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The gangs seemed to be around that area from the 1880's. My grandfather was born in Watery Lane in 1903. His mum gave birth to him illegitimately at the age of 17 followed the next year by a baby daughter, also illegitimately. My grandfather remembers seeing his father nearly beat a man to...

My grandfather was born in Watery Lane in 1903. His mum gave birth to him illegitimately at the age of 17 and had a baby daughter there, also illegitimately at the age of 19. My grandfather remembers seeing his father nearly beat a man to death, trying to get money from him. Hard times.....

My mum Lilian Pugh lived at 2 Kingsley Road in 1939, although I've had no luck finding pics of it for my family tree. They later moved to Milk Street, which I recall visiting as a child. Sitting on the pub step, crisps with blue bag of salt and a bottle of pop in hand, waiting for my grandad...

Hi My grandfathers sister was born at Birmingham Workhouse Infirmary, although I don't think my gt grandmother was an inmate, however the birth certificate doesn't show any home address and this was her second child as a 20 year old unmarried mother! I've checked out the...

A good luck card to my grandfather Leon Crutchley (Handley) who was a contortionist and part of a comedy act. I've also attached a photo of my grandfather taken of his act. If you look closely you'll see his head is facing downwards and his body upwards.

ChargeoftheLightBrigade.com - My great great grandfather Josiah Toulson was a private in the 8th Hussars Cavalry, Regiment 1716 Born at Nottingham. Enlisted at Nottingham on the 3 of March 1854. Age. 21. Height. 5’ 6.” Trade. Frame-worker. Sent to the Cavalry Depot on the 19 of April 1854...

I was born at Dudley Road Hospital ( now City Hospital) and lived with my grandparents in their shop almost opposite the Western Road entrance in Crabtree Road. My grandfather Leon Crutchley is remembered on Ted Rudges site. I remember as a child seeing the Archway on a daily basis and I think...

I used to work in Fox Street School. It was used by Birmingham Education Department in the 70's to store school meal supplies downstairs and upstairs (where I worked) was part of the finance department.

Rebeccas, by New Street station. It used to be on 3 floors, top played smoochie music, middle played recent stuff. Can't recall what the bottom floor played. The Real Thing and the Drifters played here and it didn't cost us a penny extra. My friend and I used to get there early and they always...

I remember that night well. I was 17 years old and had met my friend on the evening in Digbeth and we walked up into the town. We were in the underpass under the rotunda, when we heard some lads whistling us from behind and as we turned around the first bomb went off in the Mulberry Bush...