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Thanks to the middleway, the Pentecostal is no longer in the centre - it is now the end building! I'll be passing iot on way to Ladywwod in an hour!

So they changed their mind about a gas works and built Birches Green housing instead?

crossed with this as i was typing! - so further along the Tyburn than I thought!

When was the Tyburn Road cut? Could that be the Tamworth Road, before it was made into a dual Carriageway? It goes to Tamworth, and starts from Gravelly Hill passing alongside the site of the old Power Station?

Usually burial arranged by the Workhouse - cheapest possible burial in Cemetery, depending upon date of death. Not always nearest Cemetery either - depends on which ones were open and pricing policy. Death date essential to locate record in Cemetery Index

Hui Lyn used to have a school friend who lived on the right just beyond the brook in a front house - Martin Inshaw - only child who's parents both worked - he had more toys and corgi cars than my entire family! Sadly they moved about 1964-5 during the holidays and never left a forwarding...

Great shot - mus t be 51 years since I looked at that view!

Yes - All via Snow Hill. Wolverhampton Low level in the other direction.

Don't know if this has been on the forum - I'm not getting much at present, but there is entry (1 of 5) for the Birmingham Big Art Foundation, to put ' a piece of art' outside the new HST Curzon St Station, right by City of Birmingham, It is a full size replica of City of Birmingham, but on it's...

Small world indeed! I have many relations from Upton and have Jeynes from Worcester in my tree - My Jeynes married into the Sneed family, living in Hockley in 1901

Post 2 & post 8 Maps do not show the same house marked in red?

Hi Colette & Lyn, This is the corner of Guest St & Little King St. Your house is 2 down towards the church, with it back in the open yard behind the wall to the right. Not an actual pic of the house - but very close!

Fingers crossed I'll be there, Viv. I'll bring raffles prizes as usual. Brian

Hi Judy & Astonian, There may be 'Paupers' buried in KH & WL but they are NOT Paupers Graves - The Graves had to be paid for - Only staff were sometimes allowed a 'free' grave. They have had the cheapest burials possible - but they were paid for - they were not buried for free - which is the...

Judy - There are NO Paupers graves in Key Hill - This has been stated many times. All graves had to be paid for - it was a Privately owned Cemetery - a Business. However, you get what you pay for - and if cannot afford your very own personal private Vault, you can at least buy a space in a much...

The Woodman??

Hi Astonian, (Alan), Sorry about Aunt Lilian, , hopefully she enjoyed Telford and will continue to do so. She probably would not have wanted to travel all way back here, anyway, given the chance, and Telford is a still a nice new'ish place, that's probably better for her than much of back here...

Hi Viv, hadn't realised there had been a political bust up between the Main Forum & the Fb page who each went separate ways, Always seems to be the same contributors, and articles, but never the twain shall be connected - apparently. Sad that so many who view the fb and rarely look at the Main...

Just posted this onto the what I thought was the fb page of the Group - Birmingham History group - always the same people posting, same pics, etc, and many references to checking out the main forum for extra detail, etc. only to have it instantly deleted as it is NOT the same group - and they...

Seems no one wants an Eric picture if they have to pay - Pity - because they can wait all their life to try and win one at the Meet ups! I'll go £30. Brian