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Hi, does anyone remember a Ronald Fellows during the 1950’s. He served his carpentry apprenticeship at Metro-Cammell, building double-decker bus framing, before being drafted into the RAF in 1956.

Hi guys, My grandfather and a number of his brothers had jobs as "tube bunchers" during the late 1920's and early 30's. Is there a good chance they could have been working at this tube factory? They lived in St. Marks street, Ladywood. Just a hunch:)

Yes, it is worth a holiday! Only, I would have to come alone; my wife and kids would be bored silly if I spent my days (happily) searching through files and records. There would be a family mutiny :) You are correct in the fact that I should dig into this deeper. I am the only one in my...

Thanks Brummie Nick, I will continue with a protracted search at the Gazette Online (the search function seems a bit unreliable, have you found that to be the case?) Also, I have an unfortunate last name--Fellows--it shows up in all sorts of correspondence i.e. "Jolly good fellows"...

Cromwell, you are not only correct about Joseph Fellows, but obviously a master at this sort of thing. Wonderful! I will check out the other names to see who is related. Where can I go to find more on Joseph? I did get his medal papers off of the Archives online site. Marvelous...

No, he was too young, he was born in 1905, the last in a large family. Most of his brothers fought in the Great War. One--Joseph Fellows was killed in France in 1918. If Harry joined at 15, as Nan had said, then the date for enlistment would be 1920. The back of the photograph I posted says (in...

Hi Cromwell, thanks, my facts are few, I'm afraid. I will ask my father what he remembers Harry did fight in the Punjab region, I remember being told that. I know he had malaria--"the worst thing I ever experienced", he said. but that won't help. Nan always said ..."dad spent 20 years in India"...

Thanks Cromwell, Your knowledge has put me in the right direction, and brought me closer to putting together the puzzle that is my Grandfather's military life. Is there a particular button book you would recommend? There are a few out there Thanks much, Kevin

Hello, My grandfather spent a number of years in India, in the 1920's, serving proudly with the British Army. My father thinks my grandfather may have been in the 101st. Can anyone identify the regiment from the attached image of his uniform buttons. Granddad was born in Coplow street...

I have just one more thing to say: I recieved the books today dollyferret, and they are great! I love the pictures of old Birmingham, and the one about the No. 8 bus route is marvelous; they will really help me with my research too. You have been very generous, and to think, I was a complete...

Hi Chris, I don't remember Cowper street, because I was just a boy. I must have rode my bike down the street many times though, because I used to ride all over Aston in those carefree days. I can't find Cowper on a present map. Has it gone too? What a shame, if it has

Wow! Thank you very much, dollyferret, you are very kind. Your words and actions (and the help from others on this site) make me want to move back to Brum' ;)

An affront on Frankfort Street Thanks dollyferret for the pictures of the present Frankfort street. What in the world were the city planners thinking? I mean, not that it was paradise down there, with the outdated row housing, and poor sanitary conditions; but it was once a thriving, congenial...

Jack Kirby on Frankfort street John, thanks for the listing. This is amazing, but one of the businesses listed on your posted directory page is a Jack Kirby, rag merchant. Jack was a great family friend. We called him Uncle Jack. He had been a boxer years before(and so too, his brothers). I...

Map of Frankfort Street Thank you Chris, the map is marvelous. Thanks for taking the time to put it up on the site, I can't believe how much has changed with the building of the expressways. Think of all the neighborhoods that were torn down. I guess that is progress. I'll have to print out the...

Hi, does anyone remember much about Frankfort street? I lived as a child at 55 Frankfort street--a back-to-back council house, from 1957 until 1965. I remember a noisey Non-Ferous metals factory located right across the street from our door. There was the corner shop whose name neither I, nor my...

Joseph Fellows killed in France 1918 Hi John, Thanks for your wonderful research and efforts. My GrandUncle Joseph Fellows (Fellowes) was killed in France during World War I. He lived with his parents, and his many brothers and sisters (including my grandfather Harry George Fellows) in St...