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Don'tknow about Birmingham but in similar situation in Liverpool, you could use the Ribble buses but a minimum fare - enough to put any scousers off! Was it the same on Midland Red? Before my time in Brum.

I know it's a long time ago but I would love to see this picture. I am doing a bit of research on the Marshall family of Moseley and Henry Marshall had a chemists shop at I think 128 Alcester Road which I think would be near where MoneyWise was. Any info would be really interesting. Many thanks.

Interesting that both Halesowen Railway and the Harborne Railway are mentioned on this thread. Perhaps less well known is that the Harborne Railway was originally intended to continue on to Halesowen but vested railway interests prevented this.

I have some interest in graveyards having been recently involved in the restoration of the graveyard at St Marys, Moseley [more specifically recording the memorial inscriptions & researching their family histories]. The comments made in 2010 [yes, I know it's a long time ago] about St Barnabus...

What a coincidence! Just watched [recorded] "Mass" from St Albans, Highgate which includes the old parish of St Patricks. Rev. Belton was vicar of St Patricks from 1913-1945. There is a good history of St Patricks Church on the St Albans website although mainly about the building. It mentions a...

Just read the response of the Moseley Society/Moseley Forum to the planning application. Looks set to be a right ding-dong about it. Official application wants a junction with traffic lights controlling Wake Green Rd/Oxford Rd/station entrance area. Moseley Society/Moseley Forum prefere a new...

Better late than never........... The Lucas house in St Agnes Road, Moseley was used as a hostel during WWII according to article in Birmingham Post in 1998. See copy of part of the article below: The property, which was built in 1899, was the dream home of Mr Harry Lucas, the eldest son of Mr...

Fattorini's are still going strong in their original [Birmingham] factory in Regent Street which I guess counts as in the Jewellery Quarter. But remember "pins" doesn't equate just to badge making. Birmingham was also the centre for machine pin making eg for dressmaking. I have a particular...

As far as I can tell there has been no decision yet on this application. However, owner submitted revised plans late May - look exactly the same as original plans. both of which are inaccurate and downright misleading. Would be interested to know where "some locals over email they tell me...

Talking of libraries - I have just discovered that the Carnegie library at Selly Oak is now disused [sometime last year?]. I wonder about its' future as it's a listed building. Bit sad about this as I used to be the librarian there many, many years ago. New library opened in the Touchbase Pears...

Browsing on the Forum, as you do, and came across this post [very interesting] & remembered seeing quite a description of the factory on the urban exploration site called "28 Days Later". This site has lots of stuff on old Birmingham buildings & factories. Free to use but need to register...

The church opposite Ravenhurst Rd on the High Street was the original Baptist Chapel. The church in South Street was the Methodist Chapel.

Really appreciated reading your story. Can emphazise with you as I had a similar background but not of the same interest as I'm only a Brummie by adoption. Born in Toxteth and passed the 11+ which was first step towards self-improvement.,

Just looking at some older posts about Kings Heath and asked my wife about this one. Irene says that there has never been a TESCO in Kings Heath but there was one in Moseley Village. She thinks this building was a FineFare supermarket.

Owner of the house in question has applied yet again for retrospective planning permission, as he has on previous occasions. Here's what the local residents assoc has to say about it: I write on behalf of the St Agnes Residents Association to OBJECT to this Retrospective Application for the...

Perhaps it's old age, but I do wish that the breweries had left pub names alone. I liked the old names particularly when they were of long standing and everyone knew which one you were referring to.