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This was the house owned by the two Doctors Quinet of Solihull. It was still a family house in 1976 when I married Claire Aldous, she was Dr Quinet granddaughter and lived at 574 Warwick Road. Both doctors died and I guess house was then sold. One of them had a car with registration DOC1. I...

There is a gate on Chantry Road now key entry controlled.

My grandfather, father, mother and my aunt were all living in Moseley Village in 1944, in Park Hill. I will post more details when I can on life then. I was born at the Sorrento Maternity Hospital in 1954.

As the 4th generation of the Dry Family all ex Moseley likewise would be keen to view anything of interest about the village and surroundings. Attached my Great Grandfather death notice from 1936. My Family lived in Moseley from 1899 through to 1950.

If you want to give me your email detail I will forward you all the details that Alan Bodfish and Clare Hay pulled out for me on OX3922, most of it is old hat stuff found in boxes of papers from my dad's house. There's lots of stuff you might understand better than me. Car ownership was listed...

All a long time ago foljs, sorry detail is sketchy, I can't ask anyone for details as my grandad passed away in 1966, my dad in 2019 and I'm 66 and plugging through likes of papers researching my family history in Birmingham and elswhere. Just posted what I had for interest.

One other contact might be Clare Hay who helped the WOBMF write the recent book, she told me NR518 is actually chassis 1283, however Bentley changed the system at chassis 1240 so labelled it as AP301, it doesn't mean much to me sorry. Apparently the sales agent was Henry Garner who used...

I OX3922 according to Alan Bodfish was probably scrapped, if you want to see the email trail sent to me by Alan from the WO Bentley Memorial Foundation I can send everything I have on my grandads old car that way, or you can contact Alan, quote the reg number and he will most likely give you...

The cars not a Bentley it's an Armstrong Siddeley. I have a lot of detail on OX3922 written up by Alan Bodfish the WO Bentley admin at Wroxton, no photos of the Bentley exist, there is a copy of The Bentley Motors service record I'll try to scan but I was really replying to the post about my...

Interesting you mention Armstrong Siddeley. My grandad had an old 1927 Bentley he part exchanged for a new Armstrong Siddeley from Cyril Kaye Bristol Street Motors in 1935, car in question was reg OX3922, first owner H.Southerton, Manor House, Warwick Road, Solihull, 2nd owner Dr Wright...

I'm trying to track down where 24 Lloyd Street Small Heath was. My great grandfather lived there in about 1906 and I'm trying to track details through the census from 1891, 1901, and 1911 and locations known to the family. Anything g nowhere to look at old maps etc much help.

I'm going back before anywhere to ask where Waverley Secondary school was as my grandmother went there approx 1900 to 1906 where she won a book prize for history in the form VI. All help useful.

my grandmother on my father's side attended Waverley Road secondary school which I assume was Waverley Grammar. I only know this because I have a history prize she won in 1906 in form VI, her name was Dorothy Louise Jefferies in those days, later when married my grandfather Dorothy Dry of...

I have some interests in schools attended by family members:. Stanley House School Edgbaston - my dad 1934 to 1940 Edgbaston School for Girls - my aunt 1933 to 1940 Waverley School - my grandmother was in 6th form 1906 St Albans School - my aunt taught here 1960 to 1986. Rosslyn School - my...

my dad Jeffrey Dry was at school with John Madin, Stanley House. I had an old school sports day programme from July 1935, both my dad and John are shown as entrants to various childrens races. I will dig out the school sports details and post on BHF.

I think this was the old school my Aunt Freda Dry attended, she was born in 1921 delivered 9a Park Hill, Moseley, house now demolished.

I don't have photos but am interested in your post as my Great grandfather Robert A Dry senior lived at 118 Clifton Road so this would be pre 1900 when he worked for the old Gas Company. Likewise I would like photos from around that time.

My dad Jeffrey Dry was born at 56 Church Road in 1925, where my grandfather lived with his wife Dorothy Dry nee Jefferies who lived before marriage at 32 Forest Road just off Church Road. My great grandfather R.A. Dry senior lived at 63 Church Road from 1899 to 1936 when he died. My family then...