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Crown Mission Sunday School day trip. There's a few faces on here I don't recognise, I think they are from Nechells Sunday School, they joined us for a few weeks, while they were looking for somewhere new to hold their meetings. I recognise - Racheal, Edward and Steven and I think that might be...

I just drag and drop

My Aunties and Uncle 11/50 (I think) Crawford St, 1924'ish.

On the steps of Crown Mission with my cousin.

Are these people from Thornley & Knight. I only recognize the ladynon the left, but, I don't remember her name.

I think I saw something about that on the news last night. What's going on with these old pubs? I'm suspicious.

Mom at Thornley & Knight

Two of my Aunties were Sunday School teachers - both Mrs Stretton.

Steven?

Yes, that was my Aunty.

Sorry, if this has been said before - I found this in Showell's Dictionary:- Park Lane.—From Aston Cross Tavern to the Birchfield Road, originally being the road outside the wall of Aston Park. The first lots of land for building that were sold were those fronting Church Lane, and they fetched...

This is at the bottom of Ash Road, turning on to Adderley Road. That shop you can see, used to be the barbers, then the post office, then my Aunty Gwen and Uncle Arthur's house (hidden by the bus)

Me, too. I lived in Ash Road, when I was little, lying in bed at bedtime, and used to listen to the buses struggling up the hill, changing gears as it got to our house.

I bet you called at our house, sure we used to get 'the man form the pru', we lived at 44 Ash Road.

My Aunty lived at 59 Phillimore road, Edie and Bertie her husband, had two sons Bertie and Francis, she also had twin daughters, who died at birth.

I love this. What a fascinating job you're doing. And thanks for posting all your finds.

Living in America, I tried to make Hot Cross Buns, (not being able to buy them), I don't bake very often. My husband took one look at them and called them Hot Cross Rock Buns. I haven't attempted since.

My Aunty Gwen made rice pudding, it smelled delicous and tasted great of course. She always sprinkled it with nutmeg before baking, I loved the skin off the top.