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I had sunray treatment at Sheep Street in the 50s. I'm not sure if anyone ever told me why but I had had rheumatic fever and was thin and pale, but the latter was caused through the small meals our mum served up throughout my upbringing. I remember the first time I had dinner at my...

William Newbold born 1 qtr 1848 Warwick. Christened 19/11/1848 St Mary's, Warwick. Emma Maria Poultney born 1 qtr 1853 Burton-upon-Trent. Christened 27/3/1853 Burton. Married 3 qtr 1871 at Aston. 1871 census William Newbold 2 High Park Street, Duddeston. with parents William 54 Labourer from...

1871 census Emma Poultney 18 lodger with Jersley family at 64 Long Acre Duddeston/Nechells 1861 census Emma aged 8 living with her family at c 4, 13 Claverdon Street, Duddeston. John Poultney head 33 Blacksmith from Stafford Ann 32 from Morton, Derby also siblings............ Joseph 6, Sarah 3...

Wizard. A lovely and moving story of your parents. They must have been extremely close soul mates, you must be very proud of them, but for you and your family so tragic that they went so close together. The cushion is a wonderful and permanent momento of your father's life.

The fact that it states he employed people denoted that he was self-employed and not just working as an iron founder. He probably had a small foundry which would have produced many smaller items. Many if not all of these would be made using a mold in a wooden cask filled with sand. The molten...

In 1970 you could get a Midland Red bus from Chelmsley Road to Sheldon via the shopping centre. I'm not sure of either terminus but I think it was the 165 service. I can say no buses ever ran down Craneberry Road as someone suggested. At that time the MR bus was the only one I remember...

I heard a foreman tell a trainee to go to the stores and ask for a long weight. The storeman, in on the jokes, told the lad to wait there. He stood to one side for ages.

If I asked my dad for something he'd often tell me to 'go and whistle!'

The IGI shows the following which seems to match. MARY ANN BROOKES Christening 06 OCT 1809 Saint Phillips, Birmingham Parents WILLIAM and MARY BROOKES.

My wife used to live a few doors away from the Broadway pub in Belchers Lane before moving to Sheldon. Her grandfather resided at the house for about 50 years and the Broadway was his second home! Does anyone have any old photos please?

Pomgolian. While you called them 'pokes' and many others have said 'powks' I wonder if the pronunciation has been handed down from other areas. You refer Powke to Sandwell, maybe it's a Black Country hand down. Or, simply just the way some of us Brummies speak.

In the 50s we called ours a mangle and the four houses in our yard shared it. Me and my mates used to squash worms in it. Yuk!!! Can't believe I did that.

I was plagued with powks for months the worst it got was when I had three of them at the same time! My left eye had one on both eyelids and my right eye had one on the bottom lid. It didn't stop me going to watch Blues and the reason I remember is as follows. Because my left eyelids were so...

Some time ago I spent several hours at the Central Library copying the 1889 map of Birmingham onto A3 sheets. Areas covered were Gosta Green, Great Lister Street and surrounding streets and east to Alum Rock Road. It's helped me with my genealogy finding correct place names like Lister Square...

Many thanks John. On the 1861 census aged 24 he was a hairdresser and in 1891 he was still doing the job. Only info I have is from the censuses. So in 1861 and 1871 his address was High Street, Saltley. 1881 is 3 Alum Rock Road and 1891 it's 7 Alum Rock Rd. In 1901 he and his wife are...

My g/g/grandfather WILLIAM MANTON was a hairdresser on the census for 1861 and 1871 at High Street, Saltley, and Alum Rock Road in 1881 and 1891. Can anyone confirm these details for me as I have no access to trade directories. Was he still there in 1895? Many thanks.

Was it called the Onion Fair because some of the rides made your eyes water?

Dustcart book. I have a book which will probably appeal to many on the history of dustcarts. I've included a scan. It's packed with pics, and a detailed history with extensive fleet list and even an old display advert for Electricars Ltd of Landor Street. The A4 paperback was published in 1990...

Sayings by my mother.................... D'you think I've got 40 pair of hands? (when I was being quick witted) You get any sharper you'll cut yourself! (as we went out to play) Watch the horses! (to my father) Where's yer bin? Up the garden where's yours? (at bedtime to parents) Good...

Just a thought, how about Yardley Green Chest Hospital at the rear of (todays) Heartlands Hospital at Bordesley Green? It opened in the early 1900s as a sanatorium for those suffering with Consumption (TB) and progressed into a chest hospital. It could well have treated other chest sufferers.