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A really good series and at the end it was announced that there will be another early next year. The St Pancras Hotel shown in today's programme is a superb building, we saw it on one of the Building Open Days. It had been used latterly as Council offices, with stud walls put up, cracks on...

Our only bit of up to date kit was a wireless, I was going to type radio but my dad wouldn't have it called radio. No phone or car, although my aunt did have a car which sat in a rented garage, a good walk from the house, throughout the war and came out at week-ends after the war. Dad bought a...

The bank was in the same place as shown on the map. Interesting to find out which bank it was in 1913. It will be in the trade directories. The road layout changed significantly, the island is now a major part of Witton, and Witton Road was a tramway on the map. Thanks for posting it Peter.

Hi Jennyann. Isn't it strange that I have never heard mention of the Pavilion before. I tell you something even stranger I worked at IMI for five years and didn't know of a bank in there, but it was most probably opened after I left. Our wages were put in the Municiple on the corner of Witton...

We enjoyed the journey through Millers Dale today, we have had some lovley holidays there. Good viewing, but I wish it was at a better time as I am always cooking dinner.

That's interesting, I'm pretty sure I have seen that photo before but we decided it was the Empress, which was further up Witton Road between The Broadway and Trinity Road. The Pavillion must have been one of the first cinemas to open.

Type Erdington Workhouse in the search box at the top of the page for info on it. There was also another Workhouse in Birmingham the Western Road workhouse. There are records held in the Central Library email [email protected] they are very helpful, but there is I think a 100...

Hi Sandra I don't know why a girl from Walsall would be sent to Bath Industrial School, but the link takes you to a site where many of the Industrial schools were indexed. The info on Bath is not great but it gives the names of the Principals...

Oh golly gosh, Phyllis took the best photo's I think I have ever had the pleasure of looking at. I will spend a few hours this week looking at them. I just took a peek at a Bennetts Hill/Waterloo Street slide, I stayed at Witherspoons in Bennetts Hill a couple of years ago, and felt I could walk...

Re: Replies Here My mom worked for a small engineering factory during the war, Hudsons on the corner of Witton Road running along The Broadway. They riveted the canopies of the Spit. One of the best photo's of that little 'plane, courtesy of Warbird Alley

There are 2 possble marriages for Lily June quarter 1913 Lily Lowe married William Adey Aston 6D 697 March quarter 1920 Lily Lowe married Alfred Lane or Raymond White Aston 6D 838

The only dress shop I remember in Witton was Emms, over the road from the Xray. Patty the shoe shop was I think Smiths. John Houghton posted all the shops from Six Ways down to ICI. I'll look to see if it is still on the forum.

Thanks for the photos, The Keith Berry photo's of Witton being decimated make me feel sad. The circle looks grand with Browns the Pork Butchers and Jolly's. The Post Office was next to the coal yard in '47. I can't recall when it moved to Manor Road though.

We always called it Witton Island, I can't recall a Fire Station next to the CoOp, but the main Witton Post Office was next to the coal yard. The day my sister was born in '47 I walked down to the PO with mom to telegram my aunt to come over as 'Baby Coming'. It started to snow soon after the...

I still have my Pitmans up in the attic. Jennyann, I know my shorthand could never be read by anyone but me, and I found it difficult. The bits of the alphabet I couldn't recall are El Ar Ray - I think!!!!!!!!!

Pee Bee Tee Dee Chay Jay Kay Gay F Vee Ith Thee S Zee Ish She .... Wy Yay Hay. Can't quite recall it all, but it went something like that. Good old Pitmans, I went to Queens College in Paradise Street, that was when Adam was still a lad. We also had a metal cover over our typewriter keys, and we...

Hi Gouldy. I can't see any of the brothers other than Abraham in 1871. I bet they were living together and mistranscribed. Can you imagine arriving in Birmingham speaking Polish in the mid 19th century. I will let you know if I find the other brothers.

Cracking photos Jean and Ray. I was at Canterbury Road school and our playing field was in Wellhead lane. I think it belonged to Ellisons. I've got a grandaughter clock with a Westminster chime, made in the 30's/40's. It's got three key holes to wind, I is the hours/ minutes, 1 is the hour...

1871 98 Wrentham Street Birmingham Abraham Cassell age 26 married Tailor born Poland Matilda do 26 Birmingham Aaron do 11months do 1881 70 Lower Tower Street - shop Abraham Cassell age 36 married Pawn Broker born Kola Poland 1891 71 Church Street Abraham Cassell head age 47 married Pawn...

N/K means Not known, so the Christian name of Davis's father is not known, neither is the surname of his mother. Have you seen the information on the 187/81/91/ and 1911 Census for Abraham Cassell Pawn Broker, born Kola, Poland in 1844/5 ? Let me know if you would like me to post it here.