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marriage database for those who wish to save time by inputing both grrom & bride's names - so much quicker than sorting through UKBD, much as I like that site. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/dynamic/BMD?o_iid=47584&o_lid=47584

Excellent find, Sue. I much prefer the drawing to the photo I posted. I'll look forward to exploring that website. Thank you, Mike for setting the Bishops House biceley in context with St Chads. Looking at the bright brickwork (as bricks go) of St Chads it begs the question was the Bishops House...

Does anyone know ithe location of the rather sombre Bishops House shown in the attatched photo?

Bill Dargue has posted superb photos of Primrose Hill Farm on his website. Its wonderfull that this very special building has been saved. Thank you for such a great site, Bill. https://billdargue.jimdo.com/placenames-gazetteer-a-to-y/places-p/primrose-hill-kings-norton/

No, I was not from Quinton either, Ragga, but what a fascinating building the Nailers Cottage is! Who would have guessed that it has such unexpected features or such a history? And what a Tardis!

Heritage have a picture of Tennal Hall: https://www.heritage-print.com/tennal_hall_harborne_birmingham_warwickshire_1900s/print/4087489.html

On Ridgacre Rd at the junction with High St stands a curious little cottage, quite unlike any other I have seen in Birmingham. A nailor's cottage, the building looks rather different on Google to the photos on this link https://www.qlhs.org.uk/

The Hortons history is fascinating, Ell and all the photos were new to me. Good find.

Cathedral Court is very handsome & a real credit to the architect / owner & Birmingham. Thank you for posting, Ell.

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The owners of the canal bed could have disposed of their interest as they so wished, severing it horizontally, in this case rights to build above the canal.

The Church of the Messiah in Broad St was partly built over the canal - was it a flying freehold I wonder? I love this painting of the church & canal, though I do wish I knew the artist. https://www.meargreen.co.uk/Priestleycentenary/page10.htm

Thank you, Mike. So it was considered worthy of comment that the finder was in liquor? Rather outside the case, I would have thought.

This archaeological report provides fascinating insights into Belmont Row: https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/oasis_reports/archaeol1/ahds/dissemination/pdf/archaeol1-36373_1.pdf

Information on Belmont Glassworks, complete with maps & directory reference(s) is included in this report: https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/oasis_reports/archaeol1/ahds/dissemination/pdf/archaeol1-36373_1.pdf

Tony you will find a few examples of Alfred Freeman Smith's work in The Making of Birmingham Dent 1894 https://www.midlandshistoricaldata.org/SHPLoader.aspx?x=books.html&sc=1440

Well done, Lyn. I am so pleased for you. Shirley

Re: can any one help find micheal floyd, Try this site: https://www.192.com/

Thank you, Ell, Colin & Bernie. What a striking building Uffculme was / is.

Thank you, Mike. Knowing the exact location gives such an interesting insight into the fore & background of Viv's photo.