birmingham, the picture attached is a report from the ‘Boost’ the internal WMGB newsletter. It celebrates the village of Hopwood, (Redditch) being the last area in the West Midlands Region to be converted to Natural Gas.