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Thankyou Di.....gosh there was alot in the household of Oughton Mill, and all different names.....the mind boggles sometimes :) :)

Thankyou catkin.....have written it all up, now just to add more beef to the bone...once again thankyou :) :)

Thankyou both.....Brummie Nick, Zachariah Twamley gets around don't he, he or his family were something to do with Castle Brom Mill, millers, then he moves to the Over Whitacre area and dies around that area, his son or some relative was something to do with Newhall Mill then became some big...

Di you may possibly find any mill connection to "OUGHTON", that was the family name that lived in the premises in 1855, and I looked through Victorian Sutton and there was mention of "Oughtons Mill". I have found out that Plantsbrook school was built on the site in 1986....I know there were...

Hi Wendy, I don't know who lived there beyween 1919 and 1946, I have the names of who lived there from 1671-1919, I will have to go and look in central library for that bit of information :)

Hill Hook A Mr & Mrs Harrison lived at the mill between 1946-1952...the mill buildings were destroyed by fire in 1950....1960 Cincinatti were the owners and Mr Medlam was the tenant....1970 the mill was demolished due to vandalism and fire...Jan 1983 the mill wheel was removed for safe keeping...

Unfortunately Mike-g it's still going on today, here and in America, just seen something on the news to do with an American that served in the Iraq war, and he is getting the same treatment.....perhaps the country or the goverment should realise that the men in the forces really do need help and...

holland house Could anyone help with the location of Holland House, Sutton Coldfield. I know that there was a water mill and 3 pools with the house. The mill ceased working in 1889, bayonets and gun barrels were found in the location. Holland House was demolished in 1936.....somehow this...

1828-29 Hope this helps: Samuel Chambers...84 Aston St William Deakin....71 Navigation St Widow Gill...20 Masshouse lane William Harvey...High St, Deritend Joseph Lyndon & Co....Holloway Head Samuel Mayo...73 Worcester St & Dale End Henry Meridth...22 Whittal St Mole & Thompson...75 Edmund St...

Yes Di it is, I got it from Sutton Coldfield library, after I've read it I'm going to go back through it and take some relevant notes from it, if you can't order it from your local library I will pm my notes to you....I think you will be very interested in it....take care :)

The Iron Masters Of Penns For anybody interested in Webster and Horsefell there is a fantastic book called "The Iron Masters of Penns" by John Horsefell. So far I'm about a quarter of the way through the book, and it's about the family history of Webster and Horsefell from Hay Mill to Penns...

Welcome Mark and good luck with your quest....if you put mills of birmingham into the search engine at the top of the page you may possibly find other names that may be of interest to you, concerning the sword trade....:) Mark it's in the research section, scroll down the first page and it's...

The piccies are great, John when you say you can see it from the fort would it be that massive building with smoke pillowing out of one of the chimneys, I think it's a recycle place now, or am I way of track. Gets confusing when the mills change there names from one to another. Thankyou all :)...

Would someone be so kind to look up Smith, Stone & Knights. I beleive that it is a paper mill, the address is Landor St, Nechells, any other information would be appreciated. Kindest regards :)

Hi nbarbar and welcome to the site. If you put John Drew into search engine at the top of the page you will find alot of info about him. Also put Ward End Mill into search engine and you will find more info about the mill. I think that you may probably find that you have a distant relative on...

Hi All, an interesting book to get is "Highcroft: from workhouse to modern mental health service" by Highcroft History Group. I purchased mine when I went to Newhall Mill open day last year, but I would imagine that you probably could obtain a copy from your library. Its a fasinating book the...

This is a brilliant site, and there is also some reference to some Birmingham people in some of the journals. It is run by Nuneaton and North Warwickshire, it has references to George Elliot, Baxterley Pit explosion etc....take a peep, you may be there for hours...

Welcome Nicky and happy hunting. Good luck in your quest you have eventually got to the right website, the folk on here will help you in any way :)

Thanks for that Momma P, I love the Victorian Society sites, you can gleam alot of information from them. :)

I expect you have already investigated this book Cromwell, but may be of interest to other people... "Fernwood Grange...catalouge of the valuable interior and exterior fixtures and fittings....to be sold by auction Feb10, 11, 12 1937 Birmingham, Banks and Guest" It's at Sutton Coldfield library...