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Hi Stars, I asked Mom but she didnt remember the sorting office being by the picture house, but I will try and find out where it was.

Re: warston lane, Not to worry rosie, as Brian said it's an unusual name so they may have come from the same tree originally..

Re: warston lane, Forgive me for going off thread but I noticed the Pressdee name...I have a Joseph Presdee in my tree, born Ledbury... there don't appear to have been many of them ...wonder if they were related ?

Stars, I know the GPO Exchange was there, but whether it was a sorting office as well, I don't know...It is in Redfern Road now...I will ask my Mom if she remembers. Lynne

Re: james henry smith Hi whiteheather, familysearch.org has James' father as Elijah Smith and Mary's father as Thomas Evans In 1851 there is a James Henry with father, Elijah and mother, Mary Ann ...also with siblings Sarah Ann, Mary Jane, Charles Edward and Caroline Elizabeth at Brewery...

Hi stars, Those photos were actually taken over the last couple of years. The "eyesore" bit is a development of Apartments, but halfway through the building process, the funds were withdrawn and building ceased. It remained in limbo for a long long time and then recently a firm started taking...

Hi stars, thanks for clearing that up, I know exactly where you mean now ...No need to google it... I can just look out of my front window :encouragement: 1. Making the roof higher over the pumps to stop damage from high lorries 2. Showing the garage and the still unfinished building work...