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Thanks for that .. Carl Chinns brummagem mags and evening mail old brum articles are invaluable - he’s also helped me personally in my research… great brummie - l think you could be correct that the block is a local term for the horsefair Rgds Tom Kenny

My great grandfather was a horse trader in Birmingham..Thomas Kenny he did his trading at a place called the block- does anyone know anything about the “block” thanks Tom

Should be rackett court 32 bath street

Thanks so much- that address was known as bishops house- it was opposite st chads cathedral hence the priests being there - l think they also gave mass to the navvies at my great grandads lodging house- Tackett court - my dad recalls father roskell

Looking for photo of racket court/ rauquet court 32 bath street Birmingham circa 1936/37 ..thanks Tom

Hi LP … l would be interested In anything you find out .. my great grandfather (Thomas Kenny) was the landlord at old racket court bath st and my great gran (Mary) ran a shop on weaman street at the same time…l think theres a link between st chads cathedral and bishops house and racket court ...

Thanks very much - made another link

Thanks Robert … me too! Rgds Tom

Thanks v much

thanks nick

also looking for information on a Terence Kenny ..younger brother of Thomas..who was the proprietor of rackett Court ..32 Bath street...and was there a link between St chads ...bishops house and rackett court ? my dad remembers a cannon roskell or similar name and a sister Gertrude thanks

hi anyone got pics of 32 Bath street rackett court thanks tom

Hi LP ..thanks yes going back a long way! Now l realise why l was referred to as little Tommy .. and I’m 64!

Thanks both much appreciated Rgds Tom

Hi all .. thanks for the help … l’ve got a document that advertised my great grandfathers lodging house at 32 bath st off snow hill ..called old racket court - is that correct or should it be racquet court. Thanks Tom Kenny

Thanks very much Rgds Tom

Thanks- yes please

Spot on …thank you

Thanks so much - checked with my dad …you’re spot on! Rgds Tom

It’s Patrick Edward Kenny dob 8/5/35 he had a brother my uncle Tommy- my grandfather also called Thomas Kenny was born in 1901 and died in 1972/3 - they lived somewhere in warstock before moving to 104 college road Moseley -my grandmother was called Mary but used Dora ..thanks Tom