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There's a picture of the gig on this site 5th one down. https://www.swingletree.co.uk/carriages%282%29.htm

As they said in Kung Fu" "One Day Grasshopper you will understand All" :stupid:

If he was on the canal, it could be Boatman. Nick

Dr Sankarayya was our Dr when I lived in Small Heath

According to 'Kellys' 1968-69, 1498 was Charles Edwards greengrocer. Nick

I thought it was the best of the present series, the one thing I don’t like about WDYTUR is the impression it gives of family history being so easy, you just go to a Town Hall somewhere and they have all the history of your family including pictures, some people don’t realise all the behind the...

It's a sad story about his friend A Lloyd, looks like we went through most of WW1, only to die from 'Heatstroke' according to his headstone.

Mappolebaz the headstone badge is for the MGC, but its on the grave of his neighbour Nick

I think bakers back in those days were notorious for adding stuff to the flour, even sawdust was known to be used. On a recent WDYTYR program Merry Berrys ancestors made bread so bad even the inmates of the workhouse complaind about it.:stupid:

There is a report on Dr Letheby's findings on this site, scroll down to London Bakers. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=TC18680218.2.17

Terry. I've searched that list and can't find one for Glen Parva Leicestershire. I have what looks like a travel warrant [Army Form 3016] giving my Father leave for 23rd November 1917.to 3rd December 1917 Nick

My Brother in Law worked in Hack St, think the place was called 'Paper Stock' it would have been in the 1940's Nick

You could try this site, they're very helpful. https://www.worcestershireregiment.com/bat_6_1900_1913.php

https://www.swanshurst.org/barra/record.asp?recordid=2209

Astonian, some pictures of the Cauliflower Ear pub on this site...

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=royal+engineers+cap+badge+ww1&newwindow=1&client=firefox-a&hs=jTN&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=sb&tbm=isch&imgil=9oB9tBx05Kdy5M%253A%253BnnWt7HcQol7n1M%253Bhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.sofmilitary.co.uk%25252Froyal-engineers-cap-badge-ww1-product%25252...

Thanks I do have his discharge certificate as well.

Hi bewdley, do you know how the numbering system worked,? I have my fathers silver badge record number 339 333 he was discharged on the 13-6 1818.

Ive found another picture of the 'Cock Inn' on this one you can see where it was in relation to the buildings that are still there today.

I think the cost of labour has much to do with the present day building, when those lovely old buildings where going up labour was cheap.