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There is an archive hub on this site to access certain records held in the UK in repositories https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/accesstomaterials/

Found some infor on the Girls Friendly society's here: http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/GFS/ https://www.mediastorehouse.co.uk/mary-evans-prints-online/girls-friendly-society-gfs-dunsley-home-rest-14228604.html

Made insolvent in 1850.

Abraham Ward Jones is mentioned on page 193 of this article. It mentions his wife, father, mother etc. Basically the article is all those that applied to assume there rights to the deceased estate. https://www.seekingmyroots.com/members/files/G003568.pdf

Did anyone manage to catch the programme on BBC2 last night. "Blitz spirit with Lucy Wordsley" it was on at 9pm. Predominantly covers the realities of the Blitz in in London, but also mentions Birmingham. It puts into perspective how bad things were on the homefront. The historian tells the...

Advertised for sale on Amazon: No longer for sale now. Booklet produced by Swallow Raincoats of Birmingham, previewing the 1939 Cup Final between Wolves and Portsmouth. Contains portraits and biog of the players and short history of The Cup. Paperback. 24mo. 48pp. Original pictorial wrappers...

Found this article while doing a search for Swallow raincoats. Something to do with asbestos claim. https://www.leighday.co.uk/news/news/2022-news/did-you-work-for-swallow-raincoats-van-ritchie-or-brook-martine-co/

This aerial photograph is in 1948. Curzon street runs parallel to the train stock yard from about half way across the picture. Cardigan street is the second road on the right if you were travelling along Curzon street. It runs up to meet Belmont row. Hope this helps...

This is quite interesting about black country nail makers. Should imagine it was pretty much the same in Birmingham...

I do not know if this has been posted elsewhere on the forum but great YouTube video here of Bradford Street past and present

Drovers arms on the left around 1890's

Found this report of the hospital on 15th January 1845 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2558734/pdf/provmedsurgj00211-0007.pdf

Thank you for identifying this for me John and Morturn, there is always a wealth of brainpower on here.

R.I.P Dennis

Not the same man Billy Button who died in Birmingham was in May 1838. The Bristol Character died in March 1880, he was of short stature hence the nickname Billy Button.

Puzzling isn't it?

Found this Article about his death on Findmypast. His remains were not interred in Birmingham and were removed to his family vault a few miles away.

Just read an article in BBC news one of the photos is Birmingham but cannot place where it was. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-66784928

One here from Birmingham Museum

Parkland was donated in in 1873 by Louisa Ryland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisa_Ryland