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Looks in very good shape, Drill and Pin Cross to base, Dig out and fit new foundation, Drill and pin Base to Foundation. Not a major job for any qualified Mason, half a days work? Prices may have gone up since I was involved but a few hundred, I should imagine. Hope you do get it restored -...

Be nice to see the pic? You can ask at any Stonemason about restoration costs - There is usually one outside every cemetery - opposite main gate at Witton Pete at Yardley memorials is a nice bloke, though maybe not the cheapest 706-2473. memsafe did a lot for the Council and the Friends in Key...

TRAPPED BY FIRE SEVEN PERSONS PERISH BIRMINGHAM TRAGEDY TRAPPED BY FIRE IN ATTIC LONDON. Jan. 12. A disastrous fire in a small house at Bir- mingham occupied by Charles M. Pedley, his wife and eight children, and a girl nam- ed Dora Barker, resulted in the deaths of Dora Barker, Mrs...

When Birmingham had a traction rally every year in Newhall St outside the old Science & Industry Museum, there always used to be Model Railways in the Church. Haven't visited it often since than, although when I worked in Gt Charles St, used to visit the Xmas Carol Concert & the weekly Organ...

This is a framed print obtained from St Pauls many years ago - dated 1989, reproduced from a drawing made by Charles William Butterworth. Shows the church with present steeple, but after the exterior was cleaned of layers off soot & grime that it had in my youth - it used to be black, but is now...

Quite by chance today, I found this pic of the interior of St Pauls, on a family tree, where one of my distant cousins was married.

Entrance to a private family Crypt. Someone with some money & wished to show it off!

The Grant Number is the number of The Grave Deeds. The Grave has been purchased privately and the Deeds are your proof - It will state how many people are allowed to be buried therein. The Cemetery has a Register of people buried (In sequential order of Burial), and also a Register of Grave...

Sounds like it's all coming together - will keep an eye open!

Hi Rosie, soory to hear about your health - it's getting to us all these days! I assume Stars was talking about the Icknield St entrance as he got in the little gate. Last Time I passed by the KH Gates was closed but a car was inside and there were some people digging furtively. AS I was on way...

Astonian, Sorry to hear about this. If the grave Deeds say it was for 3, than 3 should be allowed. Cemeteries often try and doge it, if the grave is in an area where they cannot get a JCB in, as they do not like to actually dig anything hand unless pushed. If the grave is full of the number...

Hi Stars - Don't get on the main site often nowadays, and have not heard a thing from any Friends for a couple of years now. However Some cheap publicity stunts by JQRG have resulted in the gates being closed and often locked more nowadays. There were people parking in there, who were not...

Popped into bmsgh today after looking at New St Stan & Phylis Nicklin Exhibition. No record showing on index of Annie Miles in Key Hill 1861 at all, and no listing doe a grave D 13 Robert Miles 1883 in Vault G 15 was the 188 burial of 240 people in the vault.

You would be better off looking at www.bmsgh.org - They are the Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry - They photographed all the Burial Register (held at Handsworth). You can obtain a copy of the Burial Register for a small fee. (free for members if accessing the records direct...

I assume the DRW was Mr Weightman (cannot recall his Christian names) - he was PE with Sam Doble and played for Moseley & England Sadly all my reports and school pics were dumped when my parents had a clear out & I wasn't too bothered about them at the time. Brian 1966-1971

Wasn't sure from memory, where the road changed it's names - it's got so many on it's way from Snow Hill to West Brom!

Looks more like a Woollies or Burtons from the style of it - bit far up from 'my' end - grove lane end? Bri

Hi Bert, I was at Central from 1966-1971 In Gressel lane, Tile Cross. Had Cag for French, Mr Evans for History (one of sons as also in our year), "Arnie" Faulkner was a delightful teacher - pleasure to have known him - he also told Ghost stories at the week long camp at Bryntail. 'Pip' May was...

Lyn You just can't get the grannies anymore........................ Bri

Think it was the Little Brown Jug after that! Just wished I could be 10 again and chat to her now I know a bit more about the family! ( of her own (1 died very young - in WL), Husband died when last one was 3 months old, remarried and got his half a dozen back out of Barnado's, than went to take...