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Great news for Sparkhill :) Work has just started on the derelict and badly vandalised Congregational Church in Sparkhill opposite Knowle Road, later to become the United Reformed Church. Sold by auction in March, the structure of the Grade 2 listed building is to be restored to it's original...

Thank you very much Maurice. The site looks really interesting. I'm sure it could prove useful. Regards Florence :)

Hi Maccalenny...was in Canon Hill Park today and remembered your post so had a look at the Boer war memorial. All names listed contain only the initial of the Christian name... There was just one Pte. T Harding. Kind regards...Florence

Elizabeth & Ted Biddle used to do a song and dance routine at the Old Bordesley Palace, probably early 1900's....These are the maternal Grandparents of a friend and I'm trying to help her to research their entertaining years. Any help would be much appreciated...Florence :)

Hi Dave...Details from my husbands family history...Samuel Lacan Parry m Sarah Woodhouse 28 Apr 1861 Ivinton, Hereford. One son George Woodhouse Parry. They had moved to B'ham by 1871. Also Bill Powell m Gertrude Elizabeth Woodhouse late 1800's (at a guess), B'ham. They had 2 sons Bill and...

Thanks for your post BordesleyExile....It was worth a try. All the best, Florence :)

Hi again BordesleyExile, Just wondering... Do you have any links to Woodhouse, Parry/Perry, Morgan or Powell in your Herefordshire ancestry? My husband (Tony's) g/grandfather came to Birmingham from Herefordshire in the 1860's , married and settled in Digbeth. His son moved to the Bordesley...

Hi again BordesleyExile...I had just logged off then my husband handed me the letter he'd rec'd from the Herefordshire Family History Society with the marriage cert copy they enclosed in 1996. At the time they had asked for just £1 (donation) for this and were very helpful.We've not needed to...

Hi BordesleyExile....Many years ago we went to Leominster library and found the maps in the records there and the assistant printed off copies for us. I think it was well before computers came on the scene. Hope this helps. Have you tried Hereford Family History Society? They were very helpful...

BordesleyExile...Sorry, I've only just picked up your posting. Having problems with my pc the past week and I've been trying to use my husbands Apple Mac which I'm not familiar with :rolleyes: Back to Herefordshire. Great to hear of your good luck in finding the farmhouse. We've visited the...

Hello Bo...Thank you for the added information about Solihull library. This will be very useful to lots of people...As it happens I was there yesterday and the Heritage room was occupied. Had to use the main area - 1 computer left! There were lots of students mostly on study leave. Florence :)

Hi Ann...From your experience Ancestry does seem a good site to join....I had noticed the 14 day trial so I'll give it a go myself then probably subscribe. If I can gain half the enjoyment you obviously have, then it will be well worth the fee. Hi John...Thank you for your information. It is...

BordesleyExile...Thanks for this thread. My husbands family come from Herefordshire and he'll be VERY interested. Florence :)

Ann...I thought a subscription to Ancestry did include the 1911 census and that the libraries had a limited edition for public use. So thanks for that information. John...Like you, I've never had to book at Solihull and they have lots more computers there...You've done well finding most of the...

Thanks John - Many a time I've used Ancestry at the library which I found a great help but now I'm after the 1911 census. Ann B...sounds like you subscribe to Ancestry. For any of the other members who don't, if you are close enough, visit Solihull Library. You are allowed an hour on the...

Maybe he got a bit fed up of sitting behind a desk and it was an easy option to work with his Brother in Law, even though he went back to being a clerk later.....I know someone who was fed up with being a bus driver and tried grave digging but soon found it wasn't for him. Guess where he went...

Haven't heard any updates on Rookery House Suze.... Maybe other members may have? Florence :)

One of the best things I use is the reuseable velcro ties from the hardware store to secure the pea and bean sticks and tie tomatoes etc to canes - well for anything really....I used to use string, then the thin plastic ties which you can only use once. But the velcro ties are brilliant. Fixed...

Enjoying this thread Alf Langy.....Re moles....This sounds crazy but I've read that someone put one of those non stop musical birthday cards into the run and Mr Mole miraculously disappeared :D Florence :)

Many thanks for the link Alf....Also to Shera and Ann B :) I'll have a look later after I've cooked the dinner....Florence :)