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Irene de Boo is giving a talk on Louisa Ryland and Cannon Hill Park at a meeting of the Balsall Heath Local History Society on Oct 30th at 11.00 at the St Pauls venture in Malvern Street, B12 9NN. Should be interesting - see attached poster.

Could also try Birmingham City Council burial records site at https://birminghamburialrecords.co.uk/ Searches are free but costs £10 for print out of record. Covers burials/cremations in all BHam cemetaries but I have found older records a bit hit and miss.

Library Cuts: Latest proposals can be read at https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/anger-over-birmingham-libraries-cuts-29791979 Did the public consultation have any effect? Of course not - only carried out because BCC were required to do so. Could waste a lot of time ranting...

It's a very old thread but this from ebay may be of some interest. Said to be about 1950 - Avon were at 19 Ivor Road.

Attached street view of sign post at the junction of the High Street/Vicarage Road in Kings Heath. I have a phot I took over 50 years ago and it has been repainted and original black on white signs have been replaced. Preferred the original. Rather oddly "Wolverhampton" has also been added. -

Attached street view of sign post at the junction of the High Street/Vicarage Road in Kings Heath. I have a phot I took over 50 years ago and it has been repainted and original black on white signs have been replaced. Preferred the original. Rather oddly "Wolverhampton" has also been added. -

The Library Consultation 2024 finished on 23 July. The original guidance for the consultation can be seen at https://www.birminghambeheard.org.uk/adults-communities/lc24/ I was saddened at the time to read such a load of misleading, irrelevant nonsense. The next stage is stated as: "Next Steps...

Hi Paul, The collection of photographs at Weoley Castle Library has beeen digitalized at local level. The real problem is the next step - making them available over the net. Birmingham Libraries have been under resourced for decades. Lending libraries have been constantly restructured and...

I think it has been mentioned before, that Weoley Castle Library on the corner of Beckbury road/The Square has a massive collection of photographs on Weoley Castle including a good collection showing the shops etc. and much more. Well worth a visit for anyone interested in Weoley Castle.

Just seen details of an exhibition in Victoria Square celebrating the work of Benjamin Zephaniah. Hope to visit. An exhibition celebrating the life of poet and activist Benjamin Zephaniah has opened in his home city. The outdoor exhibition "Benjamin Zephaniah - The Brighter Flame" can be...

Founded in 1926 and moved to new premises in Aston in 1936. Although the oldest British cycle manufacturer, sadly Pashley moved to Stratford-upon-Avon in the 1960s. Lots of info about the company at https://www.pashley.co.uk/pages/our-heritage

Button making was an old Birmingham industry. In 1834 a William Elliott had a "Button Works" on the corner of Frederick Street/Regent Street in the Jewellry Quarter. This was replaced by a new building in 1888. Buiulding became the Vertu Bar in 2006 and is now a bar and dining venue known...

Just a bit more on this! I remember about 50 years ago {?} telephone lines in Birmingham were on poles BUT BT then put the cables underground. Must have cost a fortune. I also remember the Birmingham Cable Co. installing underground cables for fast broadband etc. Again must have cost millions...

Fury in model village as broadband firm installs ‘eyesore’ telegraph poles [Guardian headline a few weeks ago re Bournville Village Trust] . Only just come across this - The poles were erected by broadband provider Brsk, which claims to be “rolling out the fastest full fibre broadband the UK...

Came across this photograph of a Bundy clock in Cotteridge dated 1987 when it was no longer in use. I think the brick building is still there and looks interesting. Anyone know what it was used for?

80th Anniversary of D Day There are a couple of old posts asking about the involvement of Chad Valley in D Day maps. Here a clip from Gov. website headed: D-Day Map used by Eisenhower is still preserved by DIO "While you may think the creation...

See also forum entries under PUBLIC GRAVES and COMMON GRAVES. May be of interest.

I said in Post 41 - "I do hope he is the same James Smith! As I say, a bit of leap of faith!" Many thanks for article confirming that yes, he is the one! Looks as if they started in Wharf Street and later moved to Athole Street.

And another one............... Wales Ltd, was at the Atlas Works in Oozles Street from 1887 until 1955 when they were taken over by Hoskins & Sons. There is a very interesting & detailed account in Ray Shill's book. The Works later became the Birmingham Motor Tax Office.