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I couldn't agree with you more. Links with Birmingham Industry and entrepreneurs are everywhere you look. Just looking at the history of Blackpool Tower and blow me, guess who made the steelwork? The same engineering company who made the steel girders for the original Austin Works! It was Heenan...

Later became May & Mountain. Went into liquidation in 1880.

Only just read this thread about campaign medals and rather dismissive view on them. My dad was a merchant seaman and served throughout the war. Of the 88 Company ships 41 were sunk, mainly during the Battle of the Atlantic. Dad was sunk of one occasion but rescued and he witnessed many ships...

Murder in the garden! As usual put some seed out for birds and squirrels. Within minutes x2 pidgeons, x2 magpies and the inevitable x5 sqirrels. Next minute like a streak of lightning a fox shot down the whole length of the garden and snatched a squirrel in its jaws and took it up the garden -...

Some adverts from the 1920s - may be of interest? They also had a London office and showroom at the time. Adverts mention that they also made rims for motor bikes & sidecars and prams.

See also on Forum under: HOLBROOKS SAUCE FACTORY ASHTED which I think is the same factory

This is the "turning circle" just past the Knob. Bit of confusion of what it was for. It was originally the bus terminus for a time before route extended to Maypole and beyond. I remember the old fashioned cast iron bus stop. Was there also a time clock there? Not sure but would make sense...

As mentioned International Stock demolished in 2022. Sheltered housing built on the site. Found these phots on Google of original tram shed [1889] and layout. These were origimally posted on "Birmingham Forum" back in 2009 and worth looking at for description.

This sounds like the same James Gregory. It's from "The Traditional Fisherman's Forum" at https://www.traditionalfisherman.com/viewtopic.php?t=40462 James Gregory of Birmingham: Victorian...

For a full explanation see on Ancestry at https://support.ancestry.com/s/article/Tree-Checker-in-Ancestry-Pro-Tools?language=en_US

There is a brilliant eweb site called "Childrens Homes" which hads some info on St Josephds at https://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/BirminghamStJoseph/ Also some brief info on the Forum under Missing Family members - Wheeler / Baker Hope this is of interezst.

Originally known as Bon Accord. Site subsequently demolished and a replacement Christadelphian Care Home etc built on the Site - also known as Bon Accord. Here's a pic from Acocks Green Hist Soc of what I am fairly sure was the original building as it is listed as Bon Accord, 19 Sherborne Rd.

These photographs are from a very interesting site which has more info about the church and more phots. Can be seen at . .https://timelessmoon.getarchive.net/amp/topics/st+marys+church+whittall+street+birmingham. Also phot of memorial to folks killed in explosion in gun quarter including...

Did Smiths also have premises in John Bright Street as well as in the Bull Ring? May be the same company? Any thoughts anyone? Traced via Google. I really like these old trade adverts.

Came across these pictures on"28 Days Later" of the Century Buildings built by the Ahronsberg Brothers, Jewellers & Goldsmiths and dating back to 1901.They are on the corner of Powell Street and semi-derelict. The Century Buildings were built around 1901, to a design by Hipkiss Stephens of...

May be of interest. St Albans Church procession in Emily Street 1915.

Search on Forum under just "Chamberlain & Hookham" lot of info plus phot of works and under Chamberlin/Chamberlain & Hookham PS to Moderators - amalgamate x2 threads? and Chamberlin/Chamberlain & Hookham

Recognition for Benjamin: Revolutionary poet, writer and musician Benjamin Zephaniah is to be posthumously awarded the City of Birmingham Medal; A report to go to city council on January 28 recommending the posthumous award of the City of Birmingham Medal to Benjamin Zephaniah, recognising his...

Thanks for info. I am very interested in the shops etc. I read an article that suggested that the site was cleared in the 1960-s when Moneywise was built. Sounds like the article got it wrong. See also my post no 10 above. Can you remember back in 1986 whether Henry Garner still had premises...

Black Sabbath to be given Freedom of the City of Birmingham All four original members of Black Sabbath - Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward - are set to be given the Freedom of the City of Birmingham. Report at...