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Brilliant moma p, thankyou so much :) :) :)

The Edward Medal was abolished and their holders were placed on the roll of the George Cross. Whilst reading a book from the library I came across this and thought brilliant: Charles Wilcox was employed as a painter for Birmingham Corporation, he served with the armed forces during World War II...

Cromwell I have finally sorted out reply 4, and now know where your reply came from. The picture you posted is "Old Windmill Tump, Birmingham Road, Coleshill", not Nether Whitacre. It was part of Shepherd's farm buildings that lay at the back of Park Cottage in Coleshill. It is shown on the...

Brilliant news :) :)

Private Turrall took his baby daughter with him when he went to Buckingham Palace to receive the VC and he was also accompanied by his parents. After the war he returned to his old trade of being a painter and decorator and attended many military reunions. He died in Selly Oak Hospital on the...

Snap so have I :) :)

Hi Charlie, it didn't say in the paper when they were going to start coming out of mothballs, sooner then later hopefully :)

This picture is beautiful, it was took from the High Street in Coleshill in the 1930's, in the background is Hams Hall "A" station which was completed in 1929, the "B" station was completed in 1942

No, unfortunatley, the estate was put up for sale in 1911,six years after the death of Lord Norton, the hose was excluded from the sale and it was demolished in 1920. The park disappeared under the 13 cooling towers of the Hams Hall Power Station. The top two stories of the house were bought by...

I thought you might like to share these 4 pictures of Birmingham which I acquired yesterday, they are all from a company called Truflo and were sent out as Christmas cards, 3 are signed by R.W. Lenton, Personnel Director, one of those being dated 1979, the other I can't read the signature

This next picture is of the cooling towers in the 1960's with all the flood water, which used to stretch for miles, happy times

This picture is of the Hall itself, where the Adderley family lived

According to the Birmingham Evening Mail today some of our statues of Birmingham past are to come out of moth balls, because of the big demand, people want to see the old statues instead of some of the modern stuff. They will be "Offered as works of public art to decorate new developments". :)

If anyone is interested in Civic Heraldry of England and Wales try this site ; www.civicheraldry.co.uk

Rip van Winkle, was written in Birmingham by Washington Irving on a prolonged visit to his brother in law, Henry van Wart, who lied in a house at the corner of Graham Street and Fredrick Street. Irving called van Wart's house his "English Home" and it is fairly certain that Aston Hall was the...

Rod lovely pictures, do you mind if I download a couple!! There is a member of this forum that works there in the visitor centre. :)

Sorry Mike, missed your reply, I suppose Dogkennel Lane may be the Dogg Lane I'm looking for. I'll be popping into Solihull next week so will go and scout round the library.

From "Bennetts Buisneass Directory for Warwickshire 1914": J. Drew & Sons Ltd, Perry Barr Mills, est. 1858, millers and corn merchants, self raising flour manufacturers. :)

City Rubber Mills Thanks Cromwell for the photos :) :) Any information on the City Rubber Mills at Aston Cross would be really appreciated. I know that it was in existance in 1894, when there was a contract of employment between Mr G. C. Pratt and Birmingham India Rubber Co., as the forman of...

In 1733 there were 4 corn mills in Handsworth, by 1794 there were 5 cornmills. It is hard to visulise Handsworth with this description: "The manor of Handsworth, 44 mesuages, 7 cottages, 5 mills, 2,000 acres of land, 300 acres of meadow, 300 acres of pasture, 100 acres of wood, 700 acres of...