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    Davenports Brewery

    I’m not aware of a C Davenport in the brewing family.
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    Cadbury's Bournville Factory

    Can anyone help with a Cadbury’s employee query. A family member David Robertson Kyle worked at Cadbury’s as a horticulturist and was apparently bitten by a tropical spider and died. This was in 1959 and he was aged 39. I’m wondering if anyone has heard or come across this story. His Father...
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    Blakesley Hall

    I have a ‘partial‘ family tree of the Hopkins family as a very distant Davenport features in the family .Hopkins were there from 1770s until Eliza Hopkins who was born there in 1822 married Henry Lowe and moved to Comberford, Staffs and had Florence Elizabeth Lowe who married Thomas William...
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    St Phillips church register notes, change from Julian to Gregorian Calendar .

    Wednesday September 2nd 1752 to be followed by Thursday 14th 1752. I noticed the note after finding a burial record for Elizabeth Davenport who was buried on 21st September 1752 For some reason I cannot upload picture of page ?
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    Umbrella makers - Factory Locations?

    John Corah married Edith Davenport a distant cousin.
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    Birmingham Christmas of the past

    Cadbury’s cream eggs are on sale in our village shop now !
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    Childhood friends

    I wonder how many of you are still in contact with childhood friends? The first picture taken c.1961 / 2 . I’m on the back left with my Sister in front of me. The second picture taken in 2019 .
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    fish and chip shops

    I wonder if any one else remembers Halfords fish and chip shop on The Heath Way,Shard End, late 50s -60s ? I recall they had a Daughter called Yvonne.
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    Photo Repair Please

    Hi Qu.Be, THANK YOU as well for your work, its great. I’m thankful for a rainy day . Davenport.
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    Photo Repair Please

    You are a ⭐️
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    Photo Repair Please

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    Photo Repair Please

    I appreciate that this topic has been used a lot recently and I do not want to abuse the kindness of those kind people who help. This photo is my 2x grt grandfather, it is in very poor condition under broken glass in a locket. Is anyone able to help to improve the picture? Thank you. Davenport
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    Lane Family

    Here is a receipt for an unbricked grave at Lodge Hill.
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    Group photos

    Were you in Mr Lemon’s class ? i was .I left in 1962, i can remember just a couple of other class mates . long time ago now !
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    Horse Drawn Trams

    A 1898 Coroners Report for the accidental death of Samuel Parish ( a distant relative) age 70. One afternoon on Stratford Road riding a pony and trap, the wheel got stuck in tramlines, the trap tipped over and Samuel died in hospital from the injuries. The trap seems to have been carrying an...
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    Book: Crime and Punishment in Victorian times

    This is my Great Uncle,Alfred Henry Harrison b.1864. In 1881 he was convicted of stealing two pigeons and received a six weeks prison sentence. In 1882 he was convicted to a prison sentence of six months this time for stealing 17lbs of fat.
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    Group photos

    You may remember these on the back row, Malcolm Neale, Harry Lees, Doris Mountford, Ron Lemon, Mr Hill, Irene Gould secretary. on the bottom row on the right Miss Romayne Brown, she was lovely!
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    Lost Lidos

    Just come across this in my Dad’s autograph book. No idea who the autographs are though. Probably 1940s
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