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I remember Hoppers very well as a car breakers yard. I say a car breakers - it was very much a DIY site. I had two car fanatic sons and we spent hours there. I remember on my first visit I asked one of their lads how I went about getting a car part. With a screwdriver! was the reply. Bought an...

If you mean Uplands Cemetery in Sandwell/Smethwick it was opened in 1890. If you are trying to trace a grave there a quick easy check, but not comprehensive, is to check on www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2321642/smethwick-cemetery This contains 3000+ records many with photographs.

Hi, just a very small point. Swanshurst [Road] ie Lane is in Moseley rather than Kings Heath. Historically ie before 1912 it was in Yardley Parish.

Wow! What a brilliant "picture" - hope it really does look like this on completion - another piece of heritage saved. The building next door was originally involved in the jewelry trade and later [about 1963?]The Marmoset Nightclub. The building features on the Urban Exploration site and shows...

It was the Duke of Gloucester. He visited the SVR on a number of occasions. Have attached another phot of his visit to Bridgenorth on17 Oct 2019.

Sounds really interesting. Has it gone live yet as I was unable to find it online? Have you got a web site address? Many thanks.

Fascinating thread. The Taylors of"Taylor & Lloyds Bank are a topic I am very interested in. It was John Taylor & his son John Taylor (junior) who as mentioned were co-founders with the Lloyd family of the bank. John Taylor 1711-1775 was originally a cabinet maker who set up a factory in Union...

Mikegee: that's really interesting to know. As touched on there are a number of search possibilities. For C of E first step contact the church via their website - they are usually very helpful. This is for recent records - older burial records will probably be, as mentioned, in Library of...

What is a brummie? This was touched on in a thread yesterday but was quite rightly moderated/deleted as off topic. Must have been posted about before but I can't find it, so here goes. Simple definition is probably someone who was born in Birmingham. But what about someone who was born eg in...

This photo reminded me that this isn't the original signal box at Arley. The original GWR box was dismantled and some of it used at Bridgenorth. When the SVR reached Arley the disused signal box at Yorton (Shropshire) was moved to Arley and restored. And what a brilliant job they made of it -...

"Dope" was usually based on Amyl Acetate which was still widely used until recently. Main [or only?] constituent in cellulose thinners and used for nail varnish removal. Was used for cleaning book covers in Birmingham Libraries some years ago until banned by Health & Safety Officer. Safety info...

For a few months I have been driving down Moseley Road to Highgate and have been intrigued by the tall, obviously old, chimney stack towering over Haden Street. I made a detour today to see what it was. It's sited in the middle of the factory complex of Llewellyn Ryland Ltd. which is a very old...

Avidly waiting for solution as I have drawn a complete blank in spite of checking some rather unusual sites. The outing was just before declaration of war and quite a few of the men are wearing their medals. Notice suggests that they were founded in 1893.

Just a small point of interest. "Kings Norton" registration district covered quite a large area of Birmingham including Balsall Heath. I'm guessing looking at the schools you mention that your mother may well have been born there.

I am a regular visitor to a web site called "28 Days Later" which is an urban exploration group [but actually records explores much more widely than that]. A recent post reports that the Bilberry Hill Training Centre is now closed. I used to go past this on many occasions like lots of others on...

Another early view of the Wormington premises. Don't know the date. I wonder what the interesting looking tower was in the background? Can just make out "Hippodrome" on original. Surely not a theater at that date?

The Gilbertstone: a little known furore The Gilbertstone was a glacial erratic from North Wales. William Dargue's brilliant site thinks it was probably named after the Gilbert family who were land owners in the area in the medieval period. It was originally at the junction of Manor House...

You may have already seen the post on the forum under: The Dairy in Harborne Lane May be of interest.

Many thanks for that. Clevedon Rd is not far away in Balsall Heath which would make sense. Looks like original buildings all demolished & area redeveloped.

Whoops, forgot to attach photograph for above post. Apols.