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Visitor numbers, great blog to bookmark this is.. https://birminghamcentral.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/one-week-on-library-of-birmingham.html

Thank's Mike, appreciated.

Is it possible to determine who was living at 242 from about 1930, interest in the names Vickers and Sheldon, also Were they're any Sheldon's in the same terrace?, Thank's:loyal:

Thank's Terry:biggrin:it did confuse me a bit:05.18-flustered: but i think I've got it now. My family rented a house in Aston Rd that was owned by the brewery. Typical old Brum terrace, love the chimney's. i think you can always determine if it's an an old Brum terrace by the design of the...

I've had a similar experience but i think it may be down to the fact that in the nineteenth century and beyond there were many that couldn't read or write. I have a double barrelled surname in my ancestry but the last name was never on any census just the first, work that one out:05.18-flustered:.

The queue this Saturday..

Thank's very much Mike:biggrin:

Thank's very much:biggrin:

I've discoverd this picture of Aston Rd just past Digby Street and facing The Genearal Wolfe pub, could someone determine where in the row of houses on the left number 242 Aston Rd was?:emmersed:

That's great, thank's.

Can anyone identify the exact location of this as it's a new one on me:05.18-flustered:?

Sorry, no idea about that one:05.18-flustered:

There's a nice account of the school and the area here.. https://www.thefreelibrary.com/A+forgotten+name+etched+in+history.-a0313301615

I thought it looked stunning and that seemed to be the impression formed by others i met in the vicinity:biggrin:

To be honest this was a Saturday with events going on in all the main squares, when we arrived at about 1.30 the queue was acceptable but we decided to have a look at the events first, big mistake because on our return the queue had snaked back to Baskerville House so didn't bother. I don't...

Yes you're correct, i remember that name now:biggrin:

Princess chambers still there and the building was refurbished a few years ago. https://goo.gl/maps/bvU0z I miss C&A and Beatties that came after it and never use any of those shops there now.Picture by Roy Hughes, Copyrighted but licensed for further use.. C&A

Definitely,saw a couple of good bands though:biggrin:

Does this go any further.. https://www.flickr.com/photos/birmingham-phil/3951147672/in/photostream/lightbox/

Correct, Duke street would be facing but not in the picture.