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Thank you so much Pat will love these.

Hi Astonian I was talking to someone today who mentioned the Cross at Aston Cross....did she mean the Golden Cross? I know she mentioned her father had something to do with it whether he was a Landlord or not I don't know, maybe a local her name is Pat though I don't think Roper is her maiden...

I used this to collect information at Brandwod End and Yardley, then contacted the cemetery with the information I obtained and as I mentioned before they were very helpful

Its lovely I wish I could put some of my thoughts down as you have.

What was his sisters maiden name?

https://www.christchurch-yardleywood.org.uk/ This will take you to it.

I have recently been to a funeral and a burial at Christ Church in Yardley Wood. The church is on or between School Road and Ravenshill Road.

I have recently discovered family buried at Brandwood End which I mentioned previously. The staff have been very helpful, showing me whereabouts they may be buried, they are public graves and have no markers to identify them. They now have a wall where you can purchase a tile to place on it...

Its hard to believe that the trees are blossoming it went extremely cold today is it true it might snow. The photos are lovely aston.

Thank you Cromwell I think I just needed to have that confirmed. I had seen it writen with refernce to transport history in the city but couldn't find any other information.

I am currently looking at Colmore Row, since it appears as the residence of a Catherine Faircloth at the time of her marriage to Edward Hough (Brick Layer) in 1846. When checking the 1841 I found Nanny Faircloth residing at Monmouth Street. I didn't know until doing a search that Monmouth Street...

Oh you are good sports, mind you I didn't reckon on it looking that old, timber framed buildings, I can't wait to show the folks. Thank you I will be visiting Central Library soon will it be alright for me to print off to take with me.

Silly me I need to put my glasses on a sign of the times me thinks. I asked about the High Street as I wanted to be sure it was the same High Street referred to in Kelly's and Wrightons when researching my ancestor John Bartlett who had premises at 39 High Street Court 9 Deritend from 1839.

I have Taylors in my family I get so far then lose it. My great grandmother was Leah Taylor married to Alfred Bartlett, I know they lived in Highgate Road and she lived until 1953 dying at the ripe old age of 80 not bad. I have been trying to locate siblings who knows maybe Percy is related, if...

I am looking for Huckerby, I have Thomas Huckerby and Rosina my g g grandparents, he was a brick layer they lived in Bolton Road.

I never had my children there but I had friends who did, the building was old but I beleive that the care was excellent.

There was a Wilmott Breedon on Fordhouse Lane KIngs Heath.

Camp Hill Don't know what happened there, but I was responding to the photo of the camp hill fly over. I remember it and remember going over it.....did the buses go over. I also recall it being demolished but was it as part of the ring road or about the time of having a racing circuit...

grange road I don't have memories but have been researching the Underhill branch in the family, my grandmothers uncle and her cousin apparently had shops or business's in Grange Road 63 and 64. Emma her cousin died in 1987 aged 94, I can go as far as 1936 but did she still trade in 63 or 64...

Has anyone got any old photographs of the High Street Deritend, my interest is due to discovering that John Bartlett and John Bartlett Jnr had premises at Ct 10 High Street Deritend, from 1839 until approx 1901, he was a hop press maker, steel mill maker or malt crusher.