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News Theatre Dale end/High Street

Found these bit of film on youtube for the 21st Birthday of The News Theatre in Birmingham and the opening of cinephone

Hi Tony I believe there is a thread about Burlington hall on here Called "Burlington Hall Aston" you may find what you need. There is also a little information on this link https://astonbrook-through-astonmanor.co.uk/burlingtonhallstory.html

Royal mail have a National Returns centre in Belfast. All undelivered mail and parcels get sent there. They attempt to track the owners. They receive up to 20 million undeliverable items each year. Sometimes these are just uncollected items, at other times it is due to insufficient address, no...

Sounds like you had a lovely day here in Brum, so glad that the experience was positive for you

Have fantastic day Dave

Great picture thankyou for sharing your memories of your house move

According to the companies house document he lived on Silverstone avenue, Handsworth wood at No 31. This is that house today. The one with the White door.

Happy Birthday Eric, Hope it's a good one:party:

This is the shop in 2021 at Vyse street, from Google maps still V & F Parker, Arden Jewellery

Hi Del Boy I did not know Vic, but found this article that confirms his company in the jewellery quarter when it became incorporated , found on companies house.

Another cobbled street: Holland Street

Found another link for Saltley Reformatory Birmingham (later Norton School) https://www.search.birminghamimages.org.uk/details.aspx?ResourceID=12636&ExhibitionID=12638&SearchType=2&ThemeID=288

Not sure if you have read this article https://www.hertspastpolicing.org.uk/content/catalogue_item/guard-room-occurrence-book-5-nov-1903-17-oct-1904/pages-007-008-9/absconded-from-stoke-farm-reformatory-school

The one with the blue door is listed as being up for sale and is named Brearley House, and 95 grange road, there are some internal photos on this site. https://themovemarket.com/tools/propertyprices/brearley-house-95-grange-road-birmingham-b10- 9qt...

Small Heath was a scattered rural community with no village focus. By 1834 a small development of large houses had been laid out east of the Small Heath between Green Lane and Grange Road. These were the homes of the upper-middle class set in the countryside away from the booming industry of...

:party: Happy Birthday Strawberry Hunter, have a great day!

Used to love the whisk got to lick it when mum made a Victoria sponge cake.

I used to get chastised for my potato peeling skills, Mum used to make me peel the peelings!

More on Olive Wharry, the more I read about this lady the more I admire her: https://spartacus-educational.com/Wwharry.htm https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ho144-1205-221873-44131.jpg